Apple today raised the price of iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch models in Japan by up to 25 percent.
Price hike, first reported Nikki Asiadue to the depreciation of the yen and the widening interest rate gap between Japan and the United States.
The iPhone 13 previously started at 98,800 yen (~ $730) in Japan, but now costs 117,800 yen (~ $870), an increase of nearly 20 percent. The latest iPhone SE with 64GB of storage now costs 5,000 yen (~$37) more than before at 62,800 yen (~$464). The 128GB iPhone 13 Pro now costs 22,000 yen (about $162) more than before at 144,800 yen (about $1,069).
Apple raised Mac prices in Japan last month by more than 10 percent along with the launch of the M2 MacBook Pro, so prices for its Mac product lines haven’t increased further today, even though the iPad and iPad Air models have increased by 10,000 yen (~ $74) each.
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