Will you pay Rs 60,000 for Apple iPhone 7 when LG V20, Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe available at cheaper price?

The latest iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus launches by Apple has once again hogged all the limelight in the global smartphone market, including India's vibrant mobile markets. 

The American tech giant has once again lived up to its expectation by equipping its latest iPhone models with cutting edge technology to deliver customer delight to its brand loyal customers.

Both iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be available in India from October 7, 2016. Though the company has not announced the pricing details of the smartphones in India.

However, the company has revealed that the iPhone 7 32GB version (base model in terms of storage) will be available at Rs 60,000.
Apple has not only offered a plethora of new features but also made some notable upgrades to make the phones user friendly.

Apple has made a pioneering revolution by adding the water-resistant element to its latest models, a feature may of their competitors have been desiring to entail in their premium smartphones.

Going by history and past trends in the Indian smartphone market, Apple has always faced intense competition from fellow competitors like Samsung, LG, HTC and Asus who brilliantly time the launch of their flagship models which are pretty much at par with the iPhone in their features and technical specification.

The smartphone market in India though tech savvy with customers having a desire to be equipped with the latest technology in their gadgets are price sensitive too. Hence there is always a price element which plays into the mind of the high end customers while making a rational decision for making their best buy.

So, let us analyse how does the iPhone 7 fair against its fiercest competition competition coming in form of the LG V20 , Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe.

Display:

Apple iPhone 7 : 4.7-inch (750 x 1334 pixels) Full HD

LG V20: 5.7-inch (2560x1440 pixels) QHD

Samsung Note 7: 5.7-inch (2560x1440 pixels) QHD

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe: 5.7-inch (1080x1920 pixles) Full HD

Operating system:

Apple iPhone 7 : Apple iOS 10

LG V20: Android 7.0 Nougat

Samsung Note 7: Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe: Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Processor:

Apple iPhone 7 : Apple A10 chip (64-bit)

LG V20: 2.15GHz +1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

Samsung Note 7: 2.15GHz + 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor (or Exynos, depending on region)

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe: quad-core Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821

RAM:

Apple iPhone 7: 2GB

LG V20: 4GB

Samsung Note 7: 4GB

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe: 4GB/6GB

Expected Best Price:

Apple iPhone 7: Rs. 60,000

LG V20: Rs. 40,000

Samsung Note 7: 4GB : Rs. 60,000

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe: 4GB/6GB : 50,000

Just glancing through the above features, one can clearly decipher that the competitors have all the answers to Apple's latest launches by embedding their smartphones with latest technology however the Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe and LG V20 are more competitively priced than the Apple iPhone 7. 

Hence one can conclude that Apple is up for a slug-fest to maintain its strong position in the Indian market with respect to its latest launch.

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(Disclaimer: Prices are based on median estimates taken from tech based websites.)