If they keep saying the same thing every year, eventually they’ll be correct. It’s the “ leaks and rumours” way.
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Base iPhone 17 Pro Could Cost $200 More But With Doubled Storage
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Excellent point.
I was astonished to learn that the Pro sells so well, but it tracks with the three lenses I see in all the social-media mirror selfies.
That only works if you can’t count. In reality you pay even more with hire purchase through a carrier.
It’s like the people who think cars are cheaper to lease or buy on hire purchase, or the people who find Adobe Lightroom easier to own as a subscription rather than an outright purchase. All of it relies on people not being able to count.
Those prices are a joke. Even a $50 increase to one model would be over $3 billion in new revenue per quarter. Apple themselves has already projected tariff impacts to be contained at $1 billion this quarter.
But this? This would be crazy over the top.
But this? This would be crazy over the top.
That is not accurate at all. The Pro sells just slightly worse than the base model iPhone, although they are close. The Pro Max however sells about 50% of what they do, indicating that the higher price is a big obstacle.
There is no data to suggest that iPhone is leaving money on the table. Just the opposite.
Agreed. These are rumors pushed by apple marketing and PR to make the actual $100 seem like good news.
M4 MacBook Air saw a price decrease!
I think $1,099 is likely but not 1,199. They’ve had the $999 price for a long time, and honestly with inflation over the last few years, I can’t blame them for the increase. Either way, glad to have a mint 16 pro still showing 100% battery. 😁
I'm skeptical, but if this happens, the 16 Pro is going to be the most coveted Pro device for the foreseeable future... and hard to find.
These new prices for the new iphones sound more logical.
Samsung is direct competence so:
Galaxy S25 Ultra 256GB model: Starting at $1,299.99
Galaxy S25 Edge 256GB: $1099
Samsung is direct competence so:
Galaxy S25 Ultra 256GB model: Starting at $1,299.99
Galaxy S25 Edge 256GB: $1099
Yet it will still ‘sell out’ seeing delivery dates slip to fuel the fomo. Classic Apple.
If these prices are real, it really is just a $100 increase over the same capacity 16 Pro. They’re just making the base storage 256 GB instead of 128 GB.
The Pro Max is typically the second best selling device from the estimates I’ve seen: https://9to5mac.com/2024/11/20/appl...nt-what-youd-expect-but-theres-a-good-reason/
C'mon, Apple. If you're going to have the balls to charge $1,799 for a Pro phone, at least bump up the storage to 2TB.
I wish that people would just vote with their wallets. If no one is buying for the price that Apple is asking, of course they will immediately lower the prices.
The euro is 5% stronger against the USD than this time last year; and compared to the start of the year it's 15% stronger.
If all apple did was keep euro pricing on par with last year then they've effectively enacted a 5% price increase. But lets see what happens. I reckon they're brazen enough to double dip and increase those euro prices too.
Plenty of other prices are
- already subsidising US prices
- have broken ‘psychological barriers’
16 Pro is €1199 in the EU, £999 in the UK.
I was already planning on downgrading off the Pro Max because screen size. The main advantage is the cameras, but at that price? Hell nah. I'm not some vlogger who lives on their phone, and honestly, the cameras on my old 13 mini were good enough for my usage.
I'm very likely not buying the Air because no 5G mmWave, but I am excited to see them make a one-camera phone trend and stylish.
I'm pretty sure that Apple is going to have all of us worldwide subsidize US customers. Even though the tariffs should only affect US customers, they are going to increase prices worldwide and invent a story around it.
