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Apple Reportedly Increasing iPhone 13 Prices to Compensate for Increased Chip Production Cost
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Why not purchase one of your own country's phones?
I could see them get rid of the 64GB option. Hiking up the base price with $50 but still giving an excuse.
But yeah, suddenly it seems the iPhone 11 was really cheap…
But yeah, suddenly it seems the iPhone 11 was really cheap…
Don’t know what apple will do this time around , but there is nothing we buy today that cost the same as 5 years ago for example , inflation never stops and prices always rise , ce la vi.
Apple does that every once in a while if they spec-change their offering. Sometimes BTO options change in price.
It's not unheard of.
If the market is still there and pro people buy the machine at this price point, why would Apple reduce prices? They are a business, not a charity or a not-for-profit org.
Maybe if you are concerned about your privacy it's a good thing Apple does not store your finger prints.
Apple is also going to put an M1X chip in it so that we can all get into a huge debate on here about how Apple is going to release “Pro” Software for the iPhone Pro models.
So, to keep the company being a trillion dollar company, rather than keep prices as they are and absorb the chip price increases which would have a small impact on their profit margin, the company would rather increase the price of the phone so the companies profit's are not affected in any way. Way to keep Apple customers happy there Apple...NOT!!!
Well, I am on the market for a new iPhone 13. Specifically, the 13 mini. And I really hope they don’t make it even more expensive, because the sales will be even worse than those of the 12 mini.I mean, the prices have always looked nice in US dollar but it is just insane to see that price tag in something like Euro. Yes, tax is not included in the price blablabla but it still does not come close. I remember those days when Apple only replaced the $ sign with the € sign but now it is like 200 in Euro on top! they also seem to be penny pinching with ridiculous prices like "X Euro and 41 Cent". Even Apple must know their prices are insane, since they are usually promoting the "from" price, based on a monthly financed price now instead of showing the full price straight away. Who would have ever thought you will have to finance a phone?! I know the US loves financing stuff and paying later but that usually does not fly well here.
Thankfully I am not in the market of a new iPhone. I have not even taken advantage of the 12 Pro Max camera yet thanks to going from lockdown to lockdown. Finally will be able to use it for the first time on vacation in a year next week. Also, iOS has advanced so little. What do you need to upgrade for? Only to go back using the same apps on the same Home Screen that you probably haven't been bothered to change in years
edit: just realised this post is a lot about "me" lol oh well, it is a forum
The 12 mini is very discounted on a lot of retailers, I guess that it Apple raises its official price, I will have to buy it from a different retailer, like Amazon or Media Markt.
Unfortunately there are to many sad idiots that will pay the stupid prices. Until these morons find their single braincells and spend their money elsewhere, there is no incentive for Apple to actually charge sensible prices. But many on here and in th general public just lap it up like sheep at a trough.I mean, the prices have always looked nice in US dollar but it is just insane to see that price tag in something like Euro. Yes, tax is not included in the price blablabla but it still does not come close. I remember those days when Apple only replaced the $ sign with the € sign but now it is like 200 in Euro on top! they also seem to be penny pinching with ridiculous prices like "X Euro and 41 Cent". Even Apple must know their prices are insane, since they are usually promoting the "from" price, based on a monthly financed price now instead of showing the full price straight away. Who would have ever thought you will have to finance a phone?! I know the US loves financing stuff and paying later but that usually does not fly well here.
Thankfully I am not in the market of a new iPhone. I have not even taken advantage of the 12 Pro Max camera yet thanks to going from lockdown to lockdown. Finally will be able to use it for the first time on vacation in a year next week. Also, iOS has advanced so little. What do you need to upgrade for? Only to go back using the same apps on the same Home Screen that you probably haven't been bothered to change in years
edit: just realised this post is a lot about "me" lol oh well, it is a forum
If it was any other company they'd all be slagging them off and threatening to go elsewhere with their custom. Would dread to think how all the people would react if food companies increase the prices to match the increase in ingredient costs over the past 5 - 10 years.
On the opposite side, the prices of the flagship iPhones haven't changed for 3-4 years. It was always $999 and $1099.
Headlines 3 months later…
iPhone sales fuel Apple’s Wall Street-beating Q3 | TechCrunch
Another excellent quarter for Apple, as the company posted $81.4 billion in revenue. That’s a 36% year-over-year jump for the company, besting Wall Street
techcrunch.com
With the massive amounts of chips Apple orders for the iPhone, economies of scale make it far less of a factor on the total cost which is spread over hundreds of millions of consumers. But on the other end, this is why the new M1X Macs are going to be far more expensive. That’s a very low volume item. I would imagine the iPad Pro‘s with their X series chips sell at least three times as well as will these high end Macs.
I would imagine Apple will probably end up using the M1X chips on more products to help cover production costs.
I would imagine Apple will probably end up using the M1X chips on more products to help cover production costs.
Why doesn’t Apple purchase one of its country’s chips?
Funny thing is that even when Apple doesn’t cut prices, it still can’t force its customers to buy its products.