Comparative Analysis Of Mobile Phone Prices In UAE

In the modern era, mobile phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. In fact, they have become the commonly used tool in today's date. These gadgets permit all the people to stay in touch with their business associates and family members on the go. Being technically advanced, they are not only beneficial for receiving and making phone calls, but they are also being used for capturing beautiful images and storing data. In other words, we can say that they have made our lives much simpler than earlier.

If we compare iPhone in Dubai, then iPhones from Dubai are up to 15,000 cheaper as compared to those brought from India. However, there is no warranty for iPhones brought from Dubai. Besides, facetime is disabled for iPhones in Dubai.

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When it comes to the price of a phone here calculation is based on:

Phone Value + Taxes = Selling Price

Conversion 1 AED = 17.52 INR

Now the question comes which phone is cheaper. Now if we compare iPhone 7 in Dubai.

Iphone 7 32gb (India - INR 47,590/-) which is around 2716 AED.

Iphone 7 32gb (Dubai - AED 2219/-) which is around 38853/-.

So, there is a difference of INR 8737/- or AED 497 (Iphone).

Let’s come to android now considering Samsung galaxy s8 price would be:

Samsung Galaxy S8 Dual Sim Gold (India - INR 57900/-) which is around 3305 AED.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Dual Sim Gold (Dubai - AED 2098/-) which is around 36753 INR.

So, there one can save around INR 21146/- or AED 1207 (Iphone).

By 2023, mobile’s contribution in the Middle East region will reach just over $220 billion as countries increasingly benefit from the improvements in productivity and efficiency brought about by the increased take-up of mobile services. In 2018, mobile technologies and services generated 4.5% of GDP – a contribution that amounted to $191 billion of economic value added.

5G services have now become a reality in the region. As of October 2019, 10 operators had launched commercial 5G services in five GCC Arab States and mobile operators in these countries are aiming to be global leaders in 5G deployments, while certain governments view the technology as a potential enabler for their digital transformation ambitions. The Middle East countries have some of the most penetrated mobile markets in the world. By the end of 2018, nearly half of the 25 countries in the region had unique subscriber penetration rates of 70% or more. For context, the global average at the end of the same period was 66%.