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Santy Sharma jokes iPhone Duo costs nearly Rs 3 lakh
Livemint··12 Sept
Rapper Santy Sharma posted an AI image joking he sold a kidney to buy Apple's iPhone Duo. The base model is priced at Rs 2,99,900 in India, nearly Rs 3 lakh. Higher storage tiers run up to Rs 4,50,000. Pre-orders begin on 12 September for Apple's first foldable phone. Sharma said the post was sarcasm generated for fun.
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What It Means For You
- Shoppers comparing new Apple phones see the Duo base price far above the iPhone 18 at Rs 99,900.
- Pre-orders open 12 September, so buyers can match EMI plans to the Rs 2,99,900 entry tag.
- Meme traffic does not change the listed price; higher Duo tiers still top out near Rs 4,50,000.
What's Happening
- Sharma's AI image shows a stitched abdomen beside an iPhone Duo box.
- He wrote that the Duo is so costly he joked about the old kidney gag.
- Livemint stressed the image is satire and not a real medical scene.
Where Duo Sits In The Lineup
- iPhone 18 Pro prices in the report run from Rs 1,64,900 to Rs 3,14,900 by storage.
- AirPods 5 start at Rs 14,900; Apple Watch Series 12 starts at Rs 56,900.
- The iPhone 17 256GB model is now listed at Rs 99,900, Rs 17,000 higher than before.
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