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Devaluation of Pakistani currency has adversely affected the prices of
various imported products in Pakistan.
Smart phones being the salient most imported product has also
experienced a rise in prices.
Samsung Mobiles is undoubtedly the initial company to change the prices
of their smart phones after devaluation of Pakistani rupee. The price
hike of Samsung on its flagship devices is significant.
This comes as a hard hitting fact for Pakistanis, as Galaxy Note 9 was
filthy expensive, whereas the J-series was budget friendly.
Moreover, it is expected that Samsung Mobiles might increase the price
of its other leading smartphones in the coming days.
Samsung Mobile Price in Pakistan
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Some of the smart phones that are affected by Samsung’s recent
modification in in price include,
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 – From Rs. 129,999 to Rs.139, 999
Samsung Galaxy J4+ — From Rs. 23,499 to Rs. 24,999
Samsung Galaxy J6+ — From Rs. 29,499 to Rs. 31,499
Samsung Galaxy J4 — From Rs. 18,499 to Rs. 19,999
Samsung Galaxy J6 — From Rs. 25,999 to Rs. 27,999
The affordable J- series devices only had maximum of PKR 2000 rise from
their previous prices. Galaxy Note 9, on the contrary, had a significant
price increase of Rs.10, 000 from its previous price.
Will other brands follow Samsung?
Following the footsteps of Samsung will other brands also increase
prices of their devices? This question comes in everyone’s mind. Chinese
brands like Xiaomi, Huawei and Honor have not yet announced an increase
in the price of their smartphones for now.
None of the brands have made any official statement yet but it’s only a
matter of time before every smart phone brand follows Samsung’s route.
Coming to the dedicated iPhone fans, they will have to experience a huge
price hike, since Apple does not have an official store in Pakistan.
This leaves them the only option to purchase the Apple’s latest device
from third party vendors.
So the already expensive Apple iPhones gets a price hike with the
addition of vendors’ commission and the devaluation of Pakistani rupee.
This will amount to a massive increase in the total price of products
from companies like Apple, Google, and HTC. |