At the American auction PR Auction, the original iPhone 2G in a sealed package was sold for 54.9 thousand dollars, which is equal to about 4.2 million rubles. At the exchange rate of 18 March 2023. In this respect informs MacRumors version.
We are talking about the A1203 model with 8 GB of internal memory. It was released in 2007 and was initially priced at $599 (about 15k rubles at the 2007 exchange rate). It was noted that the parcel was put up for sale by a former Apple employee. He bought the smartphone in 2007, shortly after its release.
MacRumors writes that $54.9k isn’t the highest price tag for the original iPhone. The record price at which a rare Apple smartphone was sold is $63,000 (approximately RUB 4.8 million at the current exchange rate). At the stated price, the plot was sold in February 2023.
MacRumors also noted that the prices of the first iPhones were skyrocketing. In 2022, bundled smartphones were sold at auctions for $35,000-39,000.
Formerly socialbites.ca Wrote that the newest smartphone Apple iPhone 14 has dropped in price in Russia.
Source: Gazeta
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