At the Awe Dropping event on Tuesday, September 9, Apple announced the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and the iPhone Air. Although the vanilla iPhone 17 is now marginally costlier than the one before it, the base model now has at least 256GB of onboard storage, which is twice what the iPhone 16 was able to offer.
The iPhone 17 brand will include the iPhone 17, the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and the iPhone Air and they will be pre-orderable beginning September 12 and available in stores and online retailers on September 19 in India.
In this case, Apple has moderately raised the prices of all models within the iPhone 17 range. Vanilla iPhone 17 has a price of starting at Rs 82,900, whereas iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro max have a starting price of Rs 1,34,900 and Rs 1,49,900 respectively. The identical devices are however considerably cheaper in the United States.
How much does new iPhone 17 series cost in India?
iPhone 17: ₹82,900
iPhone 17 Pro: ₹1,34,900
iPhone 17 Pro Max: ₹1,49,900
That is a better improvement than what was last year, although Apple has increased the base storage to 256GB.
How much does iPhone 17 series cost in other countries?
Assuming that you exchange prices at September 2025 exchange rates, the Indians abroad can save a lot:
US: iPhone 17 at ₹70,500, Pro Max at ₹1,05,800
Dubai, UAE: iPhone 17 at ₹81,700, Pro Max at ₹1,22,500
UK: iPhone 17 at ₹87,900, Pro Max at ₹1,31,900
Vietnam: iPhone 17 at ₹1,28,800, Pro Max at ₹1,25,400
The US is still the most affordable destination. Dubai is in the middle -as compared to US it is more expensive but cheaper than India in most of the models.
Things to know when purchasing the iPhone 17 outside India
The foreign counterparts of iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and the iPhone Air should not present any issues but there are some few considerations you have to give before purchasing outside India.
When buying the iPhone 17 in the US, you should remember that it will not have a physical SIM card reader, but only eSIM. As to the question, the Indian variant has a nano SIM card reader besides the eSIM support.
The other factor that needs to be remembered is that there are markets where retail carriers lock iPhones, and therefore, they might not be compatible with Indian SIM cards. With regard to the warranty, all iPhones are provided with a global warranty, and therefore, you need not bother sending the phone back to the country you bought it in as a means of claiming the warranty.
Top locations to purchase the iPhone 17 series at a reduced cost than India
The United States is still the cheapest market to get the iPhone 17, which is going at approximately Rs 70,500. followed by Canada, where the new iPhone is selling at Rs 72,500.
Although there is no reason to go to these countries simply to purchase the iPhone 17, you can request relatives, friends or family to purchase it and carry it with them to India.
The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are also the cheapest to purchase in the United States, where they can be bought at Rs 97,000 and Rs 105,800, respectively.
Second in line is Canada, where iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max cost Rs 1,01,900 and Rs 1,14,400, respectively. To the curious, the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro maxim cost are sold in Hong Kong at RS 1,04,000 and RS 1,12,800.
