Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max will be the most premium (and pricy) model in the eagerly awaited iPhone 17 series, and probably in the history of iPhones as well.
Slated to be launched in September, the iPhone 17 lineup is rumoured to have a higher price point in India, partly because of Trump tariffs and also due to Apple’s reported decision to hike prices due to feature upgrades.
The Pro Max has been the priciest iPhone in the past years, and expectedly, the iPhone 17 Pro Max will be so too.
iPhone 17 Pro Max Price In India: What Will It Be?
Leaks indicate that the iPhone 17 Pro Max price in India can be approximately Rs 1,64,990. This represents a significant price increase (Rs 20,000) when compared with the launch pricing of the iPhone 16 Pro Max: Rs 1,44,900.
Strangely enough, the iPhone 15 Pro Max launched at Rs 1,59,900 in 2023, so Apple actually cut the price in 2024 for the Pro Max. That’s a far cry this year.
Will iPhone 17 Pro Max Price Hike Be Justified?
The good news: iPhone 17 Pro Max is reportedly up for massive upgrades, which might justify its price hike.
The iPhone 17 Pro Max is tipped to get a larger camera bump with a 48MP telephoto, a huge upgrade from the 12MP on the iPhone 16 Pro Max. A rumoured 24MP front camera will also be an improvement over the older 12MP one. Dual front and rear video recording might be available, along with 8K video support, a first for Pro.
The new Pro Max is expected to be more sleek, light, and strong, with an aluminium frame and half-aluminium, half-glass back. It’s expected to house the latest A19 Pro 3nm chipset, with bigger 12GB RAM, a larger battery, and vapour chamber for cooling, and also come with Apple’s new and faster MagSafe charger.
If all of these rumoured upgrades do make it to iPhone 17 Pro Max, the priciest iPhone might just be more reasonable after all.
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