Apparently, the GST Council of India decided to raise the GST rates on mobiles phones by 50% which is now at 18% from its original 12%. This has sparked a row of concern among interested customers since the phones they were able to buy are now expensive. Apple, Xiaomi, Vivo, Samsung, Realme, and others have already updated their price list.
Talking about Realme, there’s a relief since it stated that there won’t be any changes to the prices of its new Narzo series which includes a Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A. The company decided to let go the increased GST rate by absorbing it although other smartphones under its lineup are still affected with the increase rate and here’s what you will be paying for Realme smartphones.
| Phone | Old MOP | New MOP |
| Realme 6 Pro | 16,999 | 17,999 |
| Realme 6 | 12,999 | 13,999 |
| Realme 5i | 8,999 | 9,999 |
| Realme C3 | 6,999 | 7,499 |
| Realme X2 Pro | 29,999 | 29,999 |
| Realme X2 | 16,999 | 17,999 |
| Realme X2 Pro Master Edition | 34,999 | 36,999 |
Apart from that, Xiaomi which has been selling its smartphones with less than 5% margin too has increased the price tags on its smartphones and here’s what the new price list looks like.
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| Models | Prices (Rs) | 4GB+64GB | 6+64GB | 6+128GB | 8+128GB | 8+256GB |
| Redmi Note 9 Pro Max | – | – | 16,499 | 17,999 | 19,999 | – |
| Redmi Note 9 Pro | – | 13,999 | – | 16,999 | – | – |
| Redmi K20 | – | – | 21,999 | 24,999 | – | – |
| Redmi K20 Pro | – | – | – | – | – | 29,999 |
| Mi A3 | – | 12,999 | 14,999 | – | – | – |
| Redmi Note 8 Pro | – | – | 15,999 | 16,999 | 18,999 | – |
| Redmi Note 8 | – | 10,999 | – | 13,999 | – | – |
| Redmi Note 7 Pro | – | 10,999 | 12,999 | 13,999 | – | – |
| Redmi 8 | – | 7,999 | – | – | – | – |
| Redmi 8A Dual (2GB/32GB) | 6,999 | |||||
| Redmi 8A Dual (3/32GB) | 7,999 | |||||
| Redmi 8A (2GB/32GB) | 6,999 | |||||
| Redmi 8A (3GB/32GB) | 7,499 | |||||
| Redmi 7A (2/16GB) | 6,499 | |||||
| Redmi 7A (2/32GB) | 6,699 | |||||
| Redmi Go (1GB+16GB) | 4,999 |
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