{
  "id": 6591891,
  "title": "India's iPhone Paradox: How A Lower-Middle-Income Economy Became A Premium Market For Apple",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/indias-iphone-paradox-how-a-lower-middle-income-economy-became-a",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-10T12:44:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/indias-iphone-paradox-how-a-lower-middle-income-economy-became-a-premium-market-for-apple"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "At first glance, Apple’s premium pricing in India appears difficult to justify. The country’s annual per capita income is around $2,813 (approximately ₹2.33 lakh), while the iPhone 18 Pro starts at ₹1,64,900. Apple’s folding flagship, the iPhone Duo, costs as much as ₹4,49,900, almost twice the average Indian’s annual income. Yet Apple continues to treat India as one of its most promising…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}