It's not suprising but I do hope Apple will not apply this to EU prices. They just raised them this year to ridicilous rates due to exchange rate (Which is now backtracking)
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iPhone 15 Pro Predicted to See First Price Increase Since iPhone X
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I don't see a price increase as a big deal. That's where 24 monthly payments come in. If Apple were to increase the price by $200 that's $8.33 more per month. If a person doesn't have an Apple Card, then they can deal with a carrier like T-Mobile who usually has deals every year that also typically includes 24 month plans. The Samsung S23 Ultra starts out at $1200 and Samsung sells a ton of those.
Yep wise decision and thats when I also decide on my upgrade from my 14 ProMax which is quite fine for me. I get tired of the hype that tries to make us dissatisfied with the wonderful tech devices we currently own in order to get into the frenzy of upgrades each year LOL. But they keep adding things I like so they know me too well LOL. We shall see this time.
If Apple doesn’t raise prices to keep their margins they will have to cheap out on specs. I don’t want that so I will gladly pay the extra bill or two
Many, if not most, non-MFI-certified USB-C cables will work with the iPhone 14 Pro family, but data transfer speeds will be limited (likely to the same USB 2.0 speeds as the non-Pro models are said to support). And charging may be limited to lower wattages for longer charging times (maybe no PD support). So Apple will still be meeting the EU's requirement, which just says it has to be USB-C.
iPhones are a much larger market for MFI-certified accessories than iPad and Mac so I could see Apple adding an MFI chip to just the Pro and Pro Max as those models will be able to support up to 40Gbps speeds via TB4 or USB4 and they are the models that most-benefit from much higher data transfer rates considering the size of the video and camera files they can generate.
I do not see Apple retroactively adding MFI to the iPad since the line is already segmented with the iPad Pro supporting 40Gbps over Thunderbolt 4 (which itself requires certified cables to attain those speeds), the iPad Air supporting 10Gbps, the Mini supporting 5Gbps and the 10th generation iPad supporting 480Mbps.
$1099 $1199
$799 $899
No wonder the Plus exists despite being a bigger flop than the Mini! It's because going from $699 -> $799 -> $1099 -> $1199 is way too drastic so the Plus fills in that gap. They would never increase the price of the regular models especially now that they're reusing the year-old chip.
$799 $899
No wonder the Plus exists despite being a bigger flop than the Mini! It's because going from $699 -> $799 -> $1099 -> $1199 is way too drastic so the Plus fills in that gap. They would never increase the price of the regular models especially now that they're reusing the year-old chip.
Price is irrelevant for most Apple customers.
We'll all pay whatever Apple asks to ensure we continue to enjoy that best-in-class smartphone experience that is only possible with iPhone.
We'll all pay whatever Apple asks to ensure we continue to enjoy that best-in-class smartphone experience that is only possible with iPhone.
When you compare the iPhone 14 pro to similar competitors, the price isn't too bad. The S23 ultra that was just announced starts at $1200.
Nobody is gunna deprive themselves of that latest and greatest iPhone experience just to "send a message to Apple".
You fall into the category of a "Pro", so there is a benefit for you upgrading every year. Like Craig Federighi said in an interview, if those images you capture are priceless and you need to have the best advances, upgrading every year is gonna be worth it for you. For users like me, I like taking the occasional photos, like the following on my way to replace a keyboard:
Also, if you are putting aside cash as an expense and part of an upgrade program it definitely makes acquisition each year much easier. I think this is the model Apple wants to expand to, where everyone just leases their iPhone. It would be the holy grail for Apple to get people subscribing to hardware.
But no one is saying no with their wallets. Only with their keyboards.
I suspected this with the price increase in battery replacement on March 1st.
Oh, you’d like to keep your old iPhone running new? $90 please.
Oh, you’d like to keep your old iPhone running new? $90 please.
Usually I'd say the same, in fact the only reason I didn't get the 14 is the lack of USBC.
That wil be the decider for me.
Yep I think you are correct tend to be a pro user as a retired geologist and person who loves nature and outdoors. I guess we will see where things go for me after we see the real 15 Pro revealed.
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Right, and that's why the price increases just keep on coming (not really because of "inflation" or "supply chain" or "covid" or even "parts cost more"). Sellers (of all things) are completely happy to take (and be personally rewarded for taking) as much as buyers will pay. We can all look forward to $2K iPhones and then $3K... and then $5K iPhones as long as we keep rationalizing "just pay"... "just a little more in the monthly payment"... "easy payments over time", etc.
OR, we wake up one day and decide we don't want to pay $3.50+ per 2-liter for "sugar water" (non-sugar-water can still be free) or $5 for a carton of eggs (chickens will lay eggs for nearly free and/or we can make a direct deal with someone else who can manage chickens) or <more> for ANY non-essentials.
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If someone can't barely afford to survive, then they shouldn't buy iPhones and especially not the flagship phone.
And honestly there is nothing wrong with that. If that's what the market says it is worth, then that's what it should cost. In a way it's not Apple even setting the price. The market does. Apple tests new prices, and the market responds one way or the other. Truth is that iPhone is actually vastly underpriced for the value that it brings. So it has room to climb. Compare it to many other things we pay for in life, and iPhone brings a lot more value than many other things in its price range.
Right, is someone struggling to pay for rent and food supposed to be a customer of the latest high end Pro iPhone? Lol. There are iPhones from $400 to $1200 for a reason.
Maybe "the average person" need to rethink their priorities then.....if you can barely afford food and rent, you certainly don't need to be buying the latest iPhone and especially the "Pro or Pro Max" That's just irresponsible.
I do, I have not purchased a new Apple device since the introduction of the notch. I said the day it was announced that I would not be, until the device returns to a non-lazy design. I’ve purchased only secondhand from private sellers, bypassing any profit going to Apple.
Flip the phone into landscape mode, try to read text on a website, and there’s this huge notch eating into the words making something as simple as reading an article *impossible* in landscape mode. Totally unbelievable.