Apple's India Problem

[@AppleExplained]

UPDATE: The day this video was published Apple Maps in India began supporting turn by turn navigation

[@abdelhaktaleb4146]

Talk about bad timing 😂

[@faiboy567]

XD

[@theshivrajroy]

Apple took action when you said it’s not available in india so they made it available today itself

[@vaibhavdalip]

lol

[@mittromney6052]

Goddamn man what a day to make the video eh? 😂😂

[@shivam3vedi]

As an Apple user for over 4 years living in India, i couldn't agree more. One time i waited 4 hours to get my earpods replaced under warranty only to be told that "they sound fine to me!" when one of them clearly had almost no volume.

[@killbuzzygamer3220]

Shitttt🤣🤣😂😂

[@themf05]

Wow....

[@drifter4training]

I'm sorry but 4 hours ?! Just for earbuds ? Manpower issue or management issue ?

[@mylovingvishu7274]

@@drifter4training India and Manpower issue 😂 sound like Sun with light problem.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

OUCH!!! That would upset me for sure. :(

[@thataakarsh790]

You can go to Dubai, buy an iPhone 12, stay in a hotel one day with meals, get back home, and save a $100.

[@bharat291989]

Really. Explain with price details

[@thataakarsh790]

@@bharat291989 Don’t know much, I’m not in India lol.

[@huzaifabharmal7473]

@@bharat291989 iPhone 12 pro max is $2200 (512gb) and in Dubai it is Around $1500 the round trip of plane cost around 200$ if booked early and then the rest is 500$ is in your hand

[@bharat291989]

@@huzaifabharmal7473 that's not true at all. If you really calculator everything then you hardly save anything.

[@huzaifabharmal7473]

@@bharat291989 You can DECENTLY get a hotel and food for three times in 400 usd

[@haseeb_]

Apple products can actually sell well in India if priced correctly. Even Apple got surprised when MacBook Air became the best selling laptop model in 2018. Thanks to right pricing.

[@rishavbadola7357]

Yes bro. Everyone wants iPhone here. The only problem is affordability

[@gooddickman1561]

@@jdeep7 did you watch the video? Apple doesn't increase the price, it's the Indian gov adding a 20% tariff tax

[@darkushippotoxotai9536]

@@gooddickman1561 It wouldn't be a problem if Apple wasn't so greedy. I bet their profit margin in Iphone sales is more than 30 percent and the profits they get through software and their accessories is way more than the initial price. They deserve to not have a share in Indian market, with their "No Earphones and chargers for Environment" shit alone, Let alone their anti-consumer and anti-right-to-repair shit. Watch Louis Rossman, you'll understand

[@killerbrother6187]

@@darkushippotoxotai9536 this is business 😂

[@arnav3302]

@@jdeep7 ummm…. You know that iPhones are costlier because the Indian government takes more tax from them so Apple has no choice in that while the Amazon prime and Netflix do not enter that tax which is almost 100% more tax

[@not-fake-human]

I bought an ipad a year ago and the glass broke , the repair cost is almost same as the original price of the ipad. So I don't recommend to buy apple products in India

[@icarofilho6524]

it's because they are most likely to give you a new ipad and just reclycle the components of the older ipad. In order to assure you that they will repair your product, they must take the risk to give you a new one in case they can't repair it. So they make you pay that risk.

[@missbear2385]

good thing I don’t live in India rn lol otherwise my parents would have never bought me a phone.

[@smolbrain2061]

@@missbear2385 Some androids are cheaper in India so you may get a phone just not an apple one.

[@missbear2385]

@@smolbrain2061 yeah true

[@sushilverma2634]

Same here with MacBook air there was battery issue then computer didn't start they told to replace logic board which could cost around 54,000 and i bought MacBook air at 63,400 and then i got it repaired from local store which cost around 14,000 and it lasted around a year

[@atomic9183]

1:30 we do the same here in Germany. We go to switzerland to buy Apple products in order to save Hundreds of €.

[@bruxi78230]

Atomic 918 ---- Is that because Switzerland is not in the EU and have lower import duties?

[@thebadmanreturns]

ATOMIC 918 Really? I live near the Alps (germany), only 1, 5 hour driving to Switzerland

[@alainaerni]

Lol Ich wohne in der Schweiz (Translation: Lol I‘m living in switzerland)

[@atomic9183]

Fala Ai The Euro to Chf(Swiss Money) exchange rate is very high plus you have to pay less taxes in switzerland. Only flaw is it only works if you don’t get controlled at the Customs when going back, because then you need to pay the German taxes on top.

[@atomic9183]

steve blow Also ich Wohne ca. 30-45 min von Basel entfernt. Ich würde es dir auf jeden fall empfehlen apple in der Schweiz zu kaufen. Das iphone Xr kostet da zb. 770€ umgerechnet, musst halt nur Glück mit dem Zoll haben.

[@TheKNdheeraj0]

Greg, you have mentioned all the issues and complications perfectly. But there is also there one more issue even if we end up buying a little expensive Mac or iPhone. The Cost of repairing them is expensive as the components are themselves expensive like the main product due to tariffs. It is often a setback that leads many customers to prefer others than apple.

[@AppleExplained]

Good point, thank you for the comment!

[@thesilentcryptographer]

Apple Explained change your background music please it’s getting stale

[@deeppatel9059]

Dheeraj Kn yes it is true, there are more issues, like here in India, Apple’s authorities stores are not giving their customers the proper service. It is bad.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

This is also good to know. Thank you.

[@srineeshsalur524]

i was asked 40,000 INR for my macbook pro keyboard. And the keyboard on macbook pro sucks big time.

