Thursday, 18 December 2014 12:05

The rich also cry: As smart phones become more expensive in Russia

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Russian ruble recently going through hard times. Rapidly falling oil prices, sanctions and other otherworldly forces made the national currency the weakest in the world .

Editorial Droider not run headlong into

exchangers, and decided to look for a visit to the big companies and learn how to rise mobile devices in our home and immense.

The sharp collapse of the ruble, which occurred in the previous 2 days, means only one thing - expect higher prices for electronic gadgets. On data Department of Information Technology in Moscow, only a relatively quiet November ruble prices of almost all consumer electronics have grown to 11%. December turned out to be even hotter, so there will be a maximum percentage of 2 or even 3 times higher than November.

Galaxy Note 4 from Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Manufacturers already being started to reconsider the price tags on new smartphones. For example, the official price Galaxy Note 4 suddenly increased by 19 000 from 34 990 to 53 990.

Vibe Z2 Pro from Lenovo

Vibe Z2 Pro от Lenovo

Another flagship, which will cost customers more expensive became smartphone Vibe Z2 Pro. Cost increased from 22 990 to 24 990 rubles. Thus, the increase amounted to 8.7% of the price tag.

6 iPhone / iPhone 6 Plus is Apple's

iPhone 6 и iPhone 6 Plus

The official Apple reseller in Russia, a network of shops re: Store, updated prices for "apple" technique, without waiting for the new price lists from closed down Russian App Store. iPhone once again become a luxury item - the minimum cost of a smartphone (iPhone June 16 GB) soared from an initial 31 990 to 60 990 rubles. 16-gigabyte version of the iPhone 6 Phablet Plus, before which cost 36,990 rubles, now will cost 67,990 rubles.

Sony

Sony

Japanese company Sony has not yet become rashly and raised prices only on some models. Moreover, only 1 000. For example, the smartphone Xperia Z3 Compact now will cost 24,990 rubles instead of 23990.

MX4 / Meizu MX4 Pro by Meizu

MX4/Meizu MX4 Pro

Prices of smartphones Chinese company Meizu also underwent growth. Originally MX4 capacity 16 GB worth 15 990 rubles - now the price tag solidify at around 20 990 rubles. It is noteworthy that the rates will vary not only depending on the memory size, but also the color of the device. As for the news Meizu MX4 Pro, which should take place on Russian shelves later this month, the 16-gigabyte model will cost 27,490 rubles against the previously announced 26,990.

The next step

Черный вторник

Raising the prices of some models did not deny the representatives of the companies Acer and Huawei. The price tag on the Ascend Mate 7 will be 29 999 rubles instead of the planned 24 999. In turn, the Acer notebooks will rise by an average of 15%. Changes occur early in the first quarter of 2015.

On Twitter, has been published screenshot On which, according to the source, the new prices are listed on smartphones from HTC. According to the source, One (M8) will soon have increased in price by 27% - the price tag will grow up to 37 990 rubles.

In ZTE hopes for settlement of the dollar and the euro, but raise low cost smartphones by 5%, as "competitors are already actively raise prices." At The Moment Leo Q1 Black can be purchased for 2,990 rubles.

What to do

Buckwheat stock up and wait - for the purchase of smartphones in Russia came the dark times. Dynamics, which is observed in the Russian economy today, makes no prerequisites to lower prices for consumer electronics. Today is crying not only the middle class but also the rich, for whom "Black Tuesday 2014" will long dream into a nightmare.


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