The iPhone 15 Pro Max has been the most talked about product around the world recently. It is undeniable that if you want to get the best Apple experience, then the new iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are the phones you should buy. Of course, the standard version also comes with some nice upgrades. However, if you like the most powerful smartphones, the Pro series should undoubtedly be on your radar.
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If you live in a less developed country, the iPhone 15 Pro Max will cost you far more than your base salary, but so will any other $1,199 flagship phone.
The iPhone 15 Pro Max is certainly an expensive phone. Even the basic model with 256GB of storage space costs up to US$1,199, which is not cheap even for people in developed countries. To put things into context, WorldofStatistics has shared some statistics outlining how much a monthly salary would cost to buy a basic iPhone, and the results might surprise you.
If you start at the end of the list, you'll find Switzerland, where you can buy the base model of the new iPhone 15 Pro Max for just 20% of your salary. As time goes by, this ratio starts to rise, and when you move up to the Czech Republic, you see the harsh reality of some countries that are not as developed as some of the countries below the Czech Republic.
The first place is Egypt, where you need to spend 821% of your monthly salary to afford iPhone 15 Pro Max, followed by Pakistan, where you need 81% of your monthly salary. Now, obviously there are a lot of other factors at play. For example, the percentages here are calculated based on the average salary in these countries, rather than per person's salary, but we still can't get around the fact that high-end smartphones are only getting more expensive.
Not just Apple models, if it is the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, it will be the same story, because the basic model of this phone is also priced at US$1,199. The Galaxy Z Fold5 is priced at US$1,799. Therefore, blaming Apple will not play any role. It seems that the iPhone 15 Pro Max is not even the most expensive smartphone among mainstream brands.
The new iPhone 15 series is now available and has entered retail stores.