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

I remember laughing (or was it crying?) when people were losing their shit that the iPhone X was $1000 when it released because I had paid close to $1200 for my 6S Plus two whole years earlier in India!

[@acecapt2476]

fatis dead Well if you were that smart Mr Fancy Pants you'd have know that IQ is relative and independent of race. So, before you spout that as an insult go and educate yourself.

[@thataakarsh790]

I see. Nowadays Redmi is popular AF.

[@one_step_sideways]

Same thing here in Russia. The iPhone X was $1400 when it launched. The XS situation was even worse. But Apple would rather have poor sales than lower the price of their smartphones to keep up with the competition. Good for us because iPhones suck balls.

[@arunkurian9367]

That's why you skip apple.

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

@@arunkurian9367 That was 2 years ago. Now all of my devices are Apple.

[@dominikfulop7188]

In Hungary, the price of a new iPhone is the equivalent of two months of average salary.

[@oop4001]

In Hungry, the price of a new iPhone is the equivalent of two months of average salary I'm hungry hahahahahahahahahahahshaahhahahaahhahaahahahahahahahshshshshshahahahahahahahahahahaha😭😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂👄😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thataakarsh790]

Lol, it’s a years’ worth of salary in India. Ah yes.

[@actuallymarcos8606]

In Brazil, the price of a new iPhone is the equivalent of 7 months of the minimum salary (most people here work for this amount of money).

[@habib6499]

Same in Algeria except everyone has an iPhone maybe it’s just where I live cause people are “richer” here

[@p4rvussy101]

Ye ik but in india the price of a new iphone is 100$ over the average annual salary . Indians don’t make much

[@sundeepsingh4478]

"Genius Bar" :- Joke of the century *They don't know how to repair, they just replace for like 1000$"*

[@realvivifromloona]

Except for the fact that they replace it for free in most cases

[@99Teutons]

You seem to be an enlightened by louis rosmann

[@jambread8332]

Yeah they say buy a new one 😂😂😂

[@anjithreddyanugu7678]

@@realvivifromloona Lol, they asked 42k for iPhone 6s screen replacement . Which was brought just 8 months old. So seeing the repair cost used 6s for another year and brought iqoo 3 for 30k . If you drop your phone regular iPhone will be last mobile that I suggest.

[@vaibhavsrivastva1253]

@@99Teutons Yes, he is a great man.

[@mr.iguide7508]

I absolutely agree with you regarding having no Apple stores in India is a huge problem. Sales staffs here are not trained well and if asked about what this product does better than others they just start blabbering the specs and does not even know about most of the services which Apple offers. Apple stores are a must in India.

[@ashwarygoel145]

Yup, I asked a sales staff, what is the software version of this mac? He replied, “Sir, it runs on *IOS* which is good at any software version” . I was thinking in my mind like, “WTH, am I seriously gonna buy a mac from him , who doesn’t even know mac runs on *MacOS* .😒

[@VoltigeurGT]

What about India. Here in Czech Republic (which is in Central-Western Europe, not in Siberia or somewhere), the iPhone XS Max 512Gb costs 42500Czk new right now, which is over 1900$! For comparison,a new 6S+ 128Gb costs the same as a new Samsung GS8+ 64Gb, which is about 600$, which may still be a lot more than it costs in the US, but buying the GS8+ is way more worth the money, you get much higher value. What people do you think will be buying products as overpriced as these iPhones? This is why people usually prefer Android phones over iPhones, at least over here where I live.

[@VoltigeurGT]

@Drug Dealer Ftw The thing about the general high pricing of Apple products is because it's "a premium brand", and this applies to wherever Apple sells its products. But, the increasingly higher prices the farther you get from the US is because of taxes I think. That would explain why here in Europe it costs much more than in the US, and even more in India, which is even farther from the US and the shipping taxes are way higher too.

[@fadeclassy507]

Beaumont The Frenchie that’s almost the same as for Norway

[@ShinkuGouki]

Note 8 I'm using can do things the iPhone can only dream of

[@lilkayswirl]

guess hes talking about India specifically because India is a more lucrative market

[@arttu149]

Dude just drive to germany

[@GowthamJose]

India asks for 20% as import tax, that would place xs at $1200 but in reality xs is sold at $1400. Apple asks for 20% more and makes it unimaginable even for people who makes $12000 a year. Where as you can buy the note 9 for around $850, which is offered for almost half the price of its competitor xs max which is valued at around $1550.

[@nadeemshaikh7863]

Bhai currency fluctuation bhi bht important metric hai ye pricing me. Indian rupees ka rate to dekho, kuch bharosa nhi

[@Shubham-b]

Are are serious ? Note 9 costs $970 Dollars . Get your facts right

[@Moustafa59665]

Shubham 10 actually I live in Egypt and it costs 850$ they cost less than the west

[@GowthamJose]

@@Shubham-b I got my facts right. Google, Note 9 and the first thing you see in Amazon is for ₹60,700. If you wait patiently, Note 9 prices fluctuates and you can some times get it for $850. I've seen it multiple times in Amazon for around ₹60,000.

[@GowthamJose]

@@nadeemshaikh7863 Eh, sorry. I don't speak Hindi.

[@Gandy2]

In Australia all the Indians have iPhones🤣😂

[@shubhamboiiiyt6311]

😂😂😂

[@kassiep]

same as here in new zealand, all indians buy iphones and seem very loyal , they seem to get a rush off the status of having one and showing it around i think.

[@shubhamboiiiyt6311]

@@kassiep ohhh....

