OPPO phone prices increased due to GST rate hike: check new prices

“OPPO A5 2020, F15, Reno 2, Reno 3 Pro and more phone prices have been increased by up to Rs 2,000”

OPPO has increased the prices of its smartphones effective from 1st April 2020. This comes after the Indian government had hiked the GST rate from 12 percent to 18 percent, which is a 50 percent jump. Vivo has also announced new prices for its phone while Xiaomi has announced it has increased the prices of its Redmi and Mi phones in India, although the new prices are not yet reflecting on Mi.com. 91mobiles has learned from retail sources that OPPO has increased prices of some of its phones by up to Rs 2,000. These models include OPPO A5 2020, OPPO F15, Oppo Reno 2, and Reno 3 Pro, among others. As of writing this story, the new prices aren’t reflecting on e-commerce platforms like Flipkart and Amazon, but are applicable through offline retail stores. Below are the new prices of OPPO smartphones.

OPPO phone prices following GST hike

Model	OLD Price	New Price
OPPO A1k	Rs 7,490	Rs 7,990
OPPO A5s 2GB	Rs 8,490	Rs 8,990
OPPO A5s 3GB	Rs 8,990	Rs 9,990
OPPO A5s 4GB	Rs 10,990	Rs 11,990
OPPO A5 2020 3GB	Rs 11,490	Rs 12,490
OPPO A5 2020 4GB	Rs 12,990	Rs 13,990
OPPO A5 2020 6GB	Rs 14,990	Rs 15,990
OPPO A31 4GB	Rs 11,490	Rs 12,490
OPPO K1	Rs 14,990	Rs 15,990
OPPO A9 2020 4GB	Rs 14,990	Rs 15,990
OPPO A9 2020 8GB	Rs 17,490	Rs 18,490
OPPO F15 8GB	Rs 19,990	Rs 21,990
OPPO Reno 2F	Rs 21,990	Rs 23,990
OPPO Reno 2Z	Rs 25,990	Rs 27,490
OPPO Reno 2	Rs 36,990	Rs 38,990
OPPO Reno 3 Pro	Rs 29,990	Rs 31,990

As you can see from the table above, prices of mid-range models have gone up by up to Rs 2,000. The Redmi 3 Pro, which was selling at Rs 29,990 so far will now be priced at Rs 31,990. The OPPO F15 8GB RAM model, which was selling under Rs 20,000 is now priced at Rs 21,990. Similarly, the OPPO A9 2020 4GB variant is now costlier by Rs 1,000. While these are the new prices of existing OPPO phones, you can expect upcoming phones to be slightly more expensive than what OPPO typically prices them due to the GST rate hike.

The depreciation of the Indian Rupee could also be another reason for the price hike, as stated by Xiaomi. In order to keep up with the increased GST rate and profit ratio, smartphone brands can do nothing but increase the pricing of their phones. Brands like Realme, Samsung and more are also expected to announce new prices soon enough. 

from 91mobiles.com https://bit.ly/2UQaxjU
via gqrds