GST Effect: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch Prices in India Slashed

  

HIGHLIGHTS

• iPhone 7 price in India now starts at Rs. 56,200 instead of Rs. 60,000
• iPhone 7 Plus MRP 32GB will now retail at Rs. 67,300
• Price of new Mac and iPad models have also been slashed

On the day that GST has gone into effect, Apple has announced a reduction in the maximum retail prices of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac line of computers across the board, with a few exceptions.

All iPhone models have received a price cut, starting with Rs. 1,200 drop for the 32GB iPhone SE and going all the way up to a Rs. 6,600 reduction in MRP for the top-of-the-line iPhone 7 Plus 256GB variant.

Price cuts for iPad models range from Rs. 900 to Rs. 3,900, with the newly announced iPad Pro models also receiving a reduction, even before anyone's had a chance to buy them in the country.

MacBook Air prices remain unchanged, but the 12-inch MacBook and MacBook Pro models have received price drops between Rs. 5,100 and Rs. 11,800. Mac Pro, which is due to get a big revamp next year, gets a price cut as well, as do some iMac models.

Once again, newly refreshed Mac models have also received price cuts even before their availability in the market.

Top-end 27-inch iMac models and Mac Mini are the only ones who've been at the receiving end of a slight price bump.

Read on for a detailed look at how all iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch prices have changed.

Here's a look at how the iPhone prices have changed in India:

iPhone SE	Old MRP	New MRP
32GB	₹ 27,200	₹ 26,000
128GB	₹ 37,200	₹ 35,000
iPhone 6S
32GB	₹ 50,000	₹ 46,900
128GB	₹ 60,000	₹ 55,900
iPhone 6S Plus
32GB	₹ 60,000	₹ 56,100
128GB	₹ 70,000	₹ 65,000
iPhone 7
32GB	₹ 60,000	₹ 56,200
128GB	₹ 70,000	₹ 65,200
256GB	₹ 80,000	₹ 74,400
iPhone 7 Plus
32GB	₹ 72,000	₹ 67,300
128GB	₹ 82,000	₹ 76,200
256GB	₹ 92,000	₹ 85,400

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iPad prices have been updated as well, including for the new iPad models that were announced just last month at WWDC. Here's the updated list:

iPad	Old MRP	New MRP
32GB Wi-Fi	₹ 28,900	₹ 28,000
128GB Wi-Fi	₹ 36,900	₹ 35,700
32GB Wi-Fi + Cellular	₹ 39,900	₹ 38,600
128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular	₹ 47,900	₹ 46,300
iPad mini 4
128GB Wi-Fi	₹ 34,900	₹ 33,800
128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular	₹ 45,900	₹ 44,500
10.5-inch iPad Pro
64GB Wi-Fi	₹ 52,900	₹ 50,800
256GB Wi-Fi	₹ 60,900	₹ 58,300
512GB Wi-Fi	₹ 76,900	₹ 73,900
64GB Wi-Fi  + Cellular	₹ 63,900	₹ 61,400
256GB Wi-Fi + Cellular	₹ 71,900	₹ 68,900
512GB Wi-Fi + Cellular	₹ 87,900	₹ 84,500
12.9-inch iPad Pro
64GB Wi-Fi	₹ 65,900	₹ 63,500
256GB Wi-Fi	₹ 73,900	₹ 70,900
512GB Wi-Fi	₹ 89,900	₹ 86,400
64GB Wi-Fi  + Cellular	₹ 76,900	₹ 74,100
256GB Wi-Fi + Cellular	₹ 84,900	₹ 81,400
512GB Wi-Fi + Cellular	₹ 1,00,900	₹ 97,000

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MacBook prices have been slashed by up to Rs. 11,800. Here are the latest prices:

MacBook Air	Old MRP	New MRP
128GB SSD	₹ 80,900	₹ 80,900
256GB SSD	₹ 96,900	₹ 96,900
12-Inch MacBook
1.2GHz	₹ 1,09,900	₹ 1,04,800
1.3GHz	₹ 1,34,900	₹ 1,28,700
13-Inch MacBook Pro
2.3GHz/ 128GB (Non-Touch Bar)	₹ 1,09,900	₹ 1,04,900
2.3GHz/ 256GB (Non-Touch Bar)	₹ 1,26,900	₹ 1,21,100
3.1GHz/ 256GB	₹ 1,54,900	₹ 1,47,900
3.1GHz/ 512GB	₹ 1,71,900	₹ 1,64,100
15-Inch MacBook Pro
2.8GHz/ 256GB	₹ 2,05,900	₹ 1,95,800
2.9GHz/ 512GB	₹ 2,39,900	₹ 2,28,100

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Desktop Mac prices have been slashed as well, with the exception of Mac Mini and 27-inch iMac, which see a price bump in the higher configurations.

Mac Mini	Old MRP	New MRP
1.4GHz	₹ 40,990	₹ 40,990
2.6GHz	₹ 56,990	₹ 57,700
2.8GHz	₹ 79,990	₹ 82,100
Mac Pro
3.5GHz 6-Core	₹ 2,49,900	₹ 2,43,100
3.0GHz 8-Core	₹ 3,29,900	₹ 3,18,100
21.5-Inch iMac
2.3GHz (Non-Retina)	₹ 90,900	₹ 90,200
3.0GHz	₹ 1,07,900	₹ 1,06,400
3.4GHz	₹ 1,24,900	₹ 1,23,700
27-Inch iMac
3.4GHz	₹ 1,48,900	₹ 1,47,400
3.5GHz	₹ 1,65,900	₹ 1,66,000
3.8GHz	₹ 1,89,900	₹ 1,90,400

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Finally, Apple Watch models have received a price cut as well:

Apple Watch	Old MRP	New MRP
Apple Watch (Series 1)	₹ 23,900	₹ 22,900
Apple Watch (Series 2)	₹ 32,900	₹ 31,600
Apple Watch Nike+	₹ 32,900	₹ 31,600
Apple Watch Edition	₹ 1,10,900	₹ 1,05,700