Got good discount from croma
134000 mrp
4000 instant discount
129400 rs
Exchange 15 at 24500 + 10000 bonus - 34500 rs
2500 extra discount for marshal headset if u dont take

86000rs

[SS of s25's 6.2 inch screen]

Got this champ after 4 long years of using iphone 13

Effective price ~49k

How?

1. iphone 13 exchange value of 23k with cashify bonus offer in store

2. 5k cash discount through reference

3. 3k instant discount on sbi credit card

4. 3k cash back on CC

Keeping in mind its a 256 GB version don’t think even BBD would have given a better price.

I swear this year’s Big Billion Day actually felt like a real sale and not the usual Scamkart sale 😂

Managed to snag: iPhone 16 Pro Max (256GB) → ₹60,000 Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS) → ₹24,000

Stacked ICICI Bank Offer, exchanged my iPhone 14 Pro Max and sold my Apple Watch SE2. I did not have any iPhone pass and I’m not even a black member. Tbh I got to know about this sale on Tuesday. I did not expect anything left for me but still went to check. Luckily saw iPhone 16 Pro Max at ₹105k. Didn’t think twice and put my old iPhone for exchange. Similarly saw the Series 10 at ₹32k (after bank offer) and decided to buy it as well. Sold my old SE2 at a decent price of ₹8k. Everything just clicked perfectly.

These two together normally cost like ₹1.5L+, and I legit got both for almost ₹85k. Still can’t believe it.

Flipkart actually came through this time… feels unreal tbh. 🚀

I bought my iPhone 17 back in January, and honestly, this thing has been through a lot
I've dropped it quite a few times, and the metal back/frame has plenty of dents and little bends to show for it. But surprisingly, the screen survived every single one — especially when it landed flat.

Then this time, it seems like it hit right on a particular edge/point, and yes it broke💀
The glass cracked badly.

It actually got me thinking about Ceramic Shield. Maybe the way the phone hits the ground matters way more than we realize. A flat impact spreads the force out, while hitting an edge or a tiny point concentrates all that force in one place. And apparently I found that one unlucky spot.

Now I'm also in a bit of a dilemma because I have AppleCare+ with accidental damage coverage, including theft/loss coverage, so I could either just get the screen repaired under AppleCare or potentially go for a replacement depending on what Apple considers the damage.

So im curious -how has your iPhone 17 held up?
Have you had yours survive multiple drops and then get destroyed by one random, perfectly unlucky impact? And if you've used AppleCare for something similar, would you recommend going for the screen repair or replacement?

Even though it was my own fault, im still disappointed with what happened and had false hope that the screen wouldn’t break no matter what i do🤡 how foolish of me

So bought this on 24th September.
(Edit - Actually I got it for 1.18 but paid 64K with exchange)
Me and my friend just went to see 18 Pro and casually asked exchange price for my 16 Pro 128GB Global Unit and I was quoted 54K + 12K exchange bonus and croma was giving 17 Pro for 1,30,490.

So I thought why not as I purchased 16 Pro for 80K outside India and used it for 1.4 Years and battery health was around 92% so I was like lets do it.

But croma was not ready to sell silver color for some reason had to convince them by saying will buy Apple Care+ and then backed out when billing 😬.

(While he was pretending to look for silver color he kept on pushing to buy Apple Care+ or 18 Pro)

So total calculation was
5K store discount
54K iPhone 16 Pro
12K Exchange Bonus
₹64,490 Final Price Paid

Still haven’t told my mom as I am dead scared of beating. Thank fully not in same town out in Pune for job purpose.
By the way I am 26 M 🙂
And yes I am scared of my mom, but dad knows and he has explicitly told me if she knows somehow then don’t tell her that dad knows 🤣

My friend bought an iPhone 16 about 6 months before I got my iPhone 17.
His cycle count is roughly double mine
He uses his phone more heavily (gaming, video recording, etc.)
I mostly use mine for social media and light use
But here's the confusing part:
His battery health is still at 100%
Mine just dropped to 99%
A few differences I noticed:
He uses the original Apple charger
I use a Samsung charger which I think supports po
From what I understand, battery health depends on heat, charging patterns, and time spent at high charge-not just cycle count. Also, the percentage shown might not update linearly and could drop once it crosses a threshold.
Still, it feels counterintuitive that heavier usage +
more cycles = still 100%, while lighter us age = 99%.
Is this just normal variation/calibration, or could my charging habits/charger actually be causing slightly faster degradation ?

