The new iPhone 18 pricing has given social media something more than another Apple-versus-Samsung debate. This time, users are comparing the phone with Royal Enfield motorcycles, gold, Bitcoin and even their own kidneys. The jokes started flying as people reacted to the price of the latest iPhone lineup, with some posts pointing out that a premium iPhone can now cost about as much as a new adventure motorcycle.
One viral comparison put the Royal Enfield Himalayan OG 440 at around ₹2.80 lakh on-road and the iPhone Duo 256GB at ₹2.99 lakh. The punchline was simple: for roughly the price of the phone, a buyer could get a brand-new motorcycle, fill its tank and still have some money left.
"You could literally buy a brand-new adventure bike on-road, ride across India, and still have ₹30,000 left over," one social media post joked.
That comparison quickly turned into a broader meme: "iPhone is no longer competing with Samsung; it's competing with Royal Enfield."
From smartphone upgrade to 'two kidneys' joke
Apple's pricing has long been fertile ground for the internet's kidney jokes, but the latest prices have brought the old gag back. "To buy iPhone Duo you need two kidney," another post said, playing on the familiar internet joke that people have to sacrifice something valuable to afford a new iPhone.
