GST Hike on Smartphones in India: Here's A List of Increased Prices

If you have been keeping up with the news today, you must have seen a host of stories talking virtually the smartphone price hike in India. I know, we are already dealing with a widespread COVID-xix pandemic, along with a 21-day full lockdown, and smartphone sales have been halted. And now, it's merely disappointing to see the increased GST rates for smartphones and its components to become into effect.

To give you some background, India's Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, recently announced that GST (goods and services revenue enhancement) on smartphones will be hiked from 12% to 18% (a steep 50% increment) from 1st April. Phone makers requested the government to rethink the conclusion, especially later the import duty hike, but in vain. The updated GST charge per unit came into issue today and thus, phone makers had no choice only to ramp up the cost of their products. They have been rushing to allow users know of their revised product prices since this morning time.

Virtually phone makers have officially announced or updated their websites to reflect the new and revised prices, mail the GST rate hike. And so, nosotros accept compiled an all-encompassing listing of all smartphones that take seen a price bump — categorized by brands, along with a comparison between old and new prices. Check out the list of increased phone prices right here:

Xiaomi

The retail prices for some of the Redmi phones have already been live on e-commerce websites since Tuesday night. We listed those hither, to begin with, but Xiaomi has now updated its official website. So, we've compiled a list of new prices for Xiaomi devices:

Note : List updated subsequently the official Mi website was refreshed to include new pricing info on more Redmi phones.

• Redmi Note 9 Pro
  • sometime price: starts at Rs. 12,999
  • new toll: starts at Rs. xiii,999
• Redmi Note ix Pro Max
  • old toll: starts at Rs. 14,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. xvi,499
• Redmi K20
  • old price: starts at Rs. 19,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 21,999
• Redmi K20 Pro
  • old price: starts at Rs. 24,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 26,999
• Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • old cost: starts at Rs. 13,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 15,999
• Redmi Note 8
  • former price: starts at Rs. 9,999
  • new toll: starts at Rs. 10,999
• Redmi Note 7 Pro
  • old cost: starts at Rs. nine,999
  • new toll: starts at Rs. 10,999
• Mi A3
  • old price: starts at Rs. 11,999
  • new cost: starts at Rs. 12,999
• Redmi 8
  • former price: Rs. 8,199
  • new price: Rs. eight,999
• Redmi 8A Dual
  • quondam cost: starts at Rs. six,499
  • new cost: starts at Rs. six,999

Poco

• POCO X2 (half dozen+64GB)
  • old price: Rs. 15,999
  • new price: Rs. 16,999
• POCO X2 (6+128GB)
  • sometime price: Rs. xvi,999
  • new price: Rs. 17,999
• POCO X2 (eight+256GB)
  • onetime toll: Rs. xix,999
  • new toll: Rs. twenty,999
• Poco hasn't announced any increase in Poco F1 prices in Republic of india. Nosotros will keep an eye out and update you if the prices go up.

Realme

• Realme vi
  • old price: starts at Rs. 12,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. thirteen,999
• Realme six Pro
  • old toll: starts at Rs. 16,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 17,999
• Realme X50 Pro 5G
  • old price: starts at Rs. 37,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 39,999
• Realme X2 Pro
  • old cost: starts at Rs. 27,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 29,999
• Realme C3
  • onetime price: starts at Rs. 6,999
  • new cost: starts at Rs. 7,499
• Realme X2
  • former price: starts at Rs. 16,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 17,999
• Realme XT
  • old price: starts at Rs. 15,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 16,999
• Realme Ten
  • former toll: starts at Rs. 16,999
  • new toll: starts at Rs. 17,999
• Realme 5i or Realme five
  • old cost: starts at Rs. 8,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 9,999
• Realme 5s
  • onetime cost: starts at Rs. 9,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 10,999
• Realme 5 Pro
  • old cost: starts at Rs. 12,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 13,999

Apple

• iPhone 7 (32GB)
  • old cost: Rs. 29,900
  • new cost: Rs. 31,500
• iPhone 7 (128GB)
  • old price: Rs. 34,900
  • new price: Rs. 36,700
• iPhone 7 Plus (32GB)
  • old price: Rs. 37,900
  • new price: Rs. 39,900
• iPhone 7 Plus (128GB)
  • one-time toll: Rs. 42,900
  • new price: Rs. 45,100
• iPhone viii (64GB)
  • old price: Rs. 40,500
  • new price: Rs. 42,600
• iPhone viii (128GB)
  • old price: Rs. 45,500
  • new price: Rs. 47,900
• iPhone 8 Plus (64GB)
  • old price: Rs. 50,600
  • new price: Rs. 53,300
• iPhone 8 Plus (128GB)
  • sometime price: Rs. 55,600
  • new price: Rs. 58,500
• iPhone XR (64GB)
  • old price: Rs. 49,900
  • new price: Rs. 52,500
• iPhone XR (128GB)
  • old toll: Rs. 54,900
  • new toll: Rs. 57,800
• iPhone XS (64GB)
  • onetime toll: Rs. 89,900
  • new price: Rs. 94,700
• iPhone XS (256GB)
  • old price: Rs. 1,03,900
  • new price: Rs. 1,09,400
• iPhone xi (64GB)
  • quondam cost: Rs. 64,900
  • new cost: Rs. 68,300
• iPhone eleven (128GB)
  • old cost: Rs. 69,900
  • new price: Rs. 73,600
• iPhone xi (256GB)
  • erstwhile price: Rs. 79,900
  • new toll: Rs. 84,100
• iPhone 11 Pro (64GB)
  • one-time cost: Rs. 1,01,200
  • new price: Rs. 1,06,600
• iPhone 11 Pro (256GB)
  • old toll: Rs. 1,15,200
  • new price: Rs. i,21,300
• iPhone 11 Pro (512GB)
  • old toll: Rs. 1,33,200
  • new cost: Rs. 1,40,300
• iPhone eleven Pro Max (64GB)
  • onetime price: Rs. 1,11,200
  • new cost: Rs. ane,17,100
• iPhone 11 Pro Max (256GB)
  • old price: Rs. 1,25,200
  • new price: Rs. 1,31,900
• iPhone 11 Pro Max (512GB)
  • quondam toll: Rs. 1,43,200
  • new price: Rs. 1,50,800

