Apple sales finally start climbing in India

15 July 2024
The company has reached $8 billion in revenue, but the country still accounts for about 2% of global sales.

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Anonymous, 16 Jul 2024Brainwashed by marketing. Advertisements are cancer. Online... moreIt couldn't possibly be because:
- Ecosystem interoperability and integration working seamlessly together, unrivalled in Android
- iCloud services that sync between all devices in iOS
-Intuitive and user-friendly interface that is very consistent across devices, ensuring easy familiarity
- Prioritised optimisation from App Developers – usually find higher quality apps in iOS that are better optimised
- Apps usually launch on iOS before Android
- TIMELY SOFTWARE UPDATES. Crikey, you get software updates day 0. No waiting around for your carrier, no months later releases.
- Supported devices list grows in length, apparently with each iteration of iOS
iOS is generally regarded as a pretty secure OS, sometimes that’s down to opinion but I certainly agree with that statement.
- Strong emphasis on security, privacy, app tracking transparency
- Consistent design language across iPhone models makes it easy to support
- Customer support is absolutely unrivalled.
- Resale value is maintained for far longer than equivalent devices from other manufacturers.
- Unified hardware, as Apple controls the hw/sw
- iMessage and FaceTime are game changers. Especially for supporting older users: I can facetime my old man and get him to share his phone screen if he needs help figuring out how to do something

No, no, it's because of MaRkeTiNG.

You Andrones are all the same - all bleating out the same, tired cliches.

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    • Snapdragon 695 hater
    • Mfs
    • 17 Jul 2024

    As an android user in the uk I'm not surprised. Let's be honest android phones apart from a few have been total trash this year. Brands can't even name their phones anymore and they're not delivering for the lower end and midrange. Also they're filled with bloatware that drain battery life. I know you can remove this with software on git but it would be nice not to have it jn the first place. If you've got a bit more cash just get an iPhone headache free. Android phone manufacturers need to step up big time

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      • ibe
      • 17 Jul 2024

      Anonymous, 15 Jul 2024People eagerly downgrading to iOS as soon as they make a li... moreTypical android fanboys mindset. Who choose Android: upgrade. Who choose iOS: downgrade
      Hey I use android too new S22 and iPhone 13. both make no different to me.

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        • rKf
        • 16 Jul 2024

        Anonymous, 16 Jul 2024I guess the guy didn't know that the iPhone SE4 is lau... moreHe wanted iPhone pro max (deduced from device's price). His father was not that rich to throw away 150k rupees easily.

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          • 16 Jul 2024

          Galaxy S 24 Ultra, 16 Jul 2024In India, it is normal to see stinky rich people carrying s... moreI earn Rs.1.5 Lakhs per month and even I still use my 7 year old Redmi phone. Phone is still working fine for web browsing and WhatsApp with Android 14 custom ROM. For more heavy usage, I have a laptop.

          I'm unable to justify throwing away a perfectly good working phone. Maybe this is because we are taught about the 3R's in school, ie reuse, reduce and recycle.

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            • Anonymous
            • cTI
            • 16 Jul 2024

            Many don't buy iPhone Pro series in India as prices for that is very higher in India. We can even catch a flight to Dubai or Singapore to buy iPhone there and still save some money.

              Anonymous, 16 Jul 2024I've never seen people who can afford $100k house and ... moreIn India, it is normal to see stinky rich people carrying sorry @$$ mobiles(mostly due to the reason they do not know how to operate advanced features and they are basically afraid of new technology) whereas new IT Kids in the town having 1/10000th of the fortune of the rich people carry iPhones and Samsung Galaxy flagships flaunting around! These gen z kids do not have the responsibility to build house as they get their fortunes saved by their parents working in corrupt government setups and their only goal is to spend the money and do office romance!

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                • 16 Jul 2024

                Anonymous, 16 Jul 20245 days ago, in Maharashtra one 18 year old guy did suicide ... moreI guess the guy didn't know that the iPhone SE4 is launching soon and will supposedly start at $470. If he had waited a little longer he would have fulfilled his dream of having an iPhone. Apple is taking too long with its affordable iPhone. His father was probably a real cheapskate.

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                  • 16 Jul 2024

                  [deleted post]For ordinary people, Apple is a good purchase. You can buy a new one every year, losing about 200 dollars in depreciation. Smartphones from Samsung or other manufacturers depreciate too quickly. A competitor for iPhones can only be Samsung S series and not any scum like OnePlus or Tecno.

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                    • 16 Jul 2024

                    Anonymous, 16 Jul 2024I've never seen people who can afford $100k house and ... moreNot everyone... Here in Korea my family live in a 350k mansion in Seoul and they all use a Samsung (I use an iPhone 14 pro max though)

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                      • 16 Jul 2024

                      Anonymous, 16 Jul 20245 days ago, in Maharashtra one 18 year old guy did suicide ... moreI feel for his family (especially the parents) and friends for what he’s putting them through. Anyway, RIP.

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                        • 16 Jul 2024

                        An Urban Clap service executive ,who had come to clean my bathroom for about 600 Rupees had a iPhone 13/14 Pro Max!! When I asked him for QR code he showed me the iphone! I paid him with my vanilla iphone 15!! Yes people are so crazy about the Pros in india, so crazy that it's not healthy.

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                          • KgQ
                          • 16 Jul 2024

                          Anonymous, 16 Jul 20245 days ago, in Maharashtra one 18 year old guy did suicide ... moreKids should be protected from being influenced by these MNCs and taught about value of money.

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                            • KgQ
                            • 16 Jul 2024

                            Brainwashed by marketing. Advertisements are cancer. Online ads and influencers should be banned. Browsers should have adblock by default.

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                              • 16 Jul 2024

                              Their brainrot have began too. I always thought of them as smart buyers because they give chance to other devices. Now they're just iSheeps.

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                                • 16 Jul 2024

                                Anonymous, 15 Jul 2024Anyone can get an iphone thru loans. Whether ordinary emplo... more5 days ago, in Maharashtra one 18 year old guy did suicide because his father could not give him an iPhone.

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                                  • rKQ
                                  • 16 Jul 2024

                                  S, 16 Jul 2024I have seen people who lives in a maybe below $20K house in... moreI've never seen people who can afford $100k house and not flaunting the top end model of latest iPhone. Status is everything here. They don't use cheap phones.

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                                    • 16 Jul 2024

                                    I have seen people who lives in a maybe below $20K house in india but are crazy about having an $1K iphone.
                                    And i have seen people who live in a maybe above $100K house in india but are doing fine with their $200 phone.
                                    Sometime i laugh when i face both type of people.
                                    But it's okay.
                                    In the end it's their choice.

                                      Galaxy S 24 Ultra, 15 Jul 2024People buy obsolete models for cheap price. Apple tries its... morelmao Androne copium is always so strong in GSMArena forums.

                                        People buy obsolete models for cheap price. Apple tries its best to rebadge the refurbished ones as new without attracting the regulator through various processes. But in India, large number of Pro and Pro Max models are sold through scalpers from Dubai, Hongkong, Singapore and even from USA. If you add these numbers, it will be staggeringly very high.