17.5 grams of gold, 6 return flights: What new iPhone Duo’s Dh8, 499 price can buy
Apple's first foldable iPhone comes with the biggest display ever fitted to one of its smartphones, a new chip built for AI and multitasking, and a design that combines an outer screen with a larger fold-out display. Still, at the fares checked, the price of one iPhone Duo could cover as many as six return trips from Dubai.
The starting price of the iPhone Duo is therefore enough to cover a little more than two months' rent at that level, with the cost of the phone equivalent to about 17 per cent of the tenant's entire annual rent.
But for consumers weighing up whether the features justify the cost, there is another way of looking at Dh8,499: what else could the same amount pay for?
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