[@abbasabidi8479]

Not me mate!!😂

[@superjoshi6654]

Bcoz they got apple stores unlike India

[@kathianaeugene]

That’s literally all they need to do is just lower their prices and then they’ll see that the products are going to skyrocket

[@omshree2448]

The only thing you guys always get wrong is that you differentiate premium from budget on the basis of price whereas we do it on the basis of the chip inside . An educated Indian will always pick a $200 poco with snap 840 over a $500 with A10 ( I guess )

[@shahul8222]

@@omshree2448 yup

[@farouqalsalih619]

Well that’s like telling Gucci or Supreme to lower their prices to sell better. It completely removes the premium and luxurious feeling of having an iPhone since they’re not cheap. Also, if Apple prices their stuff cheaper in one region than another, it’s going to lead to a lot of issues as people will buy the iPhones at a cheaper cost there, and sell them for a slight markup in the more expensive regions, thus out competing Apple authorized retailers in those expensive regions. Let me give you an example. Windows 10 keys in the United States cost A LOT of money, easily $100 or more. However, if you go on sites like CDKEYS, you can find the same keys for like 1/10 the price, typically around $10. The reason being is that in China, the piracy rate for products there is 90%, so instead of people buying a Windows key for $100+, they could just pirate it. Windows decided to sell their keys in China for $10, which resulted in an increase in Windows key sales in China. However, that resulted in people buying a bunch of cheap Windows 10 keys in China, and reselling them at a slight mark-up in regions like the US, outcompeting Windows prices in that region. Now, so many people just buy Windows 10 keys from CDKEYS and other sites than directly from Windows because it’s so much cheaper. This situation could easily be repeated if Apple decided to sell their products for cheaper exclusively in India to raise sales. It’s either Apple lowers their prices for all regions in the world (which is highly unlikely) or not change prices at all, and try to think of other more creative solutions that doesn’t just involve reducing their prices.

[@ojusgoyal2191]

but mate that's then a problem for foreign customers, aren't they gonna revoke at the fact of price reduction?? and if they release a new iphone at cheap costs, it creates a problem for the rest line up, that's already in market

[@Cerebrum_Nebula]

@@farouqalsalih619 why does everything has to be a social status

[@edwardjohnston6286]

I know the Indian market. Indians are not against spending a lot of money for fancy things. There is as hugely wealthy middle class now. Apple can easily sell a 700 dollar phone there. That would be 49000 rupees, if they really wanted to force the matter, a 5 inch 600 dollar phone (throwing it close to 40000). This is not an issue, they are the premium brand with a lot of cache. But I think the biggest problem for Apple is that they haven't even made a convincing argument that they are the superior phone in India. There is a level of neglect towards India that frankly ensures their failure. They can blame it on the fact that Indians buy only phones which are cheap. But that's because even buying a far more expensive phone in the android world is not so differentiated. Buying an iPhone is a highly differentiating experience, the sad thing is that is differentiating for the worse and that's what Apple needs to fix. If apple is about selling the best, frankly their iPhone in India, particularly with regards to services is so far off the mark that it's embarrassing. I think these are the kinds of things that make Tim Cook look bad, how could he mishandle such an important market.

[@xxdrowssapxx1]

"But I think the biggest problem for Apple is that they haven't even made a convincing argument that they are the superior phone in India." Well, the indian consumers are smart/right. Apple is becoming a luxury brand, and it does not give any real benefits over other smart phone brands on a day to day basis. They view apple the same way in china. TBH, if i were them, i'd rather spend my $1000 on an LV item rather than an apple branded smart phone that would be outdated in a year's time.

[@suzyaero]

Well, Indians in general are very utilitarian in Nature (because of income, socio economic factors blah blah all that, Yes I know. The Statement is not intended to be judgemental towards them.) They are not the typical Westerners who have established themselves as Team Android or Team iOS. They look at value for money, and hence they adapt very easily from one established Tech ecosphere to another, if need be. And the need at the Moment is that previous Apple products owners have found their sweet Spots in other Brands like Huawei or Oppo or the likes. The middle Class who can afford expensive phones have also reached a "Semi Saturation" point with Smartphones, just like the Westerners. So there is also that factor. I can't state numbers, but only state opinions from people I know who are from India.

[@edwardjohnston6286]

xxdrowssapxx1 look I am half Indian. I have family in India. There is a group of People there or people anywhere in the world who have extra money to spend. They buy nicer things... India is one of the largest importers of German cars, why? After all the cheap India 3000 dollar Maruthi car has 4 wheels and can do the same thing like getting places. People buy nicer things because they can and they want a nicer experience. Apple can have a great market in India. The problem is I think in western countries you could make a genuine argument for the iPhone being a much better product. In India, there is no way to say that the iPhone is even a decent experience. It should almost be illegal to ship Apple maps in Indian iPhones because it is non functional and a risk hazard. Being a luxury brand is no problem. India is the country where people spend thousands every year buying gold.

[@edwardjohnston6286]

FinalLogicPro I don’t agree with you on this, because India is one of the largest importers of German made luxury cars. People there who have money want nice things to spend it on. That’s kind of people anywhere. The thing is a Mercedes is better in objective ways to a cheap India or American car. The iPhone has many advantages over android in western markets that receive Apple’s focus. In India the iPhone is frankly not the better product. That does not bode well for Apple. Their whole business model is make the best and charge a premium. They haven’t done the first part in India but are happily trying to do the second part. They need to focus.

[@suzyaero]

@@edwardjohnston6286 you Do make a good case with the German Cars example. But the German Cars are also "dowgraded" to meet Indian Standards. Ground clearance is way higher than the European models because of the shabby roads, fuel efficieny is optimised with compromises in Build Quality and a few materials etc etc. So it's not exactly identical as to what one gets in Europe. But the Brand Name matters to those Indiana, regardless of the fact that the Indian Version is slightly shittier. So why doesn't that Work with Apple?

