Why are iPhones more expensive in South Africa than rest of the world?

[@phelelanimafuleka3854]

They know our South Africans justify crazy pricing as a soft life.

[@molebohengmaphepha80]

Yep, there is a "market" for these 40K phones.

[@thabangmangaka7083]

wangtswaar and if u say something they say u broke😂😂😂

[@samkelosomdaka5728]

Dumb dumbs

[@moabikobue9696]

They've figured out the psychology of black people. Here in SA and even in the States. We always striving for Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Fabianni, etc. That shxt has us in a chokehold for sure and many years to come

[@phillipkleopas7230]

Same thing with buying VW cars. Imagine people are buying polo gti for more than 600k. Imagine such a small car for +600k

[@user99641]

EVEN DATA BUNDLES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE IN S.A THAN IN ANY OTHER COUNTRIES IT'S INSANE.

[@fatudaniel7301]

Wifi is a lot better. You get more for less, trust

[@pencilcase8068]

Bro come to Swaziland and you'll see how expensive data is. When I first visited SA I was shocked at how cheaper data was compared to Swaziland

[@potatopotatoeOG]

And bengi funa kyasho the same thing😂 I’ve spent nearly 1500 rands during 3 weeks on MTN bundles. Kuning’😢

[@lettuceandtomatoes89]

@@potatopotatoeOG WHAT?!?!? Yho, kuningi mzalwane!

[@DB-ot2cr]

just more corruption in SA

[@collinmartin3589]

Why is the Competition Commission not investigating this?

[@UhuruUhuru]

Good question

[@MJ-qz3pf]

@@UhuruUhuru Cant you do a petition to stop this scam

[@Manlesss]

Why would they investigate. The question is why apple can't open their own store here . If we're deemed a premium market for them

[@alexdladla6976]

Competition Commission is useless

[@keiramoodley1317]

That is the question. Monopolistic pricing

[@MthimkhuluD]

It’s just a scam , plus it’s not just apple products, it’s also cars .

[@nyaladzanitshuma116]

I beg to differ, cars are quite cheap in South Africa. In Zimbabwe though it’s a whole different story.

[@shaunndlovu5329]

nope cars are actually cheaper, in fact its a 1 is to 1 comparison with other international markets/countries

[@nottheaveragecomment]

It's not the companies alone. They do over price their products but blame the government on import taxes when our country doesn't manufacture anything. Out leaders are just dumb and don't know how to think logically or manage investments

[@KinGKonGB3ATZ]

Supercars in South Africa are almost double the price

[@Mvelasefm]

This is why I hate apple, it's telling South Africans how stupid we can be in spending money, the main components in these cellphones come from Africans severe oppression yet we are their biggest supporters. Apple simply kills us for it and sells it back to us more expensive than other countries n we gladly flash it around n feel proud to own our blood in our hands....

[@tshepisobapela2458]

If this vid were a reel on the socials it would blow up for sure. Such quality dissection

[@heinewittgenstein3994]

I've never seen so much ignorance in one video and comment section.

[@tumelo181]

I live in the US🇺🇸, i usually bring stuff for friends and family in SA 🇿🇦 when i come Mac Book iPhones PlayStation 5 Samsungs Prices here in USA 🇺🇸 are half the price they cost in SA🇿🇦 iPhone is worse because IStore is a middle man, in USA 🇺🇸 there is Apple Store not iStore that’s one of the reasons

[@yodailycupotea]

What are the import costs. Cause i have fam in the US right now that can buy me one. Please

[@tumelo181]

@yodailycupotea well for me I just put them in my luggage bags🧳 even the PS5 I just took it outside the box because it won't fit If you travel with them as your own no import tax

[@Celiwehatana]

iPhones from the US don’t have the physical SIM card slot, they use e-Sim,and that’s not available in SA or any of the African countries therefore they won’t be compatible with SA’s Network SIM cards,unless you buy one from Australia.

[@hazinashow8828]

Brother I literally use esim in my iPhone 12 what do you mean it Is not available?

[@Asanda128]

​@@Celiwehatanae-sim is available here in South Africa.

