I think Apple could push this into $2500 territory and as long as carrier financing remains a thing, people will buy them.
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'Major Price Hike' Again Rumored for iPhone 15 Pro Models
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This is pure speculation, but I bet the rumored "ultra" model will be the one that goes up in price and has the titanium frame, with the normal pro staying the same. Either way, my XS is about due for an upgrade and I am not spending the money on a new phone. It will be an apple refurbished 13pro or 14 pro depending on whats in stock next summer.
I did the same years ago and I will share my experience. I had the original iPhone and upgraded into the 6s. I felt the battery life wasn’t enough so I decided to get an Android. I got the Samsung so I could swap out batteries. Android OS was definitely more customizable. Pretty cool but it just didn’t seem as smooth as iOS. Also, apps keep crashing and it would slow to a crawl and I needed to reboot every other day. I rarely have to reboot my iPhone. Eventually, Samsung decided to follow the iPhone and make sealed batteries too. This was about 3-4 years. Also, another super annoying thing was all my friends had iPhones. Trying to SMS to an iMessage group chat is super annoying. The SMS is always delayed and creates new groups. So annoying that my friends removed me from group chats. Lol. Something to consider. I switched back and got the iPhone X. I was amazed at the battery life. The OS in general is so much smoother. I will stick with the iPhone unless Android does something revolutionary.
I would still buy them with a credit card I’d pay off immediately anyway… 🫶🏻
Lol with with the economic uncertainty right now, people won’t be spending that kind of money on an iPhone. They just won’t upgrade.
I’m sure Apple makes a lot of money from folks who upgrade annually, but I’m sure they make plenty from folks who are on 2, 3, 4+ year cycles.
I worked at an Apple Store for several years and a lot of the upgrades I did were people who had phones that were 2-3+ years old.
previous generation upgrades were not as common.
Not true. It wouldn’t be an issue. “Rough” times and places are packed. Even casinos….
Tim Cook: We hear you. iPhone Pro starts at $1200 with 256GB of storage!
I think they will cut the current base storage option and instead start with one step up while maintaining the price. In the past they have dropped the next higher storage tier down to become the base tier and kept the base model price. So it will be a price increase for those who would have bought the lower storage tier, but anyone who plans to buy a larger model won’t see a higher price for that same amount of storage.
Exactly. I am planning a 13 Pro Max battery replacement to get it back to 100%. That's my upgrade path this year.
Well, maybe not the foldable part, as those don’t yet seem very durable—like not even one year’s worth of service before the screen is unusable. But regarding non-folding phone sizes, my 14 Pro Max barely fits inside the front inside suit/jacket pocket now (thanks to the thickness, overall size, camera bump, and weight). The X was the last model where I loved the size. But with the way Apple tends to leave out prime features from the Pro non-Max, they want to leave little choice but to buy the largest model. I just can’t go any larger with a phone!
Might as well wait for the headphone jack to come back too
Don’t buy an Apple computer either until they bring back the cdrom drive. Stand your ground!
On the other hand, if we compare the materials that'll be used making the frames of the Pro and Pro Max, while stainless steel is an alloy metal, titanium is a metal and that makes titanium significantly more expensive than ss. That will sure increase the price yet alone. But yeah, it won't cost $100 or more for Apple to make. That's another story.
I usually go straight cash, but I wouldn’t buy at that price because, *for me* the value ratio is no longer in the “make the purchase” quadrant. Don’t mistake me, value doesn’t mean cheap, but rather, what am I getting for the price I am paying? $2500 is 4X more than a completely viable smartphone and the iPhone is not going to provide 4X that value. Again, for me. So sure, there are edge cases but my point was that Apple could charge an overtly unfair price and as long as the cost is buried in a monthly phone bill many (not few) would still buy despite it being an egregiously uninformed move (for most).
I wasn’t trying to provoke a financial pissing contest.
A list of things that haven’t gone up in price the last two years: . My point exactly why is this news?
The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max could see a "major price hike" compared to their predecessors, according to DigiTimes' senior analyst Luke Lin.
While the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus are expected to maintain their pricing similar to the current models, the Pro models could see significant cost adjustments due to their new titanium chassis and periscope camera technology on the larger model.
The price increase comes amid a broader softening of global smartphone demand projected for the latter half of 2023. According to Lin, Apple has ordered between 80 to 90 million iPhone 15 units for this period, a downturn from the 90 to 100 million units placed for the iPhone 14 models last year. Leading the order share is the iPhone 15 Pro Max, followed in succession by the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15, and the iPhone 15 Plus.
Previous forecasts suggested the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max will be at least $100 more expensive than their predecessors. The iPhone 14 Pro starts at $999 and the iPhone 14 Pro Max starts at $1,099, meaning the iPhone 15 Pro could start at $1,099 to $1,199 and the iPhone 15 Pro Max could start at $1,199 to $1,299.
Earlier this year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple was contemplating raising the price for both the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Analyst Jeff Pu has also said that the iPhone 15 Pro models could be more expensive than the iPhone 14 Pro models. He believes the iPhone 15 Pro will be priced starting at $1,099, up from the $999 starting price of the iPhone 14 Pro. The entire iPhone 15 lineup are widely expected to be unveiled at Apple's "Wonderlust" event on Tuesday, September 12.
Lin added that upstream supply chain information indicates that Apple will increase the display sizes of both Pro models next year, mirroring other rumors claiming that the two devices will increase from display sizes of 6.1- and 6.7-inches to 6.3- and 6.9-inches.
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i dont think that statement is fair
raising it by $1 is very different than raising by $100 or $200
you are right that some people will complain no matter what but even someone with a level head can look at a price increase and have dismay with it. It is ok to be objective and still have an opinion.
It probably wont affect sales as Apple did this before with the Plus model, the X, then the Max/Pro Max price points - this year the pro max was the best shipped model, I expect that to hold true with the 15 series - with the regular 15 and the Pro Max being the best selling models
Again little changes to the iphone, but higher cost!
As it stands Apple is losing its glow. It feels like a 80s Apple, more than a late 90s Apple. With the price surges across all product lines, the introduction of the subscription model, and the ivision feeling more like a failed attempt.
Hopefully Apple turns this philosophy around, otherwise major price hikes and little changes equals little demand.
As it stands Apple is losing its glow. It feels like a 80s Apple, more than a late 90s Apple. With the price surges across all product lines, the introduction of the subscription model, and the ivision feeling more like a failed attempt.
Hopefully Apple turns this philosophy around, otherwise major price hikes and little changes equals little demand.
I don't blame companies for passing along costs, that is inevitable. However not only are companies passing along costs, but many companies such as Apple are setting record breaking profits. They aren't solely "reasonably passing costs along", there is gouging right across the spectrum of industries.
And for the record I agree with you - the government is responsible for the inflation spike, and now their horrible solution which only causes more pain.
Absolutely not! Voting with our wallets seems like the only vote that seems to count these days.