Samsung

• Galaxy S20
  • old price: Rs. 66,999
  • new cost: Rs. 70,500
• Galaxy S20 Plus
  • old cost: Rs. 73,999
  • new price: Rs. 79,900
• Galaxy S20 Ultra
  • old price: Rs. 92,999
  • new price: Rs. 97,900
• Galaxy Z Flip
  • former toll: Rs. i,09,999
  • new toll: Rs. ane,15,890
• Galaxy Note x (8GB+256GB)
  • old price: Rs. 69,999
  • new cost: Rs. 73,600
• Milky way Annotation 10 Plus (12GB+256G)
  • old toll: Rs. 79,999
  • new cost: Rs. 84,200
• Galaxy Note 10 Plus (12GB+512GB)
  • old price: Rs. 89,999
  • new cost: Rs. 94,700
• Galaxy Note 10 Lite (6GB+128GB)
  • old toll: Rs. 38,999
  • new price: Rs. 41,000
• Milky way Note 10 Lite (8GB+128GB)
  • old cost: Rs. 40,999
  • new price: Rs. 43,100
• Galaxy S10 Lite (8GB/128GB)
  • old price: Rs. 39,999
  • new price: Rs. 42,142
• Galaxy S10 Lite (8GB/512GB)
  • one-time toll: Rs. 44,999
  • new toll: Rs. 47,300
• Milky way A71
  • sometime price: Rs. 29,999
  • new price: Rs. 31,500
• Galaxy A51
  • old price: Rs. 23,999
  • new price: Rs. 25,250
• Galaxy M31
  • old price: starts at Rs. fifteen,999
  • new price: starts at Rs. 16,856
• Galaxy M30s
  • old cost: starts at Rs. thirteen,999
  • new toll: starts at Rs. 14,749
• Galaxy M21
  • erstwhile toll: starts at Rs. 13,499
  • new price: starts at Rs. 14,222

iQOO

• iQOO iii 4G (8GB+128GB)
  • old price: Rs. 36,990
  • new toll: Rs. 38,990
• iQOO iii 4G (8GB+256GB)
  • quondam cost: Rs. 39,990
  • new price: Rs. 41,990
• iQOO 3 5G (12GB+256GB)
  • old cost: Rs. 44,990
  • new price: Rs. 46,990

Oppo

• Reno iii Pro
  • old price: Rs. 29,990
  • new price: Rs. 31,990
• Reno ii
  • quondam price: Rs. 36,990
  • new price: Rs. 38,990
• Reno 2Z
  • old price: Rs. 25,990
  • new price: Rs. 27,490
• Reno 2F
  • one-time toll: Rs. 21,990
  • new price: Rs. 23,490
• A9 2020
  • old price: Rs. 14,990
  • new cost: Rs. 15,990

Vivo

• Vivo S1
  • quondam price: starts at Rs. xv,990
  • new toll: starts at Rs. 17,990
• Vivo S1 Pro
  • onetime price: Rs. 18,990
  • new price: Rs. xx,990
• Vivo U10
  • quondam cost: starts at Rs. 8,990
  • new price: starts at Rs. 9,990
• Vivo U20
  • old price: starts at Rs. 10,990
  • new cost: starts at Rs. 11,990
• Vivo Z1 Pro
  • sometime toll: starts at Rs. 12,990
  • new price: starts at Rs. thirteen,990
• Vivo V17
  • old price: Rs. 22,990
  • new toll: Rs. 24,990

And so yes, if yous were planning to purchase a smartphone after the 21-24-hour interval lockdown in India came to an cease, you volition now have to crush out a couple grand bucks actress for that aforementioned device. I know, the revenue enhancement rate hike is disappointing and a regressive stride from the country'southward Finance Ministry. Does the price increase affect your plans of buying a new phone or not? Permit us know in the comments below.

Source: https://beebom.com/smartphone-gst-hike-india-increased-price-list/

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