[@traumaqueeen]

No one is forcing you support this middleman company. The best thing to do is give them zero business, just buy a Samsung. Its ridiculous, you are paying for these people's lifestyle

[@hallaback2010]

😏🙄🙄

[@blacksands93]

Not justifying pricing in SA, but just to add something that was missed out, prices displayed in the US never included what they call "Sales Tax". The Sales Tax differs from state to state and is added upon check out. Additionally, SA has high import duties and there's VAT which is pretty high compared to most nations around the world. I also know that shipping costs to SA is higher in comparison to the EU and US. Most trade routes are from East to West. With higher volumes, costs are significantly reduced. I once was doing research on starting a business to resale goods from Asia to SA and I also had the US and UK in mind as potential markets. Shipping costs to the US and UK per unit was about 4-6 USD, now shipping to SA was quoted between 12 to 20 USD depending on carriers. So in the case of Samsung, they would have to take a margin cut to be market leaders in the SA.

[@georgemunyoro]

​@@blacksands93 Yeah it's odd that it wasn't mentioned that US pricing doesn't include tax. It's a very important point. But even including sales tax though our pricing is still egregious. California sales tax, the highest of the 50 states, is 7.25%. So the base iPhone 15 would cost USD750 (R13,400), despite being advertised at an MSRP of USD700. American companies also have an odd habit of not adjusting European pricing correctly, e.g. the base iPhone 15 is 700GBP (R16,340) in the UK, and EUR850 (16,750) in Germany, an EU member state. Even with import tax taken into account, Europeans are also being grossly overcharged. Combined with the fact that Core Group imports our Apple devices from the UK, it's easy to see how we end up with the bank-breaking prices that we do, with the same aforementioned base iPhone 15 costing R19,000 here from the iStore, which is EUR964, GBP813, and USD1064 at current rates. At that price, Americans can buy the latest iPhone 16 Pro, the pro model of a whole new generation, it's insane. TL;DR: base iPhone 15 is ~R13,400 in the US, R16,340 in the UK, ~R16,750 for EU member states, and R19,000 here. Yikes!

[@Diablo22967]

Then it's not a free Economy if you forced to buy Android yet you want an iPhone

[@mthobisizondi2410]

@@Diablo22967well free market capitalism exists in theory at best

[@matomekgatle4023]

Other countries don't allow companies to scam their citizens like this, they know that if people spend so much on such items, they don't save or spend money on more important things like saving. There should be a limit to how much people can ask/charge for a none essential item

[@JohannesButi]

I dream of the day when africans will do things themselves, cars, cellphones, music equipment, medicines etc.

[@jacksonm.6549]

This should be our long term vision. Instead of begging for things from the world, let's innovate and invent our own products. After all we have the resources, so can manufacture it for cheap. Who cares about wanting international artists to come perform here. If they don't want to, so be it. Our attitude needs adjusting

[@JohannesButi]

@@jacksonm.6549 100% agreed. If other countries manufacture products, we too can do our own. And buy our own. Africa with so huge population, surely there must be many genious, gifted among us. Spread the word. Thanx

[@lettuceandtomatoes89]

True that and we are already in some aspects like Aspen and the likes... The harsh reality about doing this kind of thing is that it is going to require heavy state intervention in capital, land/premises, transportation and protection from international competitors (east and west). We as Africans are able to be our own market as consumers and producers - other regions can merely be a bonus....

[@obedthemagnificent7128]

Most African countries got independence first and so from 1922 to 1990 most countries should have been far. It will never happen

[@lettuceandtomatoes89]

@@obedthemagnificent7128 I understand what you are saying but, I disagree with you

[@rammuso]

South Africa has the greatest economic hypocrisy and discrepancy ; when sellers that are affordable to most South Africans such as Temu or Shein, they slap insanely high import duties and taxes in order to support local businesses who already South Africans(the poor majority) cannot afford to buy from...take a look at Galaxy Boy, a local Pretorian brand which sells items more expensively than brands such as Nike and Adidas yet when we buy online from Nike at near half prices they throw unnecessary duties and taxes, The South African gorvernment simply screws over its citizens and they want no interruption or intervention from foreign competition, is the gorvenment not supposed to look after the citizen's best interest?

[@pamelatire8386]

If you have a US visa, you can book a return flight to New York, spend a night and come back with a new iPhone with the South African price.

[@lindamayambela4672]

haibo 😂

[@miss3v3lyn]

@pamelatire8386 That doesn’t make sense because you still going to pay for your flight. Add to that the price of the phone! So what’s the point 🤔

[@pamelatire8386]

@@miss3v3lyn stop trying to prove to yourself that you smart.

