Apple announced the new iPhone 14 series at its fall conference on September 7. The first wave of launch countries and regions have successively announced launch prices. Although the price of the new phone announced at this year’s Apple press conference has not been increased, as the world is facing inflation and the dominance of the US dollar, the actual selling price of iPhone 14 in various countries has increased significantly due to exchange rate relations.
Is the price of Taiwan’s IPhone 14 series on the high side compared to other countries around the world? The following is based on [Nukeni】To organize the information provided by the website:
Taiwan APPLE recently announced the prices of the iPhone 14 series in Taiwan. The iPhone 14 starts at 27,900 yuan, the iPhone 14 Plus starts at 31,900 yuan, the iPhone 14 Pro starts at 34,900 yuan, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max starts at 38,900 yuan. They are all about $2,000 more expensive than last year.
according to【Nukeni】The website provides prices for the unlocked version of the iPhone 14 series in 37 countries (real-time exchange rate on September 9, 2022). The prices in Taiwan probably fall into the 6th to 8th cheapest countries/regions in the world. Due to the world’s positive inflation and the strong US dollar, the United States (a low-tax state) is the cheapest region, while Turkey is the most expensive country, with a price difference as high as 2.2 times. Price differences in various places, in addition to the price difference between local business tax and local past business scale, this time the U.S. dollar exchange rate affects the recommended selling price difference between countries.
The following is [Nukeni】The website is based on the tax-included sales price of the unlocked iPhone 14 Plus in 37 countries/regions on the Apple website. Among them, the tax rates vary from state to state in the United States and Canada. This table shows the purchase price in the areas with the lowest/highest tax rates:
1. iPhone 14 Pro:
2. iPhone 14 Pro Max:
3. iPhone 14:
4. iPhone 14 Plus:
Special reminder: Although there are still 5 to 6 countries with cheaper prices than Taiwan, the 5G frequency versions supported by the iPhone 14 series in each country are different, and some regions have special versions due to local regulations (for example, the Japanese version must have a warning sound when taking pictures…). Although Taiwan is not the cheapest region, it is still recommended that fruit fans should buy in Taiwan. If you want to enjoy a lower price, just wait until the retail channel prices drop at the end of the year.
Source: KOCPC Chinese