iPhone Price Drop 2025: Best Time to Buy Revealed

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If you have been considering an iPhone upgrade within the last year, 2025 has had a perfect confluence of discounts that even savvy purchasers must have found hard to ignore. Amazon Prime Day (July 12-14), the Great Freedom Festival, and the soon-to-come Flipkart Big Billion Day spurred the price of iPhones, especially the iPhone 15, to register some historic lows, and prices dropped by up to ₹22,000 to ₹25,000 off their original launch prices.

This blog will go into analysis of Apple’s extraordinary pricing in 2025, what set off the quick slice in prices and how you can time your iPhone purchase to maximize your effectiveness at shopping in 2025. If you are a fan boy or girl, a first-time iPhone buyer or waiting for that iPhone 17, this blog is your one-stop-shop for getting the best deal, comparison shopping, and what’s to come next

Why iPhone Prices Drop?

Despite being 2–3x costlier than Android rivals, Apple sold over 10 million iPhones in India in 2023, making it the #1 brand in revenue share.

The dramatic and sudden price drop of iPhones, was not some random price-off—it was a result of predictable market dynamics motivated by Apple’s product plan and timing in the market. Here’s what triggered it:

1. Preview Of iPhone 17 Launch (September 2025)

Apple should be ready to announce the iPhone 17 series in early September in 2025 as part of its annual launch cycle. From around June, the anticipation of the kickoff of leaks, rumors and pre-launch marketing would begin to escalate, and retailers and Apple would have already started clearing out inventory of older models (like iPhone 15 and 16) for this launch. The result is often best deals on the current model include not only big discounts, but often a bundled trade, and in many cases combined with the key sales events like Amazon’s Prime Day, and Flipkart’s Big Billion Day.

2. Retailers will start moving inventory.
Leading e-commerce retailers and authorized resellers must reduce their stockpiles of current models in preparation for Apple’s September launch. Because carrying unsold inventory after a new launch means massive loss, retailers will likely aggressively discount prices in July and August. Amazon’s Prime Day 2025 saw devices dropping between ₹22,000–₹25,000 (including bundled exchange and card discounts), largely to increase sell-through ahead of the iPhone 17 announcement.

3. Competitive Environment In India’s Premium Market.
In 2025, more than ever, the Indian premium smartphone market is competitive; given Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series, Google’s Pixel 8 Pro, and OnePlus 12 series–all below ₹65,000; Apple will have to allow deeper price discounts on its base models (especially iPhone 15 128 GB) to stay apprised in this price-sensitive market.

Prime Day 2025 Highlights – Record iPhone 15 Deals

Amazon Prime Day 2025, from July 12–14 in India, was a windfall for Apple fans. The iPhone 15 series was the top deal of all the deals and the base iPhone 15 (128 GB) pricing saw its biggest drop ever since launch.

iPhone 15 (128 GB) Deal

The iPhone 15, which was originally launched at the price of ₹79,900, was available on Prime Day for an effective price of ₹57,249. This isn’t just a discount, it was multiple one stacked on top of another for a limited number of listings:

Credit Card Offer Wallet Credits – ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 from ICICI & SBI

Exchange Bonus – ₹20,000 to ₹25,000 on eligible old iPhones

No Cost EMI – ₹4,500 to ₹8,000 a month for 6 or 12 months with Upstart

Bundled accessories in select listings + AppleCare discounts.

What the Experts Say?

Analytics Insight reported that sales of the iPhone 15 surged more than 60% on Prime Day over last year.
TechInsights reported that Apple is preparing for a price drop of the iPhone 15 and 16e to boost Q2 – Q3 sales prior to the iPhone 17.
Macworld has mentioned that India was one of the top three countries that had the biggest price drop in the cost of iPhones on Prime day globally.

Price Trend Analysis: 2022–2025

Here’s a line graph showing how older iPhone prices change across 4 years, immediately after these 3 events:

Amazon Prime Day (July)
Flipkart Big Billion Days (October)
Post iPhone Launch (September)

Focus is on iPhone 13/14 models – the most impacted in discounts.

What We Learn from the Data

Event	Typical Drop Range	Best For Buyers Of
Amazon Prime Day	₹4,000 – ₹6,000 off	iPhone 13 / 14
Flipkart BBD	₹5,000 – ₹7,000 off + Bank Offers	iPhone 13 / 14 / 15
iPhone Launch	₹7,000 – ₹10,000 drop	iPhone 13–15

2025 Prediction:
Post iPhone 17 Air launch, iPhone 14 and 15 may fall below ₹50,000 for the first time.

Why Apple & Retailers Follow This Trend

The drops in iPhone prices from ~ July – October during this time of the year are not coincidences. They are deliberate decisions made by Apple and the major retailers (e.g. Amazon/Flipkart) based on the cycle of new iPhone launches. These events take place every single year for the reasons stated below:

1. Apple’s Product Cycle Strategy

As is known publicly, Apple tends to launch new iPhone models in September, and in typical Apple fashion to drive excitement for the latest launch, it quietly allows or encourages price drops on older versions, like the iPhone 15/16. This allows the new product to develop demand, and prevents a backlog on older versions in a retail chain, while still maximizing sales.

Outcome: The moment new iPhones are “launching”, expect previously sold models to drop in price by ₹10,000-₹25,000 depending on product release cycle.

2. Retailers Capitalize on Attention to Drive Sales

Retailers like Amazon and Flipkart time some of their largest sales in keeping with: “A new iPhone Launch“. For example, Amazon does their Prime Day “just after” a new iPhone and Flipkart does its Great Freedom Festival “just before” a new iPhone and both platforms do “Big Billion Day” sales in the mid October period – all being tied to viewing/hyper focusing just around the iPhone launches.This allows retailers to:

Remove their exiting inventory before it loses even more market value
Promote premium bank partnerships (ICICI, SBI, Axis) with attractive offers
Increase Prime/Plus membership takes-up by providing “too good to let go” offers and deals to click
It’s a no brainer: Apple is clearing stock and Amazon and Flipkart are increasing traffic and subscriptions.

3. Double Discounts mean Big Returns for the Smart Buyer

By unlocking multiple bank card offers, trade-in values, and no-cost-EMIs option, the smart buyer is able to double (or triple!) their savings – making flagship iPhones often priced below ₹55,000.

When Should You Buy in 2025?

If You Want to Buy…	Best Time	Expected Price (iPhone 14)
During Prime Day	July 12–14	₹53,000–₹55,000
During Flipkart BBD	October	₹50,000–₹52,000
After iPhone 17 Launch	Sept–Oct	₹48,000–₹50,000

Pro tip- Combine exchange offers and bank cards to save even more.

Conclusion: Patience Pays

If you are currently planning to upgrade your iPhone in 2025, the key is timing. The launch of the next iPhone may come with software and specs, but whether it be Amazon Prime Day, or Flipkart Big Billion Days, you can rack up value savings, because history and documented pricing suggest one thing: the longer you wait to buy, the greater the savings

Analytics consistently show that iPhone models that are 1–2 years old see the steepest price drops around major sales events and just before or after a new launch.

So instead of buying impulsively at MRP, smart buyers wait, stack bank offers + exchange bonuses, and walk away with ₹15,000–₹25,000 in savings.

Don’t just buy the iPhone you want—buy it at the right time. A little patience could mean a big payoff.

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