The craze for iPhone and Apple products is real. Months after a scrap dealer went viral for gifting iPhones to his son, another incident involving the expensive mobile phone has surfaced online. The recent case showed a beggar from Rajasthan holding an iPhone 16 Pro Max worth Rs. 1.44 lakh and leaving netizens stunned.
While there are many people who desire to bring home an iPhone either through an EMI-based purchase or a full payment, the cost worries them and makes them give it a second thought. However, a beggar made headlines for buying a recent iPhone model and paying the store in all cash.
A video surfaced from Rajasthan's Ajmer captured a differently-abled homeless man holding an iPhone 16 Pro Max in his hands. The purchase happens to be a recent release, which rolled out in the market only last September. As per the Apple official website, the iPhone 16 Pro Max which is built for Apple Intelligence is priced at a heavy price of more than one lakh rupees.
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Cost of iPhone that beggar has will shock you!
The beggar was spotted with the phone with is reported of costing Rs. 1,44,900.
Wait, what? Yes, you read that right. The beggar, who had no legs, and begged on the streets of the city for alms stunned people for holding an expensive phone in his hands.
He revealed in a now-viral video that he had purchased the recently-launched iPhone by paying the complete amount in cash.
An Instagram reel posted by a user named Rohit_Informs mentioned that the beggar bought the iPhone through the money he collected by begging. When a passerby asked him how he could purchase this costly device, he replied, "Maang ke (Buy asking/begging)".
Netizens react
As the video was posted online, the incident of the beggar buying an expensive iPhone has gone viral and left netizens in splits. The comments section was filled with laughter emojis after the case of this beggar amused internet users. "Promise urself help with a bread not with money", one commented while reacting to the video. "Bheekh dena bnd kr diya maine, aap bhi kro (I have stopped giving alms, you too stop it)", wrote another reflecting at this beggar purchasing an iPhone with full cash payment.
However, a few Instagram users claimed the video was scripted and fake. They believed that the video was created only with the purpose of going viral.
