The cost of iPhone 6s for the first time since the beginning of sales fell below $ 50,000. The model is now the flagship Apple smartphone with 16 GB flash memory retails for 49 990 rubles. The actual cost for an online store MTS.
Immediately after the launch iPhone 6s were sold in the Russian retail at the price 56 990 rubles, after a few months the prices began to decline and has now reached below 50 000. MTS is the only one of the stores who offered such a price tag.
In other Russian retailers such as M. Video, Eldorado, “Hardware”, “Svyaznoy”, “MediaMarkt” and re:Store, the price of the basic version of Apple’s top Communicator is 52 990 rubles, says Hi-tech Mail. Officially in the online store the price of iPhone 6s in its minimum configuration, kept at 56 990 rubles.
iPhone 6 MTS sold at the price from 39 490 rubles. It can also be considered the most favorable option among other retailers that sell the more expensive unit 41 000.
According to sources close to Apple, the end of may holidays in Russia must mean lower prices for Apple products. Attribute this to the stronger exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar and the Euro. It is assumed that the price reduction of 7-11% will affect all Apple products (including iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod) and even will affect prices in the App store.
Earlier it was reported that in “Euroset” for the month of the smartphones fell by an average of 25%. At the end of March 2016 “Euronetwork” has reduced the prices of 200 models of smartphones depending on the brand and the price discounts ranged from 2 to 50%. Later prices on 300 models of portable electronics and accessories has reduced, “the Messenger”. From 1 April 2016 the prices of 5,000 products have reduced MTS. From the beginning of April 2016 MegaFon thrice reduced prices of smartphones and tablets.
The average cost of a smartphone is reduced in orbit because of a price war machines are now not only the world’s largest manufacturers, but also local brands, says General Director of Telecom Daily Denis Kuskov. Most likely, the average price tag will decline further: money smartphone buyers does not increase, and other ways to stimulate demand, in addition to lowering prices, retailers now are almost there, he said.
