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iPhone 17 Price Crashes Below Rs 80,000 in Flipkart's Big Billion Days 2026

Flipkart is shaking up the Indian smartphone market. The iPhone 17 drops under Rs 80,000 during the Big Billion Days Sale 2026, thanks to stacked bank discounts and exchange offers.
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iPhone 17 Price Crashes Below Rs 80,000 in Flipkart's Big Billion Days 2026 © nerdsmagazine.com

Apple's iPhone 17 rarely sees a price this low in India. Flipkart will sell the 256GB model for Rs 79,999 during the Big Billion Days Sale 2026. That's a steep drop from Apple's official Rs 99,900 price. The catch? Buyers must combine every available discount and exchange deal. This pricing is confirmed by NDTV Profit reporting.

The deal is simple. Use an ICICI Bank or Axis Bank credit card and the iPhone 17 price falls to Rs 84,999. Spend over Rs 2,000 on the card and get another Rs 1,000 off. Trade in an old phone and Flipkart adds up to Rs 3,000 more in bonus. That brings the final price to Rs 79,999. For a new iPhone, this is rare. Most buyers never see a flagship Apple device drop this far.

Earlier coverage indicated that the iPhone 17's teaser price under Rs 80,000 may already include bank and exchange offers, rather than being a direct sticker price cut.

NDTV

Flipkart is also slashing the iPhone 15 price. The site lists it at Rs 67,999 for buyers with eligible credit cards. Add the Rs 1,000 card discount and up to Rs 3,000 in exchange bonus. The total drops to Rs 63,999. These are not small cuts. They challenge the idea that Apple phones are always out of reach for Indian shoppers. Gadgets 360 coverage points this out directly.

The sale starts October 9. Flipkart Plus and Black members, plus select credit card holders, get early access at midnight on October 8. The event covers more than just iPhones. Discounts hit smartphones, electronics, appliances, and more. Extra bank deals and swap bonuses apply to select products, according to Sunday Guardian Live.

Anyone waiting for a real iPhone price drop now has a reason to move. These bank and exchange offers are not just hype. They give a real price edge that's almost never seen on new Apple models in India.

Flipkart is also using the Big Billion Days Sale to promote other premium smartphones, including the Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 11, alongside Apple's latest models.

Gadgets 360

Flipkart's play is clear. The company wants Indian buyers to rethink what a new iPhone should cost. By teaming up with banks and pushing trade-in deals, Flipkart is driving sales and setting a new standard for premium phone discounts. For many, this is the first time a flagship iPhone feels within reach. That's a big shift.

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Priya Mehta

Priya Mehta is a Technology Writer at NerdsMagazine covering mobile technology, apps, AI tools, privacy, subscriptions, and everyday software problems. She approaches technology from the user's point of view, focusing on confusing settings, hidden costs, permissions, reliability, and whether new features are genuinely useful in daily life.