[@NMG1007]

At least you'd have a little vacation while shopping for new iphone 😅

[@rumoursaysnewsent.7479]

​@@NMG1007The vacation part makes more sense then ....travel to buy a phone that's dope...two birds with one stone

[@ShamielFourier]

We need tax reform here jirr.. this country is at economic war with its own citizens

[@rivoningo]

If Apple opens an Apple Store in South Africa the middleman issue would go away, but will they ever do that, I don’t think so.

[@ptpanashe9]

Yeah because Istore is not Apple. iStore is the one puts an expensive markup on the original price.

[@ezra.nebula]

We have apple stores😂

[@LM-sv8cg]

@@ezra.nebula no we do not. We have iStore which is a premium reseller

[@Monza507]

Theres literally over 30 apple stores in SA

[@LM-sv8cg]

@@Monza507 we have iStores 🤣 iStore and Apple are not the same thing. iStore is a premium reseller. There is no Apple store in SA.

[@asffsadfsaf]

For years I've been flying to Tokyo to buy iPhones. the cost of the flight, 1 night in a hotel and the iphone is cheaper than if I were to buy it at iStore. I get to have a little holiday, rack up some frequent flier miles/status and get to have sushi for "free" compared to if i were to buy it from iStore. One of the biggest problem though is that iphones imported from other countries are actually illegal in South Africa because they don't have the icasa sticker. If you were to try starting a business that imported iphones from other parts of the world and selling them in South Africa you would be quickly shut down by the police and your stock seized.

[@ramonkroutz]

Watching on my s24 ultra laughing at the apple 🤡

[@karabomajola2891]

They’re literally the same price, Ultra to Pro Max still the same amount 😅

[@ramonkroutz]

@@karabomajola2891 I didn't buy mine in SA.

[@josh3221ify]

Watching on my a15 laughing at people who get scammed with overpriced phones 🤡

[@ramonkroutz]

@@josh3221ify laughter. It's all you have if you have no money.

[@ramonkroutz]

@@karabomajola2891 yeah see my Samsung also came with a small country full of fun capabilities upgrades and functionalities that require KZbinrs weeks of work to delve into. Haha.

[@pantinchelles6161]

The price of an iPhone 15, 512 Gb per country: in USA ($999 USD); in Canada ($1449 CAD = $1065 USD,; in Europe France (€1249 Euros =$1378 USD); in South Africa (R27999 =$1571 USD).!! iPhones sold in the U.S no longer take physical sim cards, only e-Sim. The last iPhone with physical sim card sold in the U.S was the iPhone 13.

[@bulelanibotman]

buy they still physical sims in the european union

[@NanaYLeonard]

Oh I didn’t know that. So if you order an iPhone from the US, are you able to use it here in SA?

[@jeanm3506]

Just get a eSIM

[@neshnesh4633]

The whole world knows that South Africa has money. I mean, car manufacturers, football coaches, music artists.

[@Futhi.Johnson]

SA has money ????

[@allanhsu888]

Sa has money ?? 😂😂😂

[@neshnesh4633]

@@Futhi.Johnson Too much

[@neshnesh4633]

@@allanhsu888 Too much

[@GlenroseMakgorogo]

Money to play with. South Africa is I blew it

[@princemofokeng1389]

let's do a petition. and send it to apple

[@UhuruUhuru]

I like that idea.

[@blessingchizema9154]

how do we start a petition cos i am ready?

[@jacksonm.6549]

Partition or petition?

[@ThebigGLRams]

😂😂😂 shem

[@multitechsolutions3168]

Yes

[@HannesStander-ng4cc]

Thanx brother for putting us ( South Africans) in the picture. Always wondered WHY we pay so much ! Thanx also for having the BALLS to call these sharks out !!!💪💪

[@thulanic]

This was a good analysis. Nice one Jamie.

[@ramonkroutz]

Give this man two bells. So eloquent. So classy

[@nompumeleloprecious9700]

So demure.

[@fatudaniel7301]

Very well spoken. Love it

[@makungupixelpix7168]

​@@nompumeleloprecious9700lol was gonna add that😂😂😂

[@Landless_Native]

Business has been unashamedly exploiting South African people for the longest time, Lately I support platforms like Temu, Alibaba etc and I’m happy to see local businesses which Abuse the South African people close shop.

[@thandosdance1504]

That's why SARS is introducing these taxes to discourage us from importing. They did that for the car market.

[@andujarpain2629]

True, but Shop Rite and SARS are in cahoots to put Temu and Shein out of business, with outrageous unfair taxes.