[@fireisawesome1466]

1) every oreo manufacturered in india tends to stay in India 2)snicker manufacturered in india=35rs or 1/2 $ oppose to us's 3$ 3) hitting 500$ if manufacturered is easy but customer confidence is tough in india

[@RKNancy]

Us customers are smart people here in India. We know when we get cheated. At least in the matter of phones.

[@andriytroyan3888]

I like India’s stand. No comprise with Apple. They know they got the power.

[@spamtelevision]

But its a monopoly !

[@keerthichandra376]

@@spamtelevision how is it a monopoly? 😲

[@spamtelevision]

Keerthi Chandra because only of one operating system, that’s called monopoly

[@keerthichandra376]

@@spamtelevision what operating system are u talking about? How on earth is it a monopoly bro?

[@spamtelevision]

Keerthi Chandra android and iOS

[@erenyeager4413]

Things have changed a lot since this video. iPhone 11 helped Apple to double its market share in last 8 months. iPhone 11 is available at a very reasonable price in India now. And now the online store is also available. Apple will conquer the Indian market pretty soon.

[@manjodh1533]

Eren Yeager!?

[@arjunc4244]

Sasageyo

[@azazplays646]

I bought the 11 it's cheap but cheaper In the US

[@vaporizedworld4817]

They will never succeed in India they won't take over Samsung and xami who would in the right mind switch from better to worst

[@WW1N73R]

@@vaporizedworld4817 who in the right mind would buy a samsung

[@rishavbadola7357]

Ive watched 4-5 videos on this same topic. You’ve explained it the best

[@faizanjoyia]

Also people in India like to download apps and music from unofficial sites to avoid paying for services which is not possible with iPhone where as it’s very easy on android

[@wordsmith-2232]

but that doesnt make the number of people desiring an iphone any less. Telegram and other sites are available on chrome in ios too

[@HondaOhnaka]

@@wordsmith-2232 yes of course people still want an I phone mostly due to the luxury thing. however, as a compromise, people can choose to download apps that aren't available in their region

[@meinaa27]

It's easy on iPhone too you just need to know how to do it My music library is full of songs I didn't buy cause I know how to get them 😂😂 Also Spotify is an option and Anghami is a cheaper option and if you have the money for an iPhone you have the money for a streaming service

[@faxgirl4666]

@@meinaa27 can you please teach me how to get a paid app on my iphone. The app in question is Minecraft thanks.

[@HondaOhnaka]

@@faxgirl4666 i think there are people who can do it; a quick google works I think

[@OdysseyTag]

Apple has never really catered itself to anything other than Western market's. They've had phones out for more than a decade and only start giving a hoot in India and China when their sales peak and start to pivot? While almost every Android OEM under the sun has taken years of investment, patience and marketing on establishing a presence in countries not even mentioned in Apple keynote availablity rollout lists? I think this reaction from Apple is duly deserved. I simple can't fathom how markets like China and India and entire regions like Africa and South America get overlooked when sales are hunky dory in the States and Europe but all of a sudden take priority when they reach saturation point in those respective markets.

[@bruxi78230]

George Asamoah-Awuah ----- Would you consider China to be a Western Market? No? Me neither. By the way goofy, China is Apple's second largest market. Many times Cook has indicated that soon China will likely be Apple's largest market. When you're gonna start commenting about Apple, it's helpful to be somewhat close to the truth. This is publicly available data that would take you about 2 minutes to look up.

[@prajvalhl]

Even if Apple introduces 500 - 600 $ iPhone with great specifications, That would be a huge success in India. Given that OnePlus phones in India are already in that price range and selling in good numbers. People in India (Majority of them) would like to own an apple product or an iPhone but problem is their budget don't match with the iPhone's current price tag.

[@m.s.nabhiram1532]

even its 50k i would buy iphone

[@encagedparadise3696]

I must say, people in india knows how to choose a smartphone!

[@MayurBande2000]

We Asian We Smart 😉

[@barnacles1352]

@@MayurBande2000 not smart enough to host use emojis

[@kshitizdewani3786]

@@barnacles1352 you might not be that smart to understand that with a difference in region, there can be a change in use of emojis and facial expressions.

[@Hi-nw4dh]

Kshitiz Dewani burnn

[@kshitizdewani3786]

@@Hi-nw4dh always burnin bruh 🔥

[@hamlabol8149]

I don't think making iPhones cheaper is a solution for India. Firstly, 90% of the buyers of iPhones in India buy it because of the high price tag. In a country where there is huge disparity in wealth, iPhone is the easiest way to show that you are rich. Secondly, Apple won't be able to compete with the Chinese brands like Xiaomi and Oppos in the low cost market. Apple needs to innovate more and faster. Most of the features come to iPhones years after they are introduced on Android phones. Because of this, they are losing market share not just in India, but everywhere.

[@burlhorse61]

iphone users tend to be loyal -in western countries.Especially when they get entrenched in that ecosystem.i got the ipod when it was in it infancy-and hated it.too any restrictions

[@gregpovy]

Apple is toast. Declining in China, no viable future in India.

[@rogehmarbi]

Their business model seems to be incompatible in both market you mentioned. Apple is a big player in the west (like it or not) but at those places.... well... they need a new strategy for sure

[@alexcharles1996ac]

People say that Apple is toast but they will just invest their teams into driving their profits into software and services... Just look at Apple music that's going to be their business model from their already established user base.

