American technology company Apple’s products in Russia rise sharply in price

15:43 - 17.03.2022


March 17, Fineko/abc.az. Prices for iPhones in Russia have risen by 24-34% over the past 3 weeks, for tablets by 13-34%, for Apple laptop models by 46-142%.

The prices for February 23 and March 15 were compared in a study conducted by the product & price comparison service Price.ru.

"The cost of Apple devices has increased significantly. Prices for Apple laptops have soared to the maximum, since there are a lot of professions in Russia, from product designers to analysts who work on the iOS operating system. So, we see that some models have risen in price by 2-2.4 times. For example, the average price of the MacBook Pro MK1E3 was a record 480,100 rubles, and the MacBook Z11B0004T – 302,700 rubles," the study says.

According to the study, the price changed the least for the MacBook Air MGN63 — it increased by 46%. On 15 March the gadget cost 126,100 rubles. Among smartphones, the iPhone 13 128GB has risen the most - by 34%, now it costs 96,000 rubles, as well as the iPhone 13 Pro 128GB by 31%, its price has reached 125,900 rubles. The iPhone 11 128GB and iPhone 11 64GB rose the least: their prices grew by 24% up to 61,000 and 55,900 rubles, respectively.

Of all Apple products, tablets have risen in price the least, the price for them has increased by 13-34%. Of them, the iPad Pro 12.9 128GB rose the most - by 34%, reaching 131,000 rubles. The iPad Pro 11 128GB has become the least expensive of the tablets, now it costs 85,800 rubles.

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