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Tech YouTuber GeekyRanjit criticised Apple's iPhone Duo pricing in India, calling the Rs. 2,99,900 starting price 'disgusting'. He said the cost appears much higher than the US price even after taxes and warned it could push buyers towards grey-market imports. The foldable iPhone was launched alongside the iPhone 18 Pro series on September 9.

Popular tech YouTuber Ranjit Kumar, known online as GeekyRanjit, has hit out at Apple's India pricing for the newly launched iPhone Duo, calling it 'disgusting' and warning that it could push buyers towards the grey market.

Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, on September 9, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. In India, the device starts at Rs. 2,99,900 for the base 256GB variant, climbing to Rs. 3,24,900 for 512GB, Rs. 3,74,900 for 1TB, and Rs. 4,49,900 for the top-end 2TB model. Globally, the phone starts at around $1,999 in the US.

In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Kumar argued that the Indian price tag doesn't add up even after accounting for taxes. He said that converting the roughly $2,000 US starting price and layering on GST at 18 percent should have placed the Duo somewhere between Rs. 2,35,000 and Rs. 2,40,000 - well short of the near Rs. 3 lakh figure Apple has actually charged. He called the gap 'ridiculous' and said he didn't understand Apple's reasoning behind it.

The YouTuber contrasted this with Samsung's approach to its foldables. He pointed to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, which he said carries a similar $2,100 price in the US but is available in India for around Rs. 2 lakh, and the standard Z Fold 8, priced at about $1,800 internationally but roughly Rs. 1,80,000 in India - a far smaller premium than what Apple has applied to a device he described as comparable in size and form factor to the Duo.