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iPhone 15 Pro Models Again Rumored to See $100 Price Increase
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Clever. Keep repeating that rumor often enough so everyone will accept the price hike eventually. If I were Apple I’d deliberately spread that intel in preparation of the reveal… 
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Everything costs more; it is the world we live in right now.
Have you gotten your car insurance renewal recently? Homeowners insurance? Gone to a grocery store?
Thank you. Exactly what I was going to say. Everything is higher now. Houses. Interest rates. Cars. Groceries. Car insurance. Home insurance. Day care.
If I had a dime for every iPhone release that they predict will be a “super cycle”…
To me, the only real super cycle was the iPhone 6. That phone convinced even 5s users to upgrade in huge numbers due to larger screen. That has played out and I have yet to see any one specific iPhone after the 6 convince people in the same manner to upgrade from their current one-year old device. Not even 5G with the 12.
To me, the only real super cycle was the iPhone 6. That phone convinced even 5s users to upgrade in huge numbers due to larger screen. That has played out and I have yet to see any one specific iPhone after the 6 convince people in the same manner to upgrade from their current one-year old device. Not even 5G with the 12.
This is exactly what iPhone Upgrade Program does in the States:
iPhone Upgrade Program
Get a new iPhone every year, and the protection of AppleCare+ with the iPhone Upgrade Program. Buy now or visit an Apple Store today.
www.apple.com
In Europe and elsewhere, however, things get more complicated. Here in France, for example, some companies lease Apple gear, but it still works out quite expensive. La FNAC, Darty and some others do offer their 12 or 24 months leasing on Apple products, but it is still not as attractive as buying a new device outright and selling your old one on the used market to get some money back.
Say, I can sell my iPhone 12 mini for around 240€ right now and if prices remain the same iPhone 15 entry model will start here at 1019€. So it is 779€ out of my pocket for a brand new iPhone 15. If we divide 779€ by 24 months we get 32€ per month, however the current leasing prices for iPhone 14 start at around 45€. And if we buy it outright, we can then resell it again when we feel like changing. So, IMO, unless Apple expand their iPhone upgrade programme, right now leasing it is not so appealing.
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Any year the price stays the same, it is going down due to inflation. The fact that the price points have stayed the same for so long means that we have been paying less with each iteration. Based on inflation, the $1,000 dollar phone I bought 3 years ago would cost $1,090 today. Of course 3% is just a ball park figure as inflation impacts different economies and sectors differently, but the point remains.
Now that they've been added to the PRC's naughty list, they'll certainly be selling fewer iPhones in China.
Some people like to take advantage of the 0% and 3% cashback.
Also, what if you bought a phone and next year‘s model is even greater would you rather pay in full and trade in or pay for one year on installments and trade in?
Who is surprised by this really? There is a lot of whining going on for something that is kinda a non story in 2023
And how informed are you? Did you take the increased wages of the entire R&D team into account? What about Marketing and Sales? Office Management and utility bills? Overseas production and supply? Travel costs? And so on.
Please provide your analysis concluding it’s purely profit taking.
I’m not saying you’re wrong but if you call somebody uniformed, the least you can do is do better.
The business reason here is inflation. The Phone X started at $999, as did the 11 pro, 12 pro, 13 pro, and 14 pro. The fact that the prices have stayed the same the last 5 years while inflation has continued to inflate means that the real prices have actually fallen by 3% or so a year. This is less of a hike and more of a correction.
I don't blame apple, they have a right to set their prices however they want and it's up to us consumers whether we want to pay it, or not.
What bothers me is people saying that it's not a price hike because it may, and I stress may, since Apple hasn't said that yet, have more storage that the base priced iPhone last year. The key is base price here people, if I can't get *anything* for the same price I did last year, it's a price hike.
I'm planning on switching to Apple for the first time this year but if they increase the price again in Europe like they did last year while keeping the US price the same I really have to think about it. The currency excuse from last year is gone and inflation also doesn't count if they keep the US price the same.
Everything is higher except paychecks funny how that works.
This year likely isn't so much about upgrading current users as it is about bring some Android used back tot he iPhone fold. I have been an Android used since the Galaxy S3 (My last iPhone was the 4) and this year will be the first I am giving an iPhone serious consideration. Lightning cables have been the last hold back for me, now that the iPhone's screen size and battery life have caught up to (and surpassed) the top mainstream Androids.
$100 to get rid of Lightning cables in favor of USB-C is a worthwhile deal for me.
I don’t get the Type C obsession. I pick up a lightning cable and you know what it’s a lightning cable.
I pick up a Type C cable. What wattage is this cable? They don’t have anything on them that tell you so the more Type C cables you have the worse it gets. Is this a data cable or a charge only cable? Thunderbolt or USB 3.1 3.2 4.0?
Type C is a mess.
I also wouldn’t put it past Apple to say Type C phones won’t work with Type A CarPlay systems. There will be some lightning authentication that doesn’t work right and they will say get a new car.
I pick up a Type C cable. What wattage is this cable? They don’t have anything on them that tell you so the more Type C cables you have the worse it gets. Is this a data cable or a charge only cable? Thunderbolt or USB 3.1 3.2 4.0?
Type C is a mess.
I also wouldn’t put it past Apple to say Type C phones won’t work with Type A CarPlay systems. There will be some lightning authentication that doesn’t work right and they will say get a new car.