Increase in Smartphone prices due to GST Hike: Xiaomi, Realme, Oppo, Apple and others update the new prices

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GoI had recently declared increase in GST by 6% on smartphones and the same has come into effect as of April 1

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The Indian government hiked the GST on mobile phones from 12 percent to 18 percent from April 1, 2020.
This, compounded with the supply chain and logistics disruption caused by the nation-wide lockdown has further led to the increase in prices
Fluctuations and depreciation of currency value are also being blamed for this.

Last month, the GST Council in its 39th meeting increased GST rates for several products including mobile phones from 12% to 18% applicable from April 1st, 2020 and a while back Apple, Poco announced the new prices. Now, Redmi, OPPO, vivo, realme, Samsung, and iQOO have announced the new prices of their smartphones and here’s a list of smartphones with new prices post-GST Rate Hike.

After Xiaomi’s Manu Kumar Jain announced the hike in prices from April 1st, Poco India General Manager C. Manmohan also chimed in with a hike in the prices for the Poco X2. Oppo and Realme also followed suit with announcements explaining why they have to raise prices at a time when the economy is already going to recession.

Mi fans, #GST on mobile phones has increased by 50% from 12% to 18%.

After much deliberation & in keeping with #Xiaomi policy of maintaining <5% margin on our hardware products,we will be increasing prices of our products.

New prices will be effective immediately. Thank you! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/mdTqKdXm3r
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) March 31, 2020

“Today we are announcing that realme smartphones will have to boost the prices up for the first time since 2018. It’s never easy for realme as a new brand to keep providing the latest technologies across different price segments in India. We sincerely hope you will continue to support not only us but also the whole smartphone industry, for more amazing technologies and surprises in the future,” Realme wrote in a statement.

Hi #POCO fans. GST on mobile phones has increased from 12% to 18%. Also with a falling rupee against the US dollar & supply chain issues, it has become extremely difficult to continue with the same pricing. As a result, we are left with no choice but to adjust pricing. pic.twitter.com/mY7TVpsp2f
— C Manmohan (@cmanmohan) April 1, 2020

Oppo too has given in to the hike in GST and according to a Twitter update from a Mumbai-based smartphone retailer, Mahesh Telecom, the company has hiked the market operating price (MOP) of as many as 11 smartphones. Check the list below for the change in prices.

After the hike, the iPhone 11 Pro Max 64GB will start from Rs 1,17,100 up from Rs 1,11,200. Similarly, the iPhone 11 Pro 64GB will be priced at Rs 1,06,000, up from Rs 1,01,200. The iPhone 11 64GB also became more expensive at Rs 68,300, up from Rs 64,900.

Older iPhones including the iPhone XR saw price hiked to Rs 52,500, up from Rs 49,900. Similarly, the iPhone 7 32GB now starts from Rs 31,500, up from Rs 29,900.

Here is the list of change in prices by other smartphone brands:

Redmi

Model	Old Price (INR)	New Price (INR)	Price Hike
Redmi Note 9 Pro (4+64GB)	Rs. 12,999	Rs. 13,999	Rs. 1000
Redmi Note 9 Pro (6+128GB)	Rs. 15,999	Rs. 16,999
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (6+64GB)	Rs. 14,999	Rs. 16,499	Rs. 1500
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (6+128GB)	Rs. 16,999	Rs. 17,999	Rs. 1000
Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (8+128GB)	Rs. 18,999	Rs. 19,999	Rs. 1000
Redmi Note 8 Pro (6+64GB)	Rs. 14,999	Rs. 15,999	Rs. 1000
Redmi Note 8 Pro (6+128GB)	Rs. 15,999	Rs. 16,999	Rs. 1000
Redmi Note 8 Pro (8+128GB)	Rs. 17,999	Rs. 18,999	Rs. 1000
Redmi 8A (2+32GB)	Rs. 6499	Rs. 6999	Rs. 500
Redmi 8A (3+32GB)	Rs. 6999	Rs. 7499
Redmi 8 (4+64GB)	Rs. 8199	Rs. 8999	Rs. 800
Redmi Note 7S (3+32GB)	Rs. 8999	Rs. 9999	Rs. 1000
Redmi Note 7S (4+64GB)	Rs. 9999	Rs. 11,999	Rs. 2000
Redmi Note 7 Pro (4+64GB)	Rs. 9999	Rs. 10,999	Rs. 1000
Redmi Note 7 Pro (6+64GB)	Rs. 10,999	Rs. 12,999	Rs. 2000
Redmi Note 7 Pro (6+128GB)	Rs. 11,999	Rs. 13,999
Redmi K20 (6+64GB)	Rs. 19,999	Rs. 21,999	Rs. 2000
Redmi K20 (6+128GB)	Rs. 22,999	Rs. 24,299	Rs. 1300
Redmi K20 Pro (6+128GB)	Rs. 24,999	Rs. 26,999	Rs. 2000
Redmi K20 Pro (8+256GB)	Rs. 27,999	Rs. 29,999	Rs. 2000