[@ntsako_nxu]

@@thandosdance1504lol it won’t work because they still haven’t figured out how to actually do that. We’re still going to buy there or ko small street and avoid these greedy people

[@luciatheron1621]

Temu and Shein sells toxic products, be carefull.

[@siphephelogcabashe5274]

The support of these platforms such as Temu and Shein is a tough one. For instance, they're both known to be turning a blind eye to unethical labour practices. The ultimate ideal would be if we revived our own goods manufacturing to supplant the need for these cheap imports in the first place.

[@Landless_Native]

Example, the Pakistani shops sell the usb-c adapters for over R100 each When they bought it for R1 from China The South African consumers are under siege!

[@sibusisotshabalala3662]

It's a choice to support them the is always options especially online 🤷

[@htprince3729]

Thats true...I have noticed that...Worst part their chargers are very slow

@@sibusisotshabalala3662 👌

[@josh3221ify]

​@@htprince3729 and they cause pollution because in a year you can go through 4 chargers and 4 headphones

[@ntsako_nxu]

@@sibusisotshabalala3662people should just buy online the internet has made this possible

[@lindy2575]

Thank you for being so plugged into topics. I was literally having an argument with an “economist” on twitter that was trying to justify this price difference. I tagged you 😄 thanks for teaching

[@Futhi.Johnson]

They know you going to buy it ..just because it's 'Apple'

[@fatudaniel7301]

People are becoming much wiser and smarter. I doubt they'll buy it, maybe some celebrities, businessmen or politicians.

[@MissOJAY]

No. The number of PPL waking up to the brand scam that is apple is extremely small.

[@Zanele242]

I love this channel so informative 💯💯🔥🔥🔥

[@Evesenj]

The core group holds licensing of all Apple products within South Africa.I think it may have changed recently saw an article It’s difficult to compare directly with the US market as the marked pricing still has to add tax however it is still significantly cheaper than SA. That’s the main reason why Apple will never enter South Africa directly. The main problem is third-party retailer that contributes to that cost!

[@trifordhamankaseke8897]

It being expensive in SA also makes it expensive in Zimbabwe it’s just madness the prices we pay for iPhones

[@magnificentsizwe980]

This video would be more meaningful with visuals. I’m glad you had a grid/table to depict from 05:26 However more stats, calculations, graphics would make it even more comprehensible. However, good work done. This was a relevant topic.

[@sthembiso_mkhwanazi]

The so-called resellers in South Africa are thriving, not necessarily because the phone itself is superior, but because they’ve positioned the brand as a symbol of "luxury," almost like a cult following. As a result, any conversations or perspectives that question this narrative are often deemed inappropriate or dismissed as stemming from a "lack mentality." I hope this video reach more audience.

[@Langanda.peaceafrica]

That is why i still have my old samsung

[@nthabieto]

Here's an idea: don't buy, you're not the target market. Vote with your money. We're a third world country, they don't want to compromise on which class of people can afford their devices.

[@poppupapa4369]

Even in Namibia broo ....if the prices were the same Iphone 15 pro would be 18k NAD instead of 28k NAD , thats 10k NAD more ...

[@Boboroska]

I’m based in the UK🇬🇧 and if Chinese Huawei was available here in Europe I was gonna ditch the iPhone and go for Huawei,it’s the best phone compared to iPhone

[@real_rsaNoob13]

We have Huawei here in South Africa and the Huawei P70 starts from R15000 / £650 for the best camera phone ever made, Huawei and Samsung are fairly priced here

[@Boboroska]

@@real_rsaNoob13 unfortunately they banned it this side,i first saw it when I visited my friend in Johannesburg early this year it is a very good phone with a very good camera too

[@jacksonm.6549]

@@Boboroska Not only was it banned there, Google services were also removed from what I've heard. Have you tried Samsung? The Galaxy S, Fold and Flip are amazing Android devices. IMHO there's nothing that makes Huawei phones better than Samsung other than pricing.

[@sanelemwelase]

​@@jacksonm.6549 Yes Samsung S24 is my fighter.

[@noziphomvune1118]

This is ridiculous, thank you so much for this eye-opening content

[@tebogomashego4397]

We need to produce our own smartphone brand

[@MarcoMakhubo]

We do, Mobicell is South African

[@lekofitness2451]

South African has this tendency of not supporting their own

[@ntsako_nxu]

@@lekofitness2451thank you, that’s jst the truth

[@amazinggamer1298]

​@@MarcoMakhubois that a joke or u serious 🤔

[@yolanda.7033]

​@@amazinggamer1298😂😂😂😂

[@xmgcoyi]

That is why Nintendo products are so expensive in RSA!!!

