The average cost of smartphones, tablets and laptops in Russia in 2023 increased by 10-15%. In this respect reports Kommersant publication with reference to retailers.
Apple smartphones have increased in price the most (up 37% year-on-year) – their average cost as of January 2024 was 100 thousand rubles. Then come Android smartphones, where prices have increased by 10-18%. The top three are completed by laptops with screen diagonals from 12 to 17 inches, the cost of which increased by 13% during the year. This is followed by laptops (12.5%) and tablets (9%) with a lasso diagonal of more than 17 inches.
As Kommersant wrote, 2.6 million smartphones worth a total of 66 billion rubles were sold in Russia from January 2023 to January 2024; This is 13% more in units and 33% more in money than the previous year. During the year, laptop sales increased by 12% in units (to 3.6 million devices) and 11% in monetary terms (220 billion rubles). The tablet market grew by 32% (to 2.4 million devices) and 30% (to 49.8 billion rubles) in terms of units and money, respectively.
In addition to changes in the Central Bank interest rate and exchange rates, logistical difficulties were also effective in the rise in prices.
Previously in Russia opened Pre-order the new Xiaomi 14 smartphone for 100 thousand rubles.