iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Priced Higher in Canada, Australia and Europe as U.S. Dollar Remains Strong

[ElectronGuru]

I wish people that didn't live in the U.S would stop thinking people that do live in the U.S are getting off scott free. It cost so much to live in many places in the U.S.

So those benefits get baked into your prices.
Apple really isn't just gouging you all. There are reasons for these prices.

Costs of living in the U.S. are ala cart. And our prices don't show the full cost. But that doesn't mean those with VAT aren't paying more than a few years ago. Still, the grass is always greener.

Anyone want to trade their healthcare for my 0% tax US prices? My HC is only $500/1000 a month with $5000/10000 annual deductible, ridiculous paperwork, and crappy service. You'll love it!

 

[TallManNY]

Costs of living in the U.S. are ala cart. And our prices don't show the full cost. But that doesn't mean those with VAT aren't paying more than a few years ago. Still, the grass is always greener.

Anyone want to trade their healthcare for my 0% tax US prices? My HC is only $500/1000 a month with $5000/10000 annual deductible, ridiculous paperwork, and crappy service. You'll love it!

And if god forbid you have to buy your own health care after age 55 you will be looking at $2,000 per month. Enjoy! Good luck making it to 65 when medicare kicks in.

 

[ElectronGuru]

And if god forbid you have to buy your own health care after age 55 you will be looking at $2,000 per month. Enjoy! Good luck making it to 65 when medicare kicks in.

Thats truly the punch line of our system. You spend your working years paying into the private sector while the cost to cover you is relatively low. Then the day you retire and stop paying in, you switch over to a completely separate public system that's not received a dime of your working year premiums. Just in time for the cost of covering your needs to go up. Genius!

 

[TallManNY]

Thats truly the punch line of our system. You spend your working years paying into the private sector while the cost to cover you is relatively low. Then the day you retire and stop paying in, you switch over to a completely separate public system that's not received a dime of your working year premiums. Just in time for the cost of covering your needs to go up. Genius!

Well it is the only real way. If Americans had to pay for their own health care in old age, huge numbers wouldn't even be close to able to afford modern care. Either the government provides the money for this care, or we, as a society turn to the old, sick and poor (and to be frank also the middle class) and just tell them they can't afford much of what is available in modern medicine. We've realized as a society this is not a nice thing to do and so we have medicare. And that isn't going anywhere.

But yes it is a joke that our private insurance companies receive all these premiums when we are younger and relatively healthy. But in the final 20+ years of our life the burden falls on government and tax payers.

 

[ElectronGuru]

Great points. And sorry to hijack the thread. Just want it to be clear that the US is not the low cost paradise it may appear. Everyone pays less for something. And $1000 devices are not the biggest ticket item.

 

[Tech198]

Up goes these prices..

 

[koruki]

Whats the different in the new iPhone 6S? It doesn't costs as much as an iPhone anymore, it costs as much as a 13" Macbook Air

 

[recoil80]

I wonder why they didn't increase iPad's price.
iPad Air 2 is $499 and €499, mini 4 is $399 and €399 so is a really fair price for the EU.
The new 12'' Macbook is $1299 and €1499, the Apple Watch starts at $349 and €419 so it seems every product's price was increased by roughly the same percentage as the iPhone while the iPad continues to have $1=€1

 

[EwanMcTeagle]

I wonder why they didn't increase iPad's price.
iPad Air 2 is $499 and €499, mini 4 is $399 and €399 so is a really fair price for the EU.
The new 12'' Macbook is $1299 and €1499, the Apple Watch starts at $349 and €419 so it seems every product's price was increased by roughly the same percentage as the iPhone while the iPad continues to have $1=€1

I guess it's because iPad sales are declining, so they have to keep it as competitive as possible.
In terms of iPhones - people buy them no matter what.

 

[gnasher729]

Can you share how you've managed to do this? The battery on my 5 is already hurting. Have you replaced parts? Do you not upgrade the iOS? I'd really like to know so that my 5 can still be a great operating phone when the 7S is released.

This may come as news to some, but Apple will replace iPhone batteries when they stop working. Apple will also do "out of warranty repairs" on phones that are broken either out of warranty, or where the warranty doesn't apply, basically replacing the phone with a refurbished one for about half what the phone would currently cost.

I wonder why they didn't increase iPad's price.
iPad Air 2 is $499 and €499, mini 4 is $399 and €399 so is a really fair price for the EU.
The new 12'' Macbook is $1299 and €1499, the Apple Watch starts at $349 and €419 so it seems every product's price was increased by roughly the same percentage as the iPhone while the iPad continues to have $1=€1

You will find that Apple rarely changes the prices of existing products, but makes the change when a new product is introduced.

Probably just to avoid the European sales taxes.

In the UK, for example, you can import items below a certain price without paying tax, but a top of the range iPhone is above that, so smuggling it into the country is tax evasion - up to everyone. Also note that EU consumer protection rights apply to phones purchased in the EU only.

 

[gnasher729]

If this is in fact the case then it isn't Apple causing the excessive price in the UK (ok maybe they're getting an extra sneaky £20 according to today's exchange rate), but it's the 20% tax we pay in the UK? Compared to around 7% in the US (Depending on state I'm guessing!?)

1. 20% VAT is included in any advertised price. US sales tax is never part of the advertised price.
2. In the UK, you have consumer protection rights which will sometimes give you a free repair where someone in the USA would have to pay. Guess who pays for that.

Right "Currency"... just more Apple tax. The iPhone 6 64GB had a price of €799 and the 6S 64GB now costs €849.
€849 is $949.61 at the moment of typing this reply. $949.61 - $749 (price on US Apple Store) = $200,61
It's just bulls*t.

See above. It's not an Apple tax. It's a Netherlands government tax.

 

[gnasher729]

THANK YOU! People dont seem to understand that. It's a huge deal for us! I'm so disappointed. With taxes (which are also higher here btw) the iPhone 6s Plus 128gb is 1480$$$$ that's absolutely insane We have yet to see the price of the iPad pro and its accessories but it will certainly be disastrous.

Think positively: The bad exchange rate means that goods produced by your country are cheap elsewhere, which means your country can export more goods, which produces more jobs, and increases salaries. More tourists will come to your country as well, spending more money and producing wealth that way.

 

[gnasher729]

But why didn't they drop prices worldwide while dollar was weak? But now they are raising prices coz of strong dollar. Well, thanks Apple, but no thanks.

Who says they didn't? Obviously you won't have thousands of customers posting here when it happens.