[@bruxi78230]

Larry N ----- You don't know how to count dude. People who say such things are moronic. Apple sales in the supposedly bad last quarter were 84 billion, second biggest all time. If we look at EPS (a measure of profits by investors) they had an all-time high up 7% from last year. Oooops Larry, you made a very big boo boo. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, they have 120 billion in net cash on the balance sheet. China is a big important market to many smartphone companies. Proof of that is Samsung was down 13% last quarter and 22% the quarter before due to softness in China. Apple was down 5% in revenue. Who do you like if China goes into an extended slump? Apple who has 120 billion in cash, or Samsung Electronics who has far less. With that much cash Apple can hang in there for 2 decades or more. By the way in this last quarter Apple will add to their cash pile with another 22 billion or so. Damn Larry you don't know anything about toast.

[@thebadmanreturns]

And Hated all around the world. *ROFL*

[@zsydeepsky2]

@@rogehmarbi not the whole west, only the US & Japan, iOS was facing serious competition even in EU.

[@rockingsaikumar143]

Lol forget about apple in India in future guys. I am using iPhone 8 plus and it's pretty awesome. But today only Redmi introduced its Redmi note 7 & 7 pro with 6.3 water droplet notch and 48 mega pixel camera back camera with Snapdragon 660 processor with its starting price of 145$ 😂😂

[@NadimSadeeq]

The camera probably still shit though...

[@thebadmanreturns]

hihellhi No.

[@emiel333]

Haha

[@Kollex999999]

readlight27 exactly! There are 20 MP cameras for 50$ and there are 8MP cameras for 5000$....

[@thesilentcryptographer]

With a Snapdragon 660. Nuff said. A12 beats even some desktop processors, including a Skylake i5 in Geekbench

[@terminator7541]

Apple is nowhere in India

[@Racko.]

@Zainjal26 Lmao So True

[@darringordon6596]

ALL of them????

[@ignashi7plays401]

@Zainjal26 🤣🤣

[@pokemonkiller2622]

No where Or Now here 🤔

[@terminator7541]

@@darringordon6596 yup

[@pikachu5647]

As an Indian I have to say that this is the most accurate video to shed a light on apple's situation in India. Appreciate the research.

[@Aaditya6050]

Thats why android is better

[@mono2917]

@@Aaditya6050 lol no

[@Aaditya6050]

@@mono2917 lol yes

[@mono2917]

@@Aaditya6050 LOLLL no

[@reallyrealbirb]

@@Aaditya6050 no

[@kartik7775]

I love Apple products, been using 6S, loving it. But knowling its little cracked screen glass repair cost just simply kills me!! I really hope Tim knows all the points mentioned in this video and makes all the required changes so the company gets even stronger and more prosperous, and the Indian customers like me could enjoy Apple's really really great products and services. Great Video 👍

[@arttu149]

You shiuld buy iphone SE

[@Aaditya6050]

Android is bettee

[@dougbarnowski5224]

cvracked screen lol why am i not surprised

[@dougbarnowski5224]

apple lover gets what he loves

[@SmitePlayz1]

​@@arttu149 SE is trash

[@TheKNdheeraj0]

Finally the video I was waiting for!!

[@ErigaPangidoanHsb]

No apple store, just authorized reseller. Hmm sounds familiar like in Indonesia.

[@tejshah8364]

Because indonesia is shit

[@mikhwanese]

@@tejshah8364 hey you little shit

[@tejshah8364]

@@mikhwanese indonesia is 💩💩💩

[@tejshah8364]

@@mikhwanese indonesia is shit🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@potatoeskimos]

Apple is opening an official store in Malaysia letsss gooo

[@enian5907]

25% of Indians only have smartphone , thats not right for sure

[@acecapt2476]

Even I wonder where they got that percentage from. Smartphones have always been a thing here since way back when even Micromax phones were popular.

[@kumarpriyanshujha]

I think it's about 50

[@bhakti235]

in the cities, it's like 70%. in the villages, it's like 20%

[@AdvaitBajaj]

@@kumarpriyanshujha ahh .. so u can calculate the percentage of entire indian population using smart phone in ur head. .

[@saikatsasmal9329]

25% is nearly equal to 250 million people now do the math

[@MrSandwichk]

bcoz most Indians prefer value for money stuff .. they can buy *5* Pocofone or *3* OnePlus at the cost of one base model *XS* . Even Note 9 512GB is *cheaper* than an iPhone .. XS

[@Emobullymaguire]

Phone go booooomm

[@Shutdown90078]

Well it's a note nine TF do you think

[@omkar_121]

In 2019 every 3 out of 4 people had a smartphone in India.

[@nadeemshaikh7863]

4:40 Any Indian remember this pathetic sitaution of Indian Telecom market just over 2 years back 😑

[@nadeemshaikh7863]

@@beyondwaveforms3059 I was paying 300 rs for just 1 GB at pathetic speeds. Can't even play KZbin videos at 360p 😔

[@NadimSadeeq]

Thats really not that bad.. in the UK you can get 2gb for £11 - around 1000 rupees. Here 500 rupees only get you 500mb. This is for data only sim as well

[@ranadeepkundu5357]

And when you exhausted your data then suddenly your main balance got vanished in no time🙄 Now Ambani has brought down the price at ₹133($2) per month for 2GB/ Day 4G with calls. Like a boss.😎

[@akshit133]

Nadeem Shaikh now it’s all well

[@amberjha5974]

@@NadimSadeeq people earn less here. The average wage is 800$ per year.

[@lokeshjha5109]

3:56 Geekyranjit......

