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iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Priced Higher in Canada, Australia and Europe as U.S. Dollar Remains Strong
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Yep. reminds me of how I bought an ibook back in 2003 I think it was when over there.
Too bad, no new iPhone for me this year. Spent just over $1k CAD last year on 128GB iPhone 6. it would be $1309 CAD this year for 128GB iPhone 6S. No thanks Apple and no thanks to this exchange rate.
I wonder if strength of USD this year will have material impact to Apple's iPhone 6S/6S+ sales.
I wonder if strength of USD this year will have material impact to Apple's iPhone 6S/6S+ sales.
I'm still mad we ended up with no "space black" and the worlds ugliest shade of rose gold. We miss you steve
I truly sympathize with those whose currency has dropped in value against the dollar (which based on this article is pretty much all currency short of the UK Pound), but alas this price increase is the case for any good imported into a country from the US. Could Apple take the hit and sell it cheaper in other countries, sure they could. Unfortunately in a publicly traded company like Apple, that would never fly. And truthfully at times due to fluctuating currency exchange they actually DO sell it cheaper in other countries based on currency. As we all know though, that doesn't directly reflect in employees salaries in those countries. It will always be a matter of deciding what you can and can not afford.
Glad I am not on the s cycle. Hopefully the dollar will be a little better by next year.
Totally. One year ago I bought my unlocked 64GB Space Gray 6 for $970.67 all in. The fact that this model has now not only crested but blown past the $1K mark just frustrates the hell out of me.
These iPhone regardless where you buy them are insanely expensive - there is no Moore's law here - on the Android side, you can at least expect that a top of line phone will drop off up to 50% shortly after launch.
I can afford them but I can see why this would be a problem for a lot of people.
That's when you buy dollars in black market for lower price. Yes indeed that's a way to get it cheaper, but you need to live in the frontier to save shipping costs.
It's totally fair for them. I'm not implying it's their fault. But that impact users, ergo, that impact them also. Higher prices, lower demand.
This is what really ticks me off .... when the Canadian Dollar was at parity with the US dollar a year or two ago ... it took forever for Apple to drop prices ....
But when the dollar is week .. heyyy .. lets bump up the prices as soon as we can.
Let us see how long the US dollar will stay strong when the FED finally admits that US economic recovery is weak and that QE4 is needed to keep afloat the economy.
But when the dollar is week .. heyyy .. lets bump up the prices as soon as we can.
Let us see how long the US dollar will stay strong when the FED finally admits that US economic recovery is weak and that QE4 is needed to keep afloat the economy.
Maybe if Apple can claim price changes in local exchange rates, then maybe they can pay local taxes rather than syphoning their sales and cash off abroad.
Once steve told about HP, IBM, Microsoft - they are run by sales guys and accountant.
every day passes by apple is becoming one of them.
To get LTE model of iPad Pro one has to spend more than $1000
every day passes by apple is becoming one of them.
To get LTE model of iPad Pro one has to spend more than $1000
I'm confused. Australia uses the Canadian dollar? I believe the correct abbreviation here would be AUD.
Same here. It does all of us.
But the best part is, when our dollar finally starts to climb, we will not see that reflected back. Prices will stay where they are. We have seen this in Canada for years with the dollar fluctuation. You hear it on the news all the time that prices are rising due to the fact that it cost more to import due to the dollar being low, but do we see prices go down when it cost less to import when our dollar climbs? Just something to think about.
I don't want to even know the prices in Poland for the 6S. The 6 was absurdly expensive - iPhones and Macs are more expensive in Poland than in Germany or UK, when converted to Polish currency, which means around 80 to 90 Euros more. Mind you that iPhone costs an equivalent of an average Polish salary. That is just insane.
After my adventures with the iPhone 6, which had bent after 3 months of usage - keeping it in the front pocket of my jeans (they're not tight, hipster jeans by the way). Obviously Apple rejected my complaint.
Then there are my constant issues with syncing music, where iTunes sees 70GBs of Other instead of music and I have to wipe the phone clean to have it working, although recently even that didn't work.
So basically, I am leaning towards saying: "fU Apple".
Not only do I have to pay a premium price for their products (which is more than wealthier people in Germany, France, Italy... pay), but I don't get a premium service with that price tag - it's better than the usual service level in Poland, but lightyears away from the US.
Complete that picture with Apple's services and software, which are becoming less and less trustworthy and I gotta seriously consider other options. I had always dread Android, but I gotta admit that Lollipop not only looks nice, but has a well-thought out UI/UX. Pair it with a Nexus and you got yourself a solid performer that's half the price of the iPhone. And it doesn't freaking bend! Which Apple practically admitted making the 6S out of a new, more rigid aluminum!
After my adventures with the iPhone 6, which had bent after 3 months of usage - keeping it in the front pocket of my jeans (they're not tight, hipster jeans by the way). Obviously Apple rejected my complaint.
Then there are my constant issues with syncing music, where iTunes sees 70GBs of Other instead of music and I have to wipe the phone clean to have it working, although recently even that didn't work.
So basically, I am leaning towards saying: "fU Apple".
Not only do I have to pay a premium price for their products (which is more than wealthier people in Germany, France, Italy... pay), but I don't get a premium service with that price tag - it's better than the usual service level in Poland, but lightyears away from the US.
Complete that picture with Apple's services and software, which are becoming less and less trustworthy and I gotta seriously consider other options. I had always dread Android, but I gotta admit that Lollipop not only looks nice, but has a well-thought out UI/UX. Pair it with a Nexus and you got yourself a solid performer that's half the price of the iPhone. And it doesn't freaking bend! Which Apple practically admitted making the 6S out of a new, more rigid aluminum!
No new features I use, smaller battery and 40€ more. No thanks - no new iPhone for me.
Best news yesterday was the iOS9 release date next week.
Best news yesterday was the iOS9 release date next week.
Yeah it made me hold on purchasing ever since the last 2 price increase! It's just out of this world...It is still more affordable for many items to purchase them in the US if you can. (Purchased some bands in Philly during the summer).
X2 agree with you! But it's like this for pretty much everything we buy (Apple or not)...always very slow to lower prices
You mean spend more money getting a plane ticket to go to the US just to get the iPhone cheaper?