[@nkatekov]

Thanks Jamie this is insightful, we need to start pushing Apple to make direct investment in Africa especially South Africa, this is utter nonsense that we being charged such ridiculous amounts by this monopoly compony

[@siyandathabede4382]

The relevance of your content is always on point ❤❤. They always tell us that privatization is the answer, whereas it clearly exploitative. This is a clear example of price fixing, which is almost always evident with all near monopolies.

[@sellorasebotsa327]

But isn’t the simple answer that there’s no Apple Store in South Africa? The Apple Stores you see here are approved retailers meaning they are not really from Apple Inc but rather Apple Inc endorses them to sell their products

[@simonmoyo9120]

🎯

[@thusotshepo158]

It’s so ridiculous all apple products are so expensive in South Africa thank you for making this video I’m currently using the iPhone 14 Plus, and I wanted to upgrade to the iPhone 16Promax but unfortunately I can’t upgrade this September due to the pricing of it, I’ll have to wait till 2025 to get the 16Promax even than it will be still pricey the treatment of iPhone purchases is “unfairly expensive” I did my own calculations on the iPhone 16Promax on the U,S the iPhone 16Promax will cost $1,199 for the 256GB which is R21,244.11 in South African rand but then that will cost us twice the price here in South Africa it’s quite discriminating when the product is the same like why make it more expensive for South Africas I’m sad.💔✋🚮

[@jozmalerro]

Bro what an educative episode Jamie. Thank you man.

[@pharelljeremy]

extremely well articulated extremely great job👍

[@TheLuvuyo]

Nice video, very informative just feel you missed to take into account US tax structure as the US price of $999 does not include State and Local Sales Tax Rates which differ per sate which is between 6-10% added on the price of $999, that would be VAT amount according to here in RSA which is for the whole of RSA and does not differ per province. Fully agree with what you saying even if we include the around 25% import tax and levies adding the 15% VAT, which is a total of around 40% the price still should be around R25 000 so Core Group adding a markup of around R7000

[@shawnduma]

Excellent and well spoken. Thank you I think I won't buy iPhone for a long time..

[@UhuruUhuru]

Thanks for the comment.

[@neshnesh4633]

We may start, I'm here 😮

[@moseschisale7427]

This is an excellent video. I’ve had these exact thoughts. My only concern is the possibility that Apple is aware of the markup by their retailers and, for some reason, is allowing it in the background.

[@Boxtron55]

Not only iphones most of the electronics coming in are charged double

[@jskilabe5986]

Graphics cards, bro,

[@obeezie_]

Protect this man. spoke real facts. I wish more 18 year olds like me could see this and do something about the economic and corporate state of S.A

[@elonchieftwatt]

Spending so much money on a phone with nothing new😵

[@MalubaLube2022]

It appears that it is not only IPhones that whose prices are hiked up in South Africa. Adobe Acrobat has hiked its prices beyond reason. I was looking for a replacement. I found it in the US for $59 (about R1,063). But if I buy it in South Africa it costs twice the price at R2,310. I also suspect exclusive importer arrangements. Your team could undertake research to identify as many monopoly importer arrangements in South Africa. Bringing light to these could elicit regulation.

[@beinjar5634]

Bro everything in South Africa is damn expensive even a loaf bread is R20 whereas a loaf brown is $2.50 in the US

[@LOUDTVnetwork]

$2.50 = R45 🤔

[@zuzanidumile8984]

😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@LOUDTVnetwork

[@rofhiwanemurangoni5711]

You can still get shoprite backed bread for 5 rands and cut it yourself

[@wcontent2475]

don't lie on a public platform

[@beinjar5634]

@@rofhiwanemurangoni5711 there’s no bread of 700g in South Africa that cost R5

[@loyisomt]

I don’t know why the projections were R32000, but the 256GB variant has always been around R28999 in ZA ($1639). I got my 14 Pro for about the same price, and the 16 Pro is selling at just that amount.

[@UhuruUhuru]

It’s still more expensive brother man.