Realme

Model	Old Price (INR)	New Price (INR)	Price Hike
realme 6 (4+64GB)	Rs. 12,999	Rs. 13,999	Rs. 1000
realme 6 (6+128GB)	Rs. 14,999	Rs. 15,999
realme 6 (8+128GB)	Rs. 15,999	Rs. 16,999
realme 6 Pro (6+64GB)	Rs. 16,999	Rs. 17,999
realme 6 Pro (6+128GB)	Rs. 17,999	Rs. 18,999
realme 6 Pro (8+128GB)	Rs. 18,999	Rs. 19,999
realme C3 (3+32GB)	Rs. 6999	Rs. 7499	Rs. 500
realme C3 (4+64GB)	Rs.7999	Rs. 8499
realme X50 Pro (12+256GB)	Rs. 44,999	Rs. 47,999	Rs. 2000
realme X50 Pro (6+128GB)	Rs. 37,999	Rs. 39,999
realme X50 Pro (8+128GB)	Rs. 39,999	Rs. 41,999
realme X50 Pro (12+256GB)	Rs. 44,999	Rs. 47,999	Rs. 3000
realme 5i (4+64GB)	Rs. 8999	Rs. 9999	Rs. 1000
realme 5i (4+128GB)	Rs. 9999	Rs. 10,999
realme X2 (4+64GB)	Rs. 16,999	Rs. 17,999	Rs. 1000
realme X2 (6+128GB)	Rs. 18,999	Rs. 19,999
realme X2 (8+128GB)	Rs. 19,999	Rs. 20,999
realme X2 Pro (8+128GB)	Rs. 29,999	Rs. 31,999	Rs. 2000
realme X2 Pro (12+256GB)	Rs. 33,999	Rs. 35,999
realme X2 Pro Master Edition	Rs. 34,999	Rs. 36,999
realme 5s (4+64GB)	Rs. 9999	Rs. 10,999	Rs. 1000
realme 5s (4+128GB)	Rs. 10,999	Rs. 11,999
realme XT (4+64GB)	Rs. 15,999	Rs. 16,999	Rs. 1000
realme XT (6+64GB)	Rs. 16,999	Rs. 17,999
realme XT (8+128GB)	Rs. 18,999	Rs. 19,999
realme X (4+128GB)	Rs. 16,999	Rs. 17,999	Rs. 1000
realme X (8+128GB)	Rs. 19,999	Rs. 20,999
realme X Master Edition	Rs. 19,999	Rs. 20,999
realme 3i (3+32GB)	Rs. 7499	Rs. 8499	Rs. 1000
realme 3i (4+64GB)	Rs. 9999	Rs. 10,499	Rs. 500

Samsung

Model	Old Price (INR)	New Price (INR)	Price Hike
Samsung Galaxy S20	Rs. 66,999	Rs. 70,500	Rs. 3501
Samsung Galaxy S20+	Rs. 73,900	Rs. 77,900	Rs. 4000
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra	Rs. 92,999	Rs. 97,900	Rs. 4901
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite (8+128GB)	Rs. 39,999	Rs. 42,099	Rs. 2100
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite (8+512GB)	Rs. 44,999	Rs. 47,300	Rs. 2301
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite (6+128GB)	Rs. 38,999	Rs. 41,000	Rs. 2001
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite (8+128GB)	Rs. 40,999	Rs. 43,100	Rs. 2101
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip	Rs. 1,09,999	Rs. 1,15,890	Rs. 5891
Samsung Galaxy Note 10	Rs. 69,999	Rs. 73,600	Rs. 3601
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (12+256GB)	Rs. 79,999	Rs. 84,200	Rs. 4201
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (12+512GB)	Rs. 89,999	Rs. 94,700	Rs. 4701
Samsung Galaxy A51 (6+128GB)	Rs. 23,999	Rs. 25,520	Rs. 1521
Samsung Galaxy A71	Rs. 29,999	Rs. 31,500	Rs. 1501
Samsung Galaxy M31 (6+64GB)	Rs. 15,999	Rs. 16,586	Rs. 587
Samsung Galaxy M31 (6+128GB)	Rs. 16,999	Rs. 17,910	Rs. 911
Samsung Galaxy M21 (4+64GB)	Rs. 12,999	Rs. 14,222	Rs. 1223
Samsung Galaxy M21 (4+128GB)	Rs. 14,999	Rs. 16,329	Rs. 1330
Samsung Galaxy M30s (4+64GB)	Rs. 13,999	Rs. 14,749	Rs. 480

OPPO

Model	Old Price (INR)	New Price (INR)	Price Hike
OPPO Reno 3 Pro (8+128GB)	Rs. 29,990	Rs.31,990	Rs. 2000
OPPO Reno 2	Rs. 36,990	Rs. 38,990	Rs. 2000
OPPO Reno 2F	Rs. 21,990	Rs. 23,490	Rs. 1500
OPPO Reno 2Z	Rs. 25,990	Rs. 27,490	Rs. 1500

Vivo

Model	Old MOP (INR)	New MOP (INR)	Price Hike
vivo S1 (4+128GB)	Rs. 15,990	Rs. 17,990	Rs. 2000
vivo S1 (6+64GB / 6+64GB)	Rs.17,990	Rs. 19,990
vivo S1 Pro (8+128GB)	Rs. 18,990	Rs. 20,990
vivo V17 (8+128GB)	Rs. 22,990	Rs. 24,990
vivo U20 (8+128GB)	Rs. 17,990	Rs. 19,990
vivo Y91i (2+32GB)	Rs. 6990	Rs. 7990	Rs. 1000
vivo Y91i (3+32GB)	Rs. 7990	Rs. 8990
vivo Y11 (3+32GB)	Rs. 8990	Rs. 9990
vivo Y12 (3+32GB)	Rs. 9990	Rs. 10,990
vivo Y15 (4+64GB)	Rs. 11,990	Rs. 12,990
vivo Y19 (4+128GB)	Rs. 13,990	Rs. 14,990

iQOO

Model	Old MOP (INR)	New MOP (INR)	Price Hike
iQOO 3 4G (8+128GB)	Rs. 36,990	Rs. 38,990	Rs. 2000
iQOO 3 4G (8+256GB)	Rs.39,990	Rs. 41,990
iQOO 3 5G (12+256GB)	Rs. 44,990	Rs. 46,990