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Apple’s long-awaited iPhone 12 series will soon hit stores in the US and other major markets. At the moment, the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro are already listed on the Apple Malaysia website, but they have not revealed the details of availability yet.
We know that for first wave countries like the US, Australia, UK and Singapore, the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro will be available from October 23rd, while the iPhone 12 Pro Max and 12 mini will be released a lot. later, starting November 13.
With all this excitement for Apple’s latest iPhones, a question comes to mind: which country sells the iPhone 12 for the cheapest price? Let’s take a look at some data that Statista published recently that compared the launch price of the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro in various countries that included major markets such as the US, Japan, China, and India.
Without a doubt, the US is the cheapest place in the world to buy the latest iPhone. Pricing for the iPhone 12 with 128GB of storage starts at USD943 (MYR3,912). This price reflects a phone purchased without a contract, trade-in, or SIM lock and includes California State Sales Tax of 7.25%. If you went for the more premium iPhone 12 Pro, you would have to pay $ 1,071 (MYR 4,443) for the 128GB model.
By contrast, customers in India pay the highest price for Apple’s smartphone, with the base iPhone 12 costing a whopping $ 1,158 (MYR 4,804). That’s a premium of USD215 (MYR892) compared to the US Meanwhile, the iPhone 12 Pro costs USD 1,636 (MYR6,887) in India, which is USD565 (MYR2,345) more than what customers pay. Americans.
However, the Statista figures do not consider countries in our part of the world. Therefore, we have taken the trouble to create our own table, which also takes some statistics from Statista, to compare Apple’s official prices for the entire iPhone 12 series in 11 countries.
One thing to note, although the non-Pro models start with 64GB of storage, we felt it was best to standardize our comparison by including the 128GB variant across all models.
In our list, Malaysia is the fourth cheapest country in the world to buy an iPhone 12. Take, for example, a 128GB iPhone 12 in Malaysia costs MYR4,099 (or USD988 based on exchange rates obtained on October 20, 2020). That costs USD45 (MYR187) more than the price in the US, but it’s not too far compared to other countries.
But, the starkest contrast in price can be seen in the difference between the iPhone 12 Pro in Malaysia and the US Locally, the same 128GB model costs more USD110 (MYR456). At the end of the day, although it is a higher price to pay that is not so bad in other countries of the world.
The price of an iPhone 12 in neighboring Singapore is also noticeably more expensive than even in Australia and Taiwan. Another thing to keep in mind is that continental Europe, which includes Germany, is paying a premium more than even the United Kingdom (UK).
Just to recap, the total Malaysian price of the new iPhone 12 series is as follows:
[SOURCE]5.4 ″ IPhone 12 mini
64 GB – 3399 RM
128 GB – 3599 RM
256GB – RM4,0996.1 ″ IPhone 12
64GB – RM 3,899
128GB – RM4,099
256GB – RM4,5996.1 ″ IPhone 12 Pro
128GB – RM 4899
256GB – RM 5399
512 GB – 6,299 RM6.7 ″ IPhone 12 Pro Max
128 GB – 5299 RM
256 GB – 5799 RM
512GB – RM6,699
