Rama Krishna Sangem
Better to buy your iPhone 17 series from the US. The cheapest place to buy the iPhone 17 is still the United States, where the device is selling for around Rs 70,500. followed by Canada, where the new iPhone can be purchased for Rs 72,500. While there is no point visiting these countries just to buy the iPhone 17, you can ask relatives, friends or family to buy it for you and bring it with them when they visit India.
This time, Apple has slightly increased the price for all models in the iPhone 17 series. The vanilla iPhone 17 starts from Rs 82,900, while the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max start from Rs 1,34,900 and Rs 1,49,900, respectively. However, the same devices are much cheaper in the United States.
Apple, on Tuesday, September 9, introduced the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and the iPhone Air at the “Awe Dropping” event. While the vanilla iPhone 17 is now slightly expensive than its predecessor, the base variant now comes with at least 256GB of onboard storage, which is double of what the iPhone 16 had to offer.
All models in the iPhone 17 series – the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the iPhone Air will be available for pre-order starting September 12 and can be purchased from stores and online retailers starting September 19 in India.
But, US iPhones have no SIM card slot
If you purchase the iPhone 17 from the US, keep in mind that it won’t have a physical SIM card slot but instead only supports eSIM. For those wondering, the Indian version comes with a nano SIM card slot in addition to eSIM support.
Another thing to keep in mind is that some markets sell carrier-locked iPhones, which means they may not work with Indian SIM cards. As for the warranty, all iPhones come with a global warranty, so you don’t have to worry about sending the phone back to the country where you purchased it to avail warranty. So, be careful while planning an iPhone from America through your relatives or friends!