[@thandekancube3212]

Please, Africa is grouped under Middle East Market our sales are minuscule even Nigeria moves more devices. South Africa is a very elitist society, if you can capture the ones seen as achievers. The aspirational market then keeps this crap. Mention that they take one key commodity from DRC where children mine this…….lets boycott this rubish

[@biggeststeppa1]

Nigeria doesn't even get new iPhones... What are you talking about. More than 80% of iPhones there are older than the iPhone X

[@SibusisoMbethe]

Waw great analysis as always - I have learnt a lot.

[@daduzadude1547]

As an Apple fan myself, it’s really sad to see how badly we are being ripped off. But the problem is the same as Starlink, Tesla, etc. - Government policies. To put it bluntly, why would any company want to invest here if they need to follow BEE policies and give half of the company to a local group? The BEE half could jack up the prices anyway, and we’re back to step one.

[@jancoscholtz]

Stunning info! And great journalism Thank you! But this video could’ve been 5 mins 🙏🏻

[@sbudube8146]

Just so you know, SBIS Africa is also a distributor for Apple, Logitech and other electronics products. This means Core is longer the sole distributor

[@sbudube8146]

ASBIS AFRICA I MENT

[@sbudube8146]

However even with two distributors, the prices are still high, as it stands they are saying the iPhone 16 will start from 20k. The problem though is with the distributors who does not want to drop their prices. I had a meeting with ASBIS Africa last Wednesday as one of the authorised resellers of the Apple products asking the about prices that are higher than the retailers for us. The answer was, ask the retailer to give you 5 or more MacBooks. Which will not happen. Its crazy bru

[@theoutcastshawn]

We need a verified apple store in South Africa. Istore is expensive

[@mashobane6177]

Or stop buying iPhones as a whole . There is nothing special about them anyway.

[@hazinashow8828]

​@@mashobane6177rest bro lol and don't write paragraphs just rest

[@sawlty-suite5131]

@@hazinashow8828 It hurts that bad?

[@thandosdance1504]

Hence I don't buy an item if I can't afford to buy it twice if I were to lose it. I can't afford to buy an iphone twice therefore it means I can't afford to own it

[@sibusisotshabalala3662]

That's some real advice 💯🙏

[@shanghaichica]

Why not get insurance?

[@BillyJonessa]

Very informative 🙏🏾

[@WRTG88]

Great vid, I find it shocking how badly we are being ripped off. I couldn’t understand the new iPhone 16 pricing, all makes sense now. Thank you

[@kagisoThwala-v5t]

Adding to that,it is also expensive to repair it

[@CorusM]

Whilst it is indeed expensive, the screenshot you shared from Ofentse Mwase is misleading, because it compares the US price for a base iPhone 16 Pro (128BG), with the price of a South African iPhone 16 Pro Max (1TB). Besides, it is incorrect to say iPhones are most expensive in South Africa, cos in Turkey, the entry level iPhone 16 Pro (128GB), will set you back at R43,408. I think mentioning some of the highest prices in other countries, would have given context.

[@rinetteenslin4589]

Government taxes

[@Zealous_Tutorials]

nope it goes beyond it that! just pure greed. even with vat and import duties and custom fees, it still doesn't account for the 70% markup

[@Jay-rd3hn]

What I have realised is that i tried to buy something on eBay from America 🇺🇸 to South Africa 🇿🇦 the shipping cost was too high more than the price of the item I was trying to buy unlike if I buy items from China or Europe.

[@Nduvho_live]

Shipping will be the reason why you don’t buy that item.😂

[@rorisangmosa7187]

Cause we don’t have an Apple Store in the country . We have resellers who charge interests

[@zakzack2222]

Someone in the ANC is eating...

[@larshorngren3257]

Well done, a very good video! It’s definitely giving me pause on whether I want to buy the new iPhone 16 Pro Max 🤔

[@louisneophetla7121]

I wish Apple could just officially come to SA, the iStore and The Core Group are just taking a piss honestly.

