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The same money now buys less phone and laptop in India
Smartphone memory costs nearly four times its September 2025 price (Counterpoint). Phones and laptops in India cost more, and forecasts see no relief in 2027.
WhatsApp's Android backup used to be free. Since 2024 it eats your Google storage.
Since 2024, WhatsApp backups on Android count against your free 15GB of Google storage. Trim the backup before paying ₹130 a month.
Festive-sale discounts get a 30-day price check only from January
From 1 January 2027, platforms must show the lowest 30-day price beside a discount. This sale season's '% off' has no such check.
A cracked iPhone 18 Pro screen costs 22% of the phone
Apple charges ₹36,900 to replace an iPhone 18 Pro screen, 22% of the phone. Samsung's part for the S26 Ultra is ₹14,760. Apple sells the plan too.
iCloud's free tier is still 5GB, and the iPhone it backs up is 16 times bigger
iCloud has offered 5GB free since 2011. The base iPhone went from 16GB to 256GB. In India, the fix costs ₹75 a month.
The iPhone Duo's India price gap isn't about GST
The iPhone Duo costs ₹1.09 lakh more in India than a dollar conversion suggests. The usual India-tax story doesn't explain that gap. This does.