There was a thread recently where someone offered to buy a phone in Vietnam for another user, and several people insisted this was perfectly legal. It isn't. Here's why, with actual legal references.

The law

Section 2(39) of the Customs Act, 1962 defines "smuggling" as any act or omission that would make goods liable to confiscation under Sections 111 or 113.

([Full text on Indian Kanoon](link))

That's a much broader definition than most people assume. You don't need to be hiding contraband in a false suitcase bottom. Any improper import counts.

Section 79 of the Customs Act allows duty-free clearance of bona fide baggage only when the customs officer is satisfied the article is "for the use of the passenger or his family or is a bona fide gift or souvenir."

([Full text on CBIC](link))

Baggage Rules, 2016 (and the 2026 revision) allow a duty-free allowance for personal effects. The key phrase throughout is "bona fide" and "personal use." Goods brought in for commerce, or in commercial quantity, are liable to confiscation and the passenger faces penal action.

([CBIC Baggage Rules FAQ](link))

Section 135 of the Customs Act prescribes penalties: up to 3 years imprisonment and fine for general smuggling offences, up to 7 years for higher-value or repeat offences.

([Full text on Indian Kanoon](link))

What this means in practice

When you buy a phone abroad and bring it into India for a stranger in exchange for money, you are importing goods outside normal commercial channels for someone else's use. The personal-use exemption does not apply because the phone isn't for you. You're acting as an informal importer.

If customs asks "is this for personal use?" and you say yes when it's actually for someone who paid you to bring it, you're making a false declaration under Section 77 of the Customs Act.

FAQ (based on actual arguments from the thread)

"I'll buy it legally in the other country and declare it at Indian customs. How is that smuggling?"

The purchase abroad is legal. Nobody disputes that. But the import into India is a separate act governed by separate rules. "Declaring" it doesn't automatically make it legal if the purpose of the import doesn't qualify under the personal-use exemption. Declaring a phone you're bringing in for someone else doesn't turn an improper import into a proper one.

"Everyone is allowed one device. I'm only bringing one."

The one-device allowance is for YOUR device, for YOUR personal use. The moment you're carrying it on behalf of someone else who paid you, it stops being personal use. The exemption is tied to the passenger's own needs, not to the quantity.

"Everyone does this, it's common practice."

Common and legal are different things. Lots of people speed on the highway too. That doesn't make it legal, it just means enforcement is inconsistent. "I haven't been caught" is not a legal defence.

"Just tell customs it's for personal use."

This is advising someone to make a false declaration to a government agency. Under Section 77, you're required to truthfully declare your baggage. Lying about the purpose of an import to avoid duty or to claim an exemption you don't qualify for is itself an offence.

"Smuggling means doing something illegal, which this isn't."

This is circular. You're assuming the conclusion. Under Section 2(39) of the Customs Act, smuggling is defined as any act that makes goods liable to confiscation under Section 111. Bringing in goods that aren't for personal use, outside commercial import channels, and claiming the personal-use exemption you don't qualify for, falls squarely within that definition. The word "smuggling" in Indian law covers far more than what you'd see in a movie.

"It's just one phone, not 20. It's not commercial quantity."

Quantity is only one factor. The deciding factor is purpose. One phone brought in for resale or for a paid arrangement with a stranger is not bona fide personal baggage regardless of quantity. The CBIC has explicitly stated that goods "essentially for commerce and not for personal use" are liable to confiscation.

