Apple prices compared in Zepto, with an Apple (left) iPhone and a Google Pixel 6 (right) | Photo credit: the Hindu
An Apple iPhone user requesting fresh fruits and vegetables through the Application of Fast Commerce, Zepto, is charged more per article compared to a buyer who requests the same products through their Android phone.
For example, a kilogram of onions that had a price of ₹ 43 on an Android phone had a price of ₹ 57 on the Apple iPhone. Even in the case of a single order of four Shimla apples, the iPhone user was charged ₹ 123, while the Android telephone user was charged only ₹ 100.
Onion prices compared in Zepto, with an Apple (left) iPhone and a Google Pixel 6 (right) | Photo credit: the Hindu
The discrepancy in the price was observed in the case of multiple fresh products based on vegetables and fruits offered through the application. Android users also seemed to obtain more savings than iPhone users when they are calculated with the MRP product.
The prices of packaged products, such as milk and instant noodles, were the same on both devices.
Green Capsicum’s prices are compared in Zept, with an Apple iPhone (left) and a Google Pixel 6 (right) | Photo credit: the Hindu
By adding the same set of fruits and vegetables to the Zepto cart, the Apple iPhone user had to pay significantly more than the Android telephone user.
This difference in the price of fruits and vegetables remained the case even when both articles were ordered exactly the same delivery address.
Garlic prices compared in Zepto, with an Apple (left) iPhone and a Google Pixel 6 (right) | Photo credit: the Hindu
However, Apple’s user’s order was scheduled to arrive a minute before the Android telephone user, despite the fact that the address was the same.
Published – January 28, 2025 08:01 am isth
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