Apple iPhone 17 Prices Fall at Beijing Stores After Official Price Hike

Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup is being discounted by 500 yuan to 800 yuan at offline channels in Beijing even after the company raised official prices, according to Jiemian News. Staff at an Apple store in Beijing’s Huamao Shopping Center said the iPhone 17e costs 4,799 yuan after China’s consumer subsidy, 500 yuan below the 5,299 yuan price on Apple’s website, while a Haidian district store said the iPhone 17 is selling for 6,299 yuan after a 500 yuan discount. The same Haidian store said the iPhone 17 Pro 256GB model is priced at 8,199 yuan after an 800 yuan discount that started at midnight on September 9, and that only two stores in Beijing currently have stock after the model was removed from Apple’s website. Jiemian News also found the iPhone 17 256GB model listed at 5,469 yuan on JD.com’s Apple self-operated flagship store, down from 5,999 yuan previously and 1,330 yuan below Apple’s official price. Apple’s Beijing store staff said authorized platforms such as JD.com do not sell power adapters, which can only be bought from Apple’s official channels. Apple’s September 10 launch introduced the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and the company’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, while the Apple website removed the iPhone 17 Pro and raised prices across the iPhone 17 series. Counterpoint Research said the iPhone 17 series generated more than $170 billion in global wholesale revenue in its first sales year, up 11% from the iPhone 16 series, with China contributing nearly 24% of that revenue and posting 35% growth versus the previous generation.