[@Rahul-kz5fi]

Ooohhh

[@jkmsaturn]

Ecosystem! Apple's secret sauce is the presence of their impressive walled garden. It's often what makes people aspire to own their products (even if they are somewhat out of reach). Unfortunately, India's 'wall' is still taller. Great video.

[@BarcaFanaticOfficial]

I am an Apple user from India, and they have progressed a lot now. No issue understanding my accent and even the apple maps is better... hope we get the apple upgrade program here soon

[@sidtheduck2095]

2:36 the girl on the left is holding the box upside down.

[@IamMrkay]

Please help me I’m... addicted to this man’s videos

[@nir2594]

Companies don't stay on top for long if they saturate the market with no innovations for years. The only way out is reaching out to more customers. Says a lot about Apple's strategy if they are looking to expand into India. Apple has lost it's way in India but they can surely get it done with the 30% purchases if they want to. Besides the purchasing power of India is only going to increase in the future, I see little reason not to do it already.

[@billypoydar4732]

Love Love Loooove how informational these videoes are! I'm a big apple fan, so I love your channel. Thanks, Greg!

[@subharthisarkar3522]

3:30 that's not Indian commerce minister (Suresh Pravu),, she is the defence minister, Mrs.Nirmala Sitaraman (she was the minister of state for commerce about 4 years ago)

[@Luvansh77]

A major reason for the sales of apple in india is bcz of it being used more as a status symbol rather than a phone

[@rohithreddy75]

Its because of its reliability with camera and you know that the phone wont die on you

[@iamsid23]

Was waiting for this one. Few more things that could have been added. Although majority in India own budget smartphones under 200$ the premium smartphone space is also occupied by OnePlus that offer great value for money. I have many friends who own an iPhone especially older models like the 6, but they are plenty happy with it and the usage has increased since the battery replacement program. Apple in India works so strange and it's starting to pay the price for it.

[@RakeshKumar-fv6ny]

The views that you presented were quite accurate. Also buying an iPhone does not make any sense in India as the price we pay for the features it offers is very high. Other companies provide better value for money than any Apple products. NO. Apple will not make a cheaper iPhone and NO Apple cannot make it big in Indian market. Even if Apple made a cheaper iPhone, it would still be expensive compared to it's competitors and other brands simply provide more value for money that Apple will ever will in it's entire lifetime.

[@iicarplaying1930]

The specs don’t matter in an apple product,that is why the iPhone se 2020 is as fast as the galaxy s20 and that is why the iPhone 13 is more faster than the s21 ultra and has better camera because what matters in apple products is the optimisation between the hardware and software and by the way all the stupid Chinese companies like Xiaomi realme and oneplus sucks and are laggy because for whatever reason Indians never consider that he iPhone is WORTH the money instead of buying a stupid oneplus Xiaomi or realme or oneplus or a Vivo (I’m Indian too)

[@valetudan234]

​@@iicarplaying1930average apple fanboy

[@tora3492]

3:56 Only legends can identify that it is GeekyRanjit's hands (GeekyRanjit, KZbin)

[@hardikar0jas]

Please make an updated version of this video as so many things have changed

[@Thangty77]

8:50 Siri still struggles to understand Indian accent! This made me weak 😂😂😂

[@CO8848_2]

Duh.... They can buy Xiaomi at 1/8 of the price, which does almost everything, they are not going to pay $1500 just to show off.

[@kantbatta880]

C O some really buy

[@CO8848_2]

@@kantbatta880 That's like saying nothing. The whole point is not many buy.

[@acecapt2476]

It's really insanity when an iPhone with no headphone jack, no dual sim capability nor expandable memory expects tech savvy people to buy them. We here in India don't have a hipster mentality to buy something at a premium price just for showing off.

[@omshree2448]

@@realvivifromloona you are the most naive person I have ever seen .

[@zoomboy6676]

@@realvivifromloona We can easily find apple sheeps among KZbin commenters just by seeing their DP 😟😆😅😂😅😅

[@santarpanroy570]

Need Indian market? just release a phone with premium internal components and bellow ₹25000 price tag. and an amazing camera is a must. all other companies are doing that.

[@atuldhawade838]

@@aravindr4986 even one plus 6t not comes in 25k.. And he expecting from apple brand😂😂😂😂😂

[@aravindr4986]

@@atuldhawade838 38k

[@xbotscythe]

iPhone iX?

[@devchatterjee2955]

​@@fatisdead7150 lmao u must be dumb, u know right that Tata owns one of the Major motor companies like Jaguar, Fiat, etc. or ur racist haterism salt made u blind af?

[@whatsappvideosandgifs4315]

no instead apple should compete with samsung note prices. Galaxy note sales in india will be reduced in no time.

[@HighLevelPlayer]

I'm glad India is requiring Apple to make some serious commitment to production in India if they want to sell their phones without tariffs. If only American politicians would be so strict with American corporations over here.

[@SF-li9kh]

Fast forward to 2022. The iPhone 13 for Indian consumers are 100 percent manufactured in India. Yet price is still same even without import duty or tax. So local manufacturing helped Apple but not the customers

[@reflexyy]

@@SF-li9kh i mean they can't just drop the price like $400-500 as it would negetively affect brand reputation but some price cut could have been made

[@thecapone45]

I am an American and I don’t wish for such government intervention. Just keeps things out of the hands of the American people while enriching those on government.

[@arnavsawhney]

My dad bought an iPhone SE for around 16k 3 years ago. A year ago its battery became weak to the point of holding charge for only around 2 hours. I thought the new iPhone SE would be around 20-25k but no it was 42k! Dad just paid around 2.5k to get the battery replaced and the original SE has been running like a charm. And it has the headphone port as well.

