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Can the two sticker prices for the same 256GB model be converted directly?
Both official starting prices are real, but tax display and purchase location differ. Exchange-rate multiplication alone is not the final consumer-cost gap.
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아이폰 듀오가 1999달러인데 330만원인 이유
Posted: 2026-09-13
Link and metrics checked: 2026-09-14
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Both official starting prices are real, but tax display and purchase location differ. Exchange-rate multiplication alone is not the final consumer-cost gap.
Two official prices for the same model
Apple listed the 256GB iPhone Duo from ₩3,290,000 in Korea and $1,999 in the United States. The model and storage tier match, so this is not a comparison of different variants.
Different tax display
The Korean consumer price includes VAT, while US sales tax can be added at checkout depending on location. The two labels therefore are not totals measured on the same after-tax basis.
Costs outside this comparison
Carrier subsidies, installments, trade-ins and a chosen exchange-rate moment are excluded. The two starting prices alone cannot settle each buyer's final cost or which market is cheaper.
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Can the two sticker prices for the same 256GB model be converted directly?
Facts we checked
Carrier subsidies, installments, trade-ins and a chosen exchange-rate moment are excluded. The two starting prices alone cannot settle each buyer's final cost or which market is cheaper.
Evidence for this comparison
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- iPhone DuoApple Korea · See the original sources · Source checked on 2026-09-14
- iPhone DuoApple US · See the original sources · Source checked on 2026-09-14
- 애플 첫 폴더블 아이폰 듀오, 한국 출고가 329만원연합뉴스 · See the original sources · Source checked on 2026-09-14
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애플 첫 폴더블 아이폰 듀오, 한국 출고가 329만원 ↗
Both official starting prices are real, but tax display and purchase location differ. Exchange-rate multiplication alone is not the final consumer-cost gap.
Publication or release date: 2026-09-10 · Original source checked: 2026-09-14
iPhone Duo ↗
Both official starting prices are real, but tax display and purchase location differ. Exchange-rate multiplication alone is not the final consumer-cost gap.
Publication or release date: 2026-09-09 · Original source checked: 2026-09-14
iPhone Duo ↗
Both official starting prices are real, but tax display and purchase location differ. Exchange-rate multiplication alone is not the final consumer-cost gap.
Publication or release date: 2026-09-09 · Original source checked: 2026-09-14
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