Apple hikes India prices by up to ₹1 lakh on MacBooks, iPads amid chip cost surge
Apple has rolled out one of its steepest India price hikes, with MacBooks, iPads and high-end configurations costing up to ₹1 lakh more. AI-driven memory and storage chip inflation, plus supply chain pressures, are squeezing premium tech buyers and reshaping aspirational retail price points.
Apple has rolled out one of its biggest price hikes in India, with MacBooks, iPads and high-end configurations costing up to ₹1 lakh more. Drivers include AI-led memory/storage chip cost inflation and supply chain pressures affecting Indian consumers.
Why this matters
Follows a string of Apple India repricing signals showing the country absorbing the steepest global hike, with MacBooks and iPads up 14-70% as DRAM/NAND squeeze hits every tier.
Retail-brand signals holding steady at 1,995 over the last 90 days.