Apple hikes iPhone prices in India by as much as Rs 2500

Apple has decided to increase the maximum retail price of the entire iPhone range in India. The hike in price could be the result of changes introduced in the recent budget. Now the excise duty on handsets imported into India has increased by 12.5% from the existing 6%. This move was an attempt push local mobile manufacturing in India.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models will become costlier by Rs. 2500 and the older iPhones - Iphone 5s and iPhone 5c is now costlier by Rs. 2000.

Check out the latest price 

Phones	Old Price (in Rs.)	New Price (in Rs.)
iPhone 5s 16GB	44500	47000
iPhone 5s 32GB	49500	51500
iPhone 5c 8GB	31500	33500
iPhone 6 16GB	53500	56000
iPhone 6 64GB	62500	65000
iPhone 6 128GB	71500	74000
iPhone 6 Plus 16GB	62500	65000
iPhone 6 Plus 64GB	71500	74000
iPhone 6 Plus 128GB	80500	83000