iPhone 17 Pro at ₹69,990, iPhone Duo at ₹3 lakh in India

Indian Opinion Analysis

The coverage splits between deal-focused retailer reports and a price-context feature. Croma's promotional offers dominate India Today and Deccan Chronicle, both framing older Pro models as value buys while noting Apple's official price hikes. Hindustan Times ignores the discounts entirely and instead contrasts the Duo's ₹4.5 lakh top variant against cars, gold and flights. Hindustan Times explicitly criticises the pricing as shocking, a stance absent from the retail-focused outlets. GSMArena provides international deal comparisons but no Indian prices. The Croma-backed stories omit that Apple has discontinued the 17 Pro on its own store, a fact GSMArena reports. The balanced read: discounts on last-gen Pro models are real and significant, but Apple has simultaneously raised prices on other older models by ₹15,000 to ₹65,000, as Deccan Herald reports. The retail push may partly offset sticker shock from the Duo's ₹3 lakh starting price, which Hindustan Times frames as a luxury good, not a phone.