Sharp rise in prices of smartphones burdens consumers in Karachi

• Average cost of mobile phone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage has risen to around Rs40,000 compared to Rs22,000 a few months ago KARACHI: A sharp rise in mobile phone prices in the city has made new smartphones almost unaffordable for a large number of consumers as all major mobile phone brands have increased prices by Rs15,000 to Rs30,000 per handset. The increase has hit particularly hard those who could previously afford “budget smartphones”. The budget smartphone can be described as a dev

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