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Latest iPhones officially on sale in Indonesia, starting at Rp 15.2m

According to tempo.co, iPhone buyers in Indonesia have to dig a lot deeper into their pockets than their US peers.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Fri, December 14, 2018

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Latest iPhones officially on sale in Indonesia, starting at Rp 15.2m Apple Inc. introduced the world to its largest-ever smartphone on Sept. 12, the iPhone XS Max. (Bloomberg/File)

Apple's three latest smartphones were officially released in Indonesia on Friday.

"We're very happy to receive Apple's trust to sell the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR not long after they were released in the United States," Djatmiko Wardoyo, the communication and marketing director of PT Erajaya Group in Jakarta, was quoted as saying by tempo.co.

Apple’s iPhone XR is available at prices starting at Rp 15.2 million (US$1,044) with 64GB of storage capacity. Meanwhile, the 128GB and 256GB devices are sold for Rp 16.5 million and Rp 18.3 million, respectively. This phone comes in white, black, blue, yellow, coral or red.

Read also: iPhone XS buyers undeterred by eye-watering prices, few upgrades

Meanwhile, the iPhone XS is sold at Rp 20.5 million (64GB), Rp 23.5 million (256GB) and Rp 27.5 million (512GB). Silver, silver-grey and gold are among the colors available for this device.

As for the iPhone XS Max, the prices have not yet been announced.

According to tempo.co, these prices are far higher than in the US during the products’ launch on Sept. 12, where the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max were sold at starting prices of $749, $999 and $1,099, respectively. (kes)

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