Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Up to Rs 45,000 price cut on iPhone 16, Galaxy S25 Ultra

Amazon's Great Indian Festival Sale begins on October 9, and the e-commerce giant has already started teasing some of the smartphone deals available during the event. Among the biggest offers are deals on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and iPhone 16, with Amazon promising savings of up to Rs 45,000 on select phones.The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is set to be one of the key attractions. According to Amazon’s teaser, the flagship phone will be available at an effective price of Rs 84,999, compared with its launch price of Rs 1,29,999. That suggests a potential saving of Rs 45,000. However, Amazon has not clearly explained whether the Rs 84,999 figure is a direct price cut or includes additional benefits such as bank discounts and other offers. The teaser mentions flat discounts and coupon offers, while the exact terms will likely become clearer once the sale begins.The Galaxy S25 Ultra is already available on Amazon at Rs 99,999, considerably below its original launch price. The upcoming sale could therefore bring another substantial reduction for shoppers looking for a premium Samsung phone.iPhone 16 could return close to its old priceThe iPhone 16 is another major phone featured in Amazon’s sale teasers. The device will reportedly have an effective price of Rs 71,999 during the Great Indian Festival Sale. The offer comes at an interesting time for Apple buyers. Apple recently increased the iPhone 16's India price from Rs 69,900 to Rs 89,900, amid rising component costs. If Amazon's teased price is available without complicated conditions, the phone could once again cost close to what it did before the price increase.The teaser also appears to include a 10 per cent SBI bank discount in the advertised effective price, although buyers will need to check the final terms when the sale goes live. Amazon is also teasing lower-priced options. The OnePlus Nord 6 will effectively cost Rs 42,999, compared with its current retail price of Rs 46,999. The OnePlus Nord CE 6 is set to come down to Rs 33,999, while the Galaxy A56 and iQOO Z11 will have effective prices of Rs 31,999 and Rs 29,999, respectively.More smartphone deals are expected to be announced as Amazon gets closer to the October 9 sale. Meanwhile, Flipkart is also teasing major iPhone deals for its Big Billion Days sale. The iPhone 17 256GB will be available for Rs 84,999, while additional offers can bring its effective price down further to Rs 77,999, depending on eligibility. The iPhone 15, meanwhile, will have a sale price of Rs 67,999, with the effective price going down to Rs 63,999 after eligible offers.The final prices and conditions for Amazon's teased deals should become clearer once the Great Indian Festival Sale goes live. So, you can stay tuned to India Today Tech for all the updates.- Ends