How much money do you think the iPhones, whose names we are talking about with the highest prices, were sold since the first time they were sold in our country? We are back in 2008 for you, we have listed the prices of all iPhones starting from the iPhone 3G, the first iPhone model to go on sale in our country.
Apple made its highly anticipated launch on September 14, and the new iPhone 13 introduced the series. With its innovations, features and design; Although it has made a name for itself with every detail you can think of, as you can guess, the new iPhones are the most talked about price in our country.
So what was the situation with the first iPhones? To find out, this is the year Apple entered Turkey with its iPhones. We need to go back to 2008. The first iPhone to enter our country was the iPhone 3G, and at that time it was sold through Turkcell and Vodafone with limited stocks.
‘The iPhone you’ve been waiting for. In Turkey’
The arrival of the iPhone in Turkey with the iPhone 3G ‘The iPhone you’ve been waiting for. It was announced with the slogan ‘In Turkey’. of iPhone 3G its admirable features at that time were explained at length with slogans such as ‘Internet in Your Pocket’, ‘High Technology’. All you had to do to have the phone was to fill out the pre-sale form and apply via Turkcell and Vodafone.
Over the years, this system has changed, the list of places selling iPhones has expanded, and finally, When we come to 2014 Apple opened its first store in Turkey in Istanbul. Today, it is possible to buy all of Apple’s products both from the official Apple Turkey website, from stores, from various technology markets and e-commerce platforms.
Without further ado, let’s move on to the prices that will take you on a sad journey. However, it is worth noting; The prices in the list are for both the USA and Turkey. Prices offered for the lowest storage space on each model. As the storage space increases, the prices increase accordingly. So all the prices you’ll see on our list are the lowest prices offered for iPhones at that time.
The price change of iPhones both in our country and in their home country:
- iPhone 3G: US selling price: 199 dollars, Turkey selling price 1.199 TL
- iPhone 3GS: USA selling price: 599 dollars, Turkey selling price: 1,535 TL
- iPhone 4:US sales price: 599 dollars, Turkey sales price: 1,599 TL
- iPhone 4S: USA selling price: 649 dollars, Turkey selling price: 2.019 TL
- iPhone 5: USA selling price: 649 dollars, Turkey selling price: 2.149 TL
- iPhone 5S: USA selling price: 649 dollars, Turkey selling price: 2.149 TL
- iPhone 5C: USA selling price: 549 dollars, Turkey selling price: 1.849 TL
- iPhone 6: US selling price: 649 dollars, Turkey selling price: 2,349 TL
- iPhone 6 Plus: US selling price: 649 dollars, Turkey selling price: 2.649 TL
- iPhone 6S: US selling price: 649 dollars, Turkey selling price: 3.099 TL
- iPhone 6S Plus: US selling price: 749 dollars, Turkey selling price: 3,499 TL
- iPhone SE 2016: US selling price: 399 dollars, Turkey selling price: 1.999 TL
- iPhone 7: US sales price is 649 dollars, Turkey sales price is 3.799 TL
- iPhone 7 Plus: USA selling price: 769 dollars, Turkey selling price: 4.449 TL
- iPhone 8: US selling price: 699 dollars, Turkey selling price: 4.199 TL
- iPhone 8 Plus: US selling price: 799 dollars, Turkey selling price: 4,799 TL
- iPhone X: US selling price: 999 dollars, Turkey selling price: 6.099 TL
- iPhone Xs: US selling price: 999 dollars, Turkey selling price: 9.899 TL
- iPhone Xs Max: US sales price: 1099 dollars, Turkey sales price: 10 thousand 799 TL
- iPhone XR: US selling price: 749 dollars, Turkey selling price: 7,399 TL
- iPhone 11: US selling price: 699 dollars, Turkey selling price: 7,299 TL
- iPhone 11 Pro: US selling price: 999 dollars, Turkey selling price: 10.999 TL
- iPhone 11 Pro Max: US selling price: 1.099 USD, Turkey selling price: 11.999 TL
- iPhone SE 2020: US selling price: 383 dollars, Turkey selling price: 5.299 TL
- iPhone 12 mini: US selling price: 699 dollars, Turkey selling price: 9.999 TL
- iPhone 12: US selling price: 799 dollars, Turkey selling price is 10,999 TL
- iPhone 12 Pro: US selling price: 999 dollars, Turkey selling price: 14.999 TL
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: US selling price: 1.099 USD, Turkey selling price: 16.999 TL
- iPhone 13 mini: US selling price: 699 USD, Turkey selling price is 10,999 TL
- iPhone 13: US selling price: 799 dollars, Turkey selling price: 11.999 TL
- iPhone 13 Pro: US selling price: 999 dollars, Turkey selling price: 15.999 TL
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: US selling price: 1.099 USD, Turkey selling price: 17.999 TL
Why did the prices go up so much?
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While writing this content, I frequently visited the iPhone news that we shared with you during the launch periods in the past, and I always saw the same discussions in the comments section. Why are the prices so high? When you say exchange rate difference, taxes, what happened when the price of a phone was 17,999 TL? For example, when the iPhone 3G went on sale in Turkey, 1 US dollar was around 1.30 TL. When the iPhone 13 appeared, it was around 1 US dollar 8.40 TL. In addition to the exchange rate difference, the taxes levied on phones in our country are not to be underestimated.
In an article we shared with you before, we explained this situation through an example. When buying a mobile phone in Turkey, we pay 1% share of the Ministry of Culture, 10% TRT banderole fee, 50% SCT and finally 18% VAT. When these heavy taxes are combined with the exchange rate difference, this sad scene emerges.
Of course, this is not just for iPhones. At least, we find it difficult to access many things, from a mid-range smartphone to an efficient computer, that we can no longer explain that they are no longer a luxury, because the prices are quite high. So, if this situation changes, will prices improve? If TL gains value and taxes are lowered to reasonable levels, maybe one day, why not…