[@esscce]

You don't understand phones, the CPU in Samsung is not SNAPDRAGON IN SOUTH AFRICA. it's EXYNOS(slower) and the RAM and type of "SSD" can be same size but not the same generation (less performance). Samsung sells cheaper in U.S because people overlook it since everyone there wants to use the same messaging app(iMessage). Google pixel doesn't even sell here, which also shows you that Apple/Google don't care about the South African market at this time(last 7 years) this applies to laptops, cars, etc, these companies wanna do good business(ruthless pursuit of profit)

[@leviconspiracies]

Lol

[@lecture7935]

Uhm actually the S24 ULTRA does come with snapdragon instead of exynos its only the other models

[@esscce]

@@lecture7935 even if this is true I wouldn't risk it, branding is important

[@UhuruUhuru]

I used to promote cellphones for years actually. From the treo 650, HTC diamond, Nokia N96, e90 and even the iPhone. Most of my university days I was a phone promoter. I know a whole lot about phones

[@esscce]

​​@@UhuruUhuru at 3:317 u said the difference is about R5 000 The iPhone is leaps ahead when it is pitted against s24 ultra(Snapdragon)in reviews that I've seen especially in the camera department(colour accuracy, sensor shift technology, lidar for portrait videos) considers other factors the 5k is reasonable

[@vincymoe85]

I watch every video of you. Reason, you are an amazing teacher

[@mthobisizondi2410]

Thanks for today’s episode, I mean thanks for all the episodes but yeah you know what I mean

[@bridgingpresence7972]

Great work and research!!! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@DanielDShorts]

cool analysis, how do i get in contact with you, for business purposes?

[@mondelwane8592]

I once did a conversion for the studio display(apple monitor). In the USA, it was 1.6k usd, converted to rands thats around 30k. In south Africa, it didnt go for less than 60k for a whole year after the release date. Even now its still R50k and they refuse to go down 😂, the difference is too huge

[@samkeliso-zm3ui]

Thanks bro I wanted to now for a long time

[@lungamakhanya5906]

Hey Jamie, thanks as always for the content and research. I'm going to follow up on this.

[@sibulelemrwebo294]

The saddest part is that in the us and uk the S24 ultra is more expensive than the iPhone 15 and the 16 pro max

[@thandomkwanazi4217]

Thank you for the information. I never knew about most of what you said

[@theemotionalremix]

I was watching a short video somewhere and in it the guy said you can fly to New York, buy a brand new iPhone and return to South Africa and it would still be cheaper than buying an iPhone in South Africa! That's insane.

[@elpecemusiq6955]

To be honest, I use Samsung devices because one gets a lot of functionality and convenience with Samsung. Note:Great presentation Bro. You're worth subscribing to.

[@erickmabunda540]

Thanks to KZbin for recommending such great content....

[@khethokwakhebrightmcanyana6007]

True, it's a very insightful review 👏

[@hedleyfurio]

As with many imported products we have many low value add companies adding high margins to support their avaricious lifestyles. They hide behind exchange rate , but remarkably don't drop the price when rate improves.

[@MveloN]

The reason the prices are different is because we don't have Apple owned istores we have Apple retail stores and they are not under Apple that's why the prices are so high and customs duty for luxury items is way higher

[@martinlekhatla7603]

10:09 Is that an apple watch on your wrist?😂

[@UhuruUhuru]

It’s an istore watch 😂😂😂

[@martinlekhatla7603]

@@UhuruUhuru 🤣

[@sibusisosithebe8800]

Amazing Analysis. I’m sure the Core Group won’t be available to or for a comment.

[@loyisomt]

Not gonna make a huge difference, but the advertised US iPhone prices don’t include VAT, which customers will have to pay in addition to the advertised price.

[@albertdove2324]

Thanks for this insight. Do you think we can do the option of buying from the us and getting it shipped?

[@UhuruUhuru]

You need a connection in America.

[@7ebogoPhilosophicalTrader]

EXCELLENT ANALYSIS 👌🏽

[@Asanda82]

Because everything is South Africa is more expensive. One word:Tax

[@NostalgiaB8]

That's stupid

[@MrKoenanem]

I think the best people to ask this question is ANC & DA

[@beinjar5634]

Good answer

[@elokshinentertainment]

Are South African prices being regulated, and is there a system in place that regulates prices. Do we have price commissions. Or an act that is put in place if consumers are being overcharged. Pls educate me

[@alive4627]

Those prices are absurd. FFS, prices are going down with most other electronic categories.

[@ngeldenhuys309]

How can we get this video to Apple??

[@tebogomashego4397]

Very informative. Thanks for taking time to explain the scamming

[@therandom8313]

So the competition commission is MIA. Is this Cor group nton nton even reinventing its 10 billion or offshoring it.

[@blessingchizema9154]

siyazelaphi sana, noba they take it overseas.

[@ndumisofuze_rsa8828]

I'm glad I don't have pressure on getting an apple Device

[@tshepo7122]

I loved this. Easily my best episode