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Sharp rise in prices of smartphones burdens consumers
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. Dawn is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 26 Oct 2026, 01:06 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Sharp rise in prices of smartphones burdens consumers”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
• 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 • Dealers say while govt taxes have not increased significantly, rising cost of chips is affecting rates of new handsets
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Dawn
- Picked up by Dawn
Sharp rise in prices of smartphones burdens consumers in Karachi
Reported by 1 outlet
- Dawn