iPhone 13鈥檚 price predicted to drop 12% in six months听
By Patricia Mirasol听
Data shows that consumers can save 12%, or P6,959, if they purchase the iPhone 13鈥檚 256GB model six months after its expected release date on Oct.听22. Waiting a year will further reduce the price by 13%, for a total savings of P7,539, according to听iPrice, a Southeast Asian e-commerce aggregator site.听听
The iPhone 13 sells at P57,990 for the 256GB model. Its 128GB model, meanwhile, is P51,994, or $1,025, said听MoneySuperMarket, a UK-based site that compares various deals online.听
Filipino Apple fans would need to work an average of 775 hours (or 97 days) to purchase the 128GB model, the deal comparison site also said. This makes the Philippines the least affordable country to purchase the latest iPhone. In comparison, people residing in Switzerland 鈥 a country where the average annual salary is $79,270听鈥撎齱ill only need to work 34 hours to purchase the same model.听听
The least expensive place to get the iPhone 13 is Hong Kong, where the 128GB option starts at $874.听听
IPrice鈥檚听research also determined the unique selling point of iPhone 13 by using data from GSM Arena. It found that the latest iPhone鈥檚 battery (with a A15 bionic processor and an 11% larger battery), cameras (with a 12-megapixel system featuring larger sensor-shift stabilization), and screen performance (with a higher absolute color accuracy plus its听ProMotion听refresh rate) are exclusive to the smartphone.听听
Apple鈥檚 latest iPhone has been available for pre-booking since Sept. 17. Analysts at听J.P.Morgan听and Credit Suisse said customers worldwide who had pre-ordered online would have to wait about two weeks for the base iPhone 13.听听
Market and consumer data firm Statista said iPhone sales consistently听make听more than 40%听of the California-based company鈥檚 overall share of sales. Sales for the phone accounted for 48.59%听of Apple鈥檚 overall revenue in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
