Fly and Buy iPhone 17 Pro Max from Dubai, still save money
It will be cheaper to fly to Dubai — now that there are no Visa requirements as well — buy the iPhone 17 Pro Max and come back,
The new iPhones are here, their prices have been revealed, and there are groans and sighs all around. In India, the iPhone 17 Pro is particularly pricey, even though the iPhone 17 looks to be fairly decent at Rs 82,900.
Taking a look at the iPhone prices in various countries. And yet again, it appears that for someone in India, it will be cheaper to fly to Dubai — now that there are no Visa requirements as well — buy the iPhone 17 Pro Max and come back, compared to buying the same phone in India. The comparison sure highlights an interesting angle to iPhone pricing in India, as well as other countries.
Prices for the vanilla iPhone 17 start at Rs 82,900 in India, with the first-ever iPhone Air costing Rs 1,19,000. Apple has priced the iPhone 17 Pro at Rs 1,34,900, with the 17 Pro Max costing Rs 1,49,900.
It is no secret that iPhones in India cost more than in some other regions, notably Dubai and the US. The situation with the iPhone 17 series is no different. Here’s how it might be cheaper for a person in New Delhi to fly to Dubai to purchase the iPhone 17 Pro Max than to buy it from the national capital.
The iPhone 17 Pro Max is priced at 5,099 AED in the UAE. This price tag roughly translates to Rs 1,22,500. Straightaway, the 17 Pro Max is around Rs 27,400 cheaper in Dubai compared to India. You can actually travel to Dubai to get the iPhone 17 Pro Max, fly back to New Delhi, and still save money.
As per Skyscanner, the cheapest round-trip from New Delhi (DEL) to Dubai (DXB) costs Rs 22,619. This is a SpiceJet itinerary. The flight from New Delhi to Dubai will depart on September 19 — the day iPhone 17 Pro Max goes on sale — at 09:20 with a layover in Pune. It will reach Dubai on the same day.
You can then go and purchase the iPhone 17 Pro Max for 5,099AED. The next day, you will leave Dubai at 11:10 with a nonstop flight to New Delhi. The cost of the flight and the iPhone 17 Pro Max will come to around Rs 1,45,100. In this scenario, you effectively save Rs 4,800 more than if you bought it from a store near you in Delhi.
The pricing difference does not only happen between India and the UAE. The same trend can be seen when we compare the iPhone 17 India prices to countries such as Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam, not to mention the US.
The iPhone 17 Pro Max is roughly Rs 34,300 cheaper even in Hong Kong. A round-trip from New Delhi to Hong Kong can cost as low as Rs 28,100 as per Skyscanner.
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