Example, iPhone 13 Pro Max screen price:
US: $311.96
UK: $338.63 ($26.73 more expensive)
Poland: $351.35 ($39.39 more expensive)
The prices are without VAT/Sales Tax (20% for UK and 23% for Poland already deducted respectively)
In the comparison I have used current exchange rates. GBP or PLN don't have a tendency to drop down by 10% overnight. I also do not see the reason why Apple couldn't offer the option to charge in USD, in Europe many banks offer currency conversion without fees for online card payments, such as Monzo in the UK.
Someone else mentioned that warranties are required to be longer in the EU, which would increase the OEM's operating cost as well.
1. Maybe it's not UK vs. Poland difference, but UK vs. EU difference?
2. There may be less iPhone users in Poland, so the prices reflect lack of economies of scale?
Certainly when UK was in the EU then the Consumer Rights Act gave (and gives) (paraphrasing) "as long as a reasonable person would expect" as the effective warranty period; washing machines are expected to last a decade, at least, so if it fails after 3 years you can claim regardless that the warranty on the box says 2 years.
Software providers say "no returns" or give a couple of hours of gameplay time, but the UK law (as above) specifically includes software and gives no such limit.
Mandated warranty is 24 months. But the burden of proof (of some kind of manufacturing defect) is on the consumer after 6 months.
So really, you only get 6 months of little to no questions asked.
Can you give a source for this?
Afaik the burden of proof shifts from seller to buyer after 12 months, not 6.
See https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/gua...