[@OmFreeRadical]

Where can we replace iPhone SE(2017) battery?! @ ₹2.5k..

[@arnavsawhney]

@@OmFreeRadical you can go to an apple care or service center. Make sure it's an authorized one. Also backup your iPhone beforehand

[@ruthvikraju7019]

And at this point of time Apple products are nothing but a Status symbol in India, not a productive device

[@TheClinchMagazine]

Ruthvik Raju Which really sends a message that “Yeah look at me ! I am a stupid person. I had too much money to waste”

[@Emobullymaguire]

Red Hook MMA at least I can sit comfortably at home knowing that my phone won’t blow my house up.

[@anjithreddyanugu7678]

@@Emobullymaguire literally no phone does.

[@Emobullymaguire]

@@anjithreddyanugu7678 the person who wrote a comment deleted it. That person wrote something along the lines of “ yeah ikr, my phone doesn’t bend”. Also, iPhones are far from status symbols. Maybe if ur an idiot you’ll buy it for status.

[@anjithreddyanugu7678]

@@Emobullymaguire I am never buying iPhone. Screw status symbol screen replacement of iPhone 6s cost 600 dollars in India. My phone cost 500k with latest and greatest Android processor . AMOLED , and 55w charging speed.

[@Arteyuga]

It’s the same here in my country, ~16% higher price range than normal,base model iPhone XS Max cost around $1300 if converted to usd.

[@jeanicadevany4546]

You’re right. I was thinking about our country when I watched this video 🤣 but I don’t get why Apple didn’t manage to open an official store here, even though the buying power is probably much higher than how it is in India.

[@ziyad896]

hey guys its greg with apple explained edit : never got that many likes but ok thank y'all loo

[@valerie_637]

I do not use any apple products but this channel's content is interesting asf

[@yashshah1936]

one of the most important things to notice..... 'the average salary is 1400$ but purchasing power is much higher' thank you! finally someone really got the concept of economy. Because while most of the videos from other channels catering to US customers converting the indian economy in dollars to make them understand but fail to mention this, giving a biased and half baked image of poverty.

[@ayaanpunit]

It's a good thing that Apple has expanded a lot in India; Apple stores and much more now

[@GabrielDorcino]

I live in Brazil and I travel frequently to Argentina, my iphone is SE(my first iphone and really? very expensive here) and the app maps? never worked. and probably will not work for another 10 or 15 years in the future. google maps is the king.. there isn't competition here. and services by apple works just in USA. #truestory 🤷🏼‍♂️ .

[@vaibhavsrivastva1253]

True.

[@friendsrlikefamily4004]

When you can but 3-4 one plus smartphone for a whole family, why you will buy an iphone. That is your answer. BTW One plus is most popular premium smartphone brand here.

[@AmberClayton777]

In India, I bought an iPhone7 in 2020 which coated me US$364 (₹27,000). Now, one year later, the screen cracked and screen replacement cost as per Apple service centre is US$270 (₹20,000). That's a big issue with Apple in Great India.

[@ohioisbruh]

btw 2 apple stores are in India now as of late 2023... Yayy!!

[@randomromir2480]

5 years later, apple is in losses around the world except India 🇮🇳. I’m a big apple fan from India and I just visited the first apple official bkc store it’s beautiful and now over 50% Indians in cities own an iPhone including me.

[@Netscorer]

Apple needs to decide what company they want to be. If they want to stay in premium and super premium market for their iPhones, they will be essentially priced out of 3/4 of the global market as Chinese manufacturers are flooding markets with cheap and pretty good smartphones. Then Apple won't be able to grow their service revenues as they can only sell so much services in the very competitive western markets. If Apple wants to become a service company (as Tim Cook and others have stated so many times in the past year alone), they need to democratize the prices for their iPhone lineup and release a whole subset of budget iPhones that can have a chance to compete on face value. But Apple wants to be both premium market leader and service leader, which, I am afraid, won't be easy to achieve. Their pathetic attempts so far to open their services to non-Apple devices (like opening Apple music to Alexas and iTunes videos to Samsung TVs) is not near enough, as neither Apple Music, nor iTunes are competitive in their own right and can only now sustain themselves as is n the closed Apple ecosystem.

[@ratonL]

¡Even Siri struggles to understand the Indian accent! 🤭 😅 😂 I‘m not alone then 😬

[@pikachu5647]

Okay this is funny 😂

[@omshree2448]

@A Google User have you even tried the Google assistant ?

[@rajatwow737]

Siri can't understand hindi

[@sudipkundu999]

can u make an updated version of this!

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

I love the people from India they are very friendly.

[@AgentX-dh3lf]

Now in India as of mid 2023 Apple has both online and retail stores in India established.

[@nevilleekka13]

You did your Research very well I must say!😁👍

[@Jerome-iwnl]

Damn, india playing their cards right. Incoming superpower?

[@acecapt2476]

Jerome Ley I'm proud of my people not being iSheeps and demanding value for what they spend on. The Apple slogan is think different but geez when people do they are met with racism and insults hurled at them.

[@Jerome-iwnl]

@@acecapt2476 I definitely respect that. I myself am a value oriented person. I wish more people were in my country. Despite this, i do think apple is important, theyre one of the few companies that innovate, others include samsung and huawei. Everybody else follows, and undercuts.

[@acecapt2476]

Jerome Ley I do agree that Apple did innovate alot and the smartphone industry is always better with more competition. But, let's face it Apple got arrogant and thinks people will just buy anything that has an Apple logo on it.

[@thesoloplayer7685]

@@Jerome-iwnl I love your manners man, you are one of the few people with etiquettes.