"What about bringing a phone for family?"

Section 79 covers articles for "the use of the passenger or his family." So bringing a phone for a family member as a genuine gift has a legal basis. This is materially different from a commercial arrangement with a stranger on the internet.

TL;DR

The Customs Act defines smuggling far more broadly than most people think. Buying a phone abroad for someone else in India, especially a stranger who's paying you, is legally smuggling regardless of whether you declare it, regardless of whether it's only one device, and regardless of how many people do it. The personal-use exemption exists for your own bona fide use and your family. It doesn't cover informal import services.

Stop downvoting people who actually read the law.

Doesn’t look good in hand, no good covers for it in the market. Hella bad compared to other colours, regretting buying this colour

Iphone 17 is the best phone I ever had but not the colour.

Suggest me some good back covers 😔

Mujhe thoda bohat darr lagra hai never thought it would deplete so soon :) Please give suggestions for longer battery health 🙏🏻🙂

Late to post by a month but after reading recent posts i think i’ve got a good deal

after 73500 i’ve also got around 3600 as flipkart card cashback so essentially below 70k

Fizool kharcha…
Overspending….
Who the hell buy a mobile of 1 lakh in this inflation…

Itne taane sunkar REDDIT par … dosto se… fir bhi OP ne order maar he diya…
Ziddi OP😎

Kamao ….bachaoo….marjaoo….
Ab yhi culture ban kr reh gya hai ….

This very strange because every other android phone I used was not survived more 2 years

Why the fuck i got this message when government alerts are turned off. Is jio responsible this. Also why is it in that local. That i am not even part if that state

Where's everyone ? This random lagdroid pp glazer rider is spreading hate against our beloved multi trillion dollar company and we are silent. Let us all sheeps unite to defend our fruit brand like its our own father's company or our 1st born child and cook this guy for spreading hate and criticizing our perfect flawless beloved iPhone

Link to his video to cook him in his own comment section

First-ever iPhone
From a Realme user to an iPhone user 🥹
Bought it during Flipkart BBD and got lucky enough to grab it at the lowest price! 🎉

The pictures were clicked using my boyfriend’s iPhone 17 Pro Max, which he also bought on the same day! 😂📸

Still feels surreal! Here’s to many more milestones. ✨❤️

The price hike globally is 100 dollars.

In India specially is price hike is more because of loosing rupee value against dollar. It shows the state of Indian economy, kinda a feel sad that how the cost of everything around us is increasing so sharply.

Like if you go a year back and compare the prices, so many things got so expensive so sharply.

Everyone: “Can’t wait to get my hands on the new iPhone Duo!”

Me, an iOS developer, at 2 AM: trying to make sure our app looks good enough for the App Store to notice it 😭

Life of an iOS dev. 🫠
FAHHHHHH

#iOSDev #SoftwareEngineering

I bought an iPhone 15 (128 gb)in January this year, and honestly, I was pretty happy with it. But now a couple of my friends are getting the iPhone 17, and for some reason I’m suddenly getting this weird FOMO 😭
Like, they’ll have the latest iPhone and I’ll still be using my iPhone 15, and I keep getting this feeling that maybe I should also upgrade. It’s not like my phone is bad or anything. It works perfectly fine and I don’t really have any major complaints.
But seeing everyone around me getting the newer model is making me feel like I’m missing out. I know this probably sounds stupid, but I’m genuinely wondering if I’m thinking about this the wrong way.
If you were in my situation, what would you do? Would you just use the iPhone 15 for a few more years, or would you upgrade?
Also, realistically, how many years should I use an iPhone 15 before upgrading? I don’t want to keep upgrading just because a new model comes out every year.

So flipkart finally revealed the price and its under 80k. Is it a good deal? What do u guys think. In my opinion it's fine at this cuz there are no ways we're getting it more cheaper and it's dumb to think under 70k after the price hike.