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In 2023 we’ve seen pretty much everything go up in price, but the one thing that surprisingly didn’t was theiPhone15.Applemanaged to resist the urge to hike prices, even in a challenging market. But, truth be told it only looks a matter of time before the company ups its prices, possibly as soon as theiPhone 16.
With their titanium redesign and new A17 Pro silicone, it’s easy to see where the cost bump has come from (admittedly it doesn’t make it easier to swallow). Titanium is a more expensive material than the old aluminium design, while the A17 Pro chip makes the phones the first to use a 3nm process. Innovation doesn’t come cheap.
(Image credit: Chargerlab)
(Image credit: Chargerlab)
Personally,I expected the price of the iPhone 15 range to be much morethan it was, and if these figures are correct, in looks like they should have been. It looks like Apple has decided to just take the hit this year with a smaller profit margin, perhaps we could see a similar leap to the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro which saw £100 and £150 price increases.
Another reason the iPhone 16 could be more expensive is that it is the year we finally expect to see an iPhone 16 Ultra. This mythical model, rumoured to go beyond the Pro Max range, was rumoured for the iPhone 15 but never materialized. With the planned 2024 release of the Apple Vision Pro headset, we will likely also see a bunch of Vision Pro compatible features on the iPhone 16, further inflating the price.
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