[@Jerome-iwnl]

Aditya The Solo Player I don’t think i showed much manners, I just rationally looked at the situation as i see it.

[@sayan2369]

This topic needs a update...

[@mythreshm6715]

In india.Iphone13 pro max-512gb costs 1,59,900 inr To travel to dubai and bring :Iphone 13 pro max-512- (1,25,000) +flight(18,600)+Visa(3k for 48 hours validity)+1400(taxi to the nearest apple store for return also)=1,48,000 inr Still you have 11,000 for food.

[@flyingcolours3875]

Nice maths

[@goldy_on_pc930]

apple still has dedicated fans in india

[@yuvtube1]

They are either filthy rich or showoffs.

[@yuvtube1]

@Samurai Jack ya but those people don't buy iPhones for their ecosystem, or iOS, or hardware features..They buy them just to flash that apple logo among people. It's considered as a status symbol. That's why they usually end up buying older phones like iphone 6 or iPhone 5. and that's it..no macbooks, no ipads, no imacs to go with that. They don't even buy a single song from iTunes. or use iMessages (first thing they do is install whatsapp)

[@rogehmarbi]

@@yuvtube1 I've heard people using cars or jewelleries as status symbols but PHONES?

[@animeshmeshram8862]

The people who are gay. I'm am Indian but always buy/import from us or Dubai.

[@thebadmanreturns]

We call them iSheep

[@Shubham-b]

Apple won't make a sub $500 phones. Tim Cook has said more than 10 times they make the best product and not cheaper products. PS : I really want Apple to come up with $500 phone , but I Don't think we will ever see that as it's against their ideology.

[@yuvtube1]

leave about cheaper phones, It would be enough for now even if apple is able to sell it's products in India with same prices as they are abroad.

[@atuldhawade838]

@@yuvtube1 yeah right...

"Apple isn't in the junk market" Tim cook - 2013 nope you just make junk products at a premium price you goggle eyed bitch 😂

[@cora7941]

Apple products are overpriced garbage

[@acecapt2476]

Best products my ass lmao

[@foure2833]

8:37 ITS POPPY

[@mamthapradhan9080]

We can’t use apple store app because apple store app is not available in our country (India )... but you can select another country or region To check latest products and etc..... why we are not in list.... this is also a big problem

[@erranbahadurbk]

Same in nepal! Its really sucks! Apple store should be in every country!

[@vexcarius7100]

Increases the price to the maximum. Expects higher returns.

[@anantsharma7955]

absolutely absurd.

[@ohmopus]

If apple make phones in india then they can avoid tarif and also material costs..

[@dave-000]

I can proudly state that the Indian market ain't for Apple. Not in a million years 🤣🤣🤣

[@sangeethsudevan]

Year 2021 : Iphone 12 pro max 512gb, US price - $1400, India price - $2180. As long as this price difference stands I think Apple will never grow beyond the 3.54% (as of June 2020, highest point) market penetration in india.

[@MyIphoneGaming]

8:39 where are the volume and brightness bars? Also why is his arm so thin, also the song playing on the iphone is "I'm Poppy" wtf thats creppy

[@shayantanbanik1301]

Ohh man... incredible home work...much much appreciated...👍

[@rishabhjainthert]

Apple has to *Think Different* for Indian market 😁🙏

[@devadath3813]

In India iPhone 13 pro released around 1850$😶

[@utkarshasthanashub.co_yt]

Apple Company Stores, are now there in India, in 2023. 😊😊😊

[@M16-mini]

Hey greg, we need an updated video!

[@PCWorld22]

Apple Pay doesn't work in India but Samsung Pay works everywhere! Apple has no control over Resellers as they charge extra!

[@elwanga]

i couldn't agree more when he said siri still struggles to get indian accents 😂, it felt like a mutual understanding

[@shrivardhanjadhav1]

Thanks for making this video ❤️❤️❤️🧡

[@shiv7360]

3:54 thats geeky ranjit !

[@Kaiserschlacht1]

Nice one. In the future you can also tell something like why there are no apple stores in middle european countries as well

[@yogiyoda]

“ Siri is having trouble understanding Indian accents .” Join the club Siri. Join the club.

[@trinigyul7507]

How ironic that India home of customer care sucked at apple customer service 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Dangermonkey1000]

If you don't get paid well......then do you care well

[@hrisikeshbhattacharya5467]

home of customer care?? I live in india and very very few people work as customer care. More like home of Farmers. Since thats the biggest employment industry in india. Get some knowledge kid

[@indukurianvesh2405]

We can get a one plus 6t, a dslr and 52 inches led TV for the price of a junk iphone xs max

[@ramandeepsingh132]

I am Indian and never owned an iPhone since the first one launched. However I always owned Samsung and Chinese handsets. I can feel this video. The price tag of even Rs.25,000/- (~$300) is not affordable for most of us.

[@dracoace969]

That make sense why apple moved factories to India from China

[@yarmoom832]

Only if Apple wasn't this greedy, their phones would own like 90% of the market. As of now, I'll stick to my Android and wait for Fuchsia OS, which will most likely kill Android/iOS.

[@xbotscythe]

Apple and Google should collab for Fuchsia and make a universal OS

[@zoqxsa6611]

In your dreams

[@xbotscythe]

@@zoqxsa6611 figured that out quickly

[@bruxi78230]

Yar Mooi ---- Apple already owns about 80% of the market. The measure that matters is profits not units. If they wanted to make cheap ass phones that make the company no profit, they could do so easily. That's what every other company does. But how would that help Apple?

[@amberjha5974]

@@bruxi78230 *19% is apple, 69% is andriod and rest is others.