'iPhone Duo itna mehenga hai’: Rapper Santy Sharma revives ‘kidney’ joke over ₹3 lakh price of Apple's newest device
Santy Sharma shared an AI-generated post showing him holding an iPhone Duo box in one hand and a white smartphone in the other. His T-shirt is lifted, revealing a long, stitched surgical incision on the right side of his abdomen.
A sarcastic rapper has poked fun at Apple's expensive new iPhone Duo, the company's first foldable smartphone. The base model of the device costs nearly ₹3 lakh, making it the most expensive iPhone ever. Singer-rapper Santy Sharma revived the classic "kidney" jokes by sharing an AI-generated image online. In the image, Sharma holds the iPhone Duo box in one hand and a white smartphone in the other, with a surgical incision on his abdomen, jokingly claiming he sold his kidney to afford the pricey device.
The iPhone Duo's steep price tag sparked a wave of memes online, comparing its cost to that of a car and motorcycle. Apple launched the iPhone Duo on 9 September, with pre-orders starting on 12 September.
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