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title: "India sees one of the world's steepest iPhone price hikes"
description: "Most outlets led with the announcement of steep iPhone price hikes in India, highlighting the 41% increase as one of the steepest globally. Business Recorder noted the timing in relation to the launch of newer models and Apple’s departure from its usual pricing strategy. ARY News (English) provided comparative figures, mentioning the lower range of price increases in the U.S. and situating the hikes within the context of Apple’s September product cycle."
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# India sees one of the world's steepest iPhone price hikes

business · updated 10 Sep 2026, 9:44 PM PKT · 10 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the announcement of steep iPhone price hikes in India, highlighting the 41% increase as one of the steepest globally. Business Recorder noted the timing in relation to the launch of newer models and Apple’s departure from its usual pricing strategy. ARY News (English) provided comparative figures, mentioning the lower range of price increases in the U.S. and situating the hikes within the context of Apple’s September product cycle.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ARY News (English)** — [India gets one of world’s steepest iPhone price hikes](https://arynews.tv/india-gets-one-of-worlds-steepest-iphone-price-hikes) · 10 Sep 2026, 9:44 PM PKT
  > While Apple also raised prices in the U.S. ⁠late Wednesday, those increases ranged from 10% to 21%. The hikes followed Apple's September...
- **Business Recorder** — [India gets one of world's steepest iPhone price hikes](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438867/india-gets-one-of-worlds-steepest-iphone-price-hikes) · 10 Sep 2026, 6:38 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing
  > BENGALURU: Apple raised prices on its existing iPhone lineup in India by as much as 41% within hours of unveiling newer models, bucking its usual practice of discounting older variants and marking one of the steepest hikes in any market where it has repriced this year. While Apple also raised prices in the U.S. late Wednesday, those increases ranged from 10% to 21%. The hikes followed Apple’s S...

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- [Apple increases prices on older iPhone models after new launch](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7779-apple-raises-prices-across-older-iphone-models) · 11 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 72% related
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