Apple Offers Free AirPods With iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini In India: Is It a Good Deal?

Last Updated on October 26, 2021 by Rupesh Patil

Apple India has launched Diwali Offers on its online store. As part of this offer, customers will receive free AirPods on every purchase of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini. The offer commences today and will last till November 4, 2021, or whenever the stocks exhaust. On the surface, it looks like a great deal. However, if you have been tracking prices over the past few days, Apple’s offer appears quite underwhelming. To better explain it, let us first start with the price of AirPods in India.

Apple AirPods Price in India: Apple Store vs. Flipkart

Apple sells the AirPods for ₹14,900 via its official channels. However, if you do a bit of searching, you can find these earphones for just ₹8,999 on Flipkart. All things considered, Apple is effectively offering ₹8,999 freebies to customers. With that out of the way, now let’s check out the prices of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini on Apple’s website.

iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini Price In India On Apple Store

On Apple India’s online store, the iPhone 12 Mini has a starting price of ₹59,900 and iPhone 12’s base model is priced at ₹65,900. The entire price list is as follows:

These prices are no match for deals offered by Amazon and Flipkart during the ongoing festive sales. To put things in perspective, the iPhone Mini 64GB model that sells for ₹59,900 on Apple Store is now available for as low as ₹37,999 on Flipkart. Similarly, the iPhone 12 with 64GB storage listed for ₹65,900 on Apple India’s website is retailing for ₹49,999 on Flipkart.

Apple iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini: Apple Store & Flipkart Price Comparison

Here’s a quick chart highlighting the price difference between Flipkart and Apple’s online store.

Even with my rudimentary math skills, it is hard to miss that the cost of the iPhone 12 is ₹15,901 higher on Apple’s website compared to other e-commerce websites. For the iPhone 12, the difference is even bigger: ₹21,901. As mentioned earlier, the retail cost of complimentary AirPods is ₹8,999. With that taken into consideration, you are losing out on ₹12,902 discount on iPhone 12 and ₹6,902 on iPhone Mini. Goes without saying that if you are looking to buy an iPhone at the lowest price, head over to this article.