I told you recently that Absence of iPhone 16 price leaks Good news for buyers. Unlike the previous two iPhone cycle, there are no reports to suggest Apple Will increase prices across the board. The iPhone 16 Pro is the only exception, as some reports suggest that this model may get the same “price hike” treatment as last year’s iPhone 15 Pro Max.
I put the price hike in quotes because it wasn’t technically a price hike. The cheapest iPhone 15 Pro Max costs $1,199, which is $100 more than last year’s cheapest iPhone 14 Pro Max. But instead of raising prices, Apple simply removed the 128GB storage option from its lineup. Instead, the 256GB version became the base model, and its price remained unchanged.
last minute iPhone 16 Specs leaks suggest the same will happen with the iPhone 16 Pro this year. Apple’s usual $999 price point may be replaced by a $1,099 entry price as Apple will bump up the base iPhone 16 Pro’s storage to 2565GB.
Published by TrendForce A report Which takes us through the iPhone 16’s key specs and design changes. It aligns with other iPhone 16 rumors out there.
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The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max will feature larger 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch displays respectively. The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will remain the same. Only the Pro will get the promotion support (120Hz refresh rate), while the regular model will get a 60Hz screen.
All four iPhones will feature next-gen A18 chips built on the new 3nm TSMC N3E process, which is more affordable for Apple. The iPhone 16 Pros will get the A18 Pro variant of the chip. The A18 chips will be paired with 8GB of LPDDR5X RAM on all four phones, which is essential for on-device Apple Intelligence support.
When it comes to storage, the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus should start at 128GB and go up to 512 GB. Both iPhone 16 Pro models should start at 256GB and go up to 1TB. TrendForce makes no mention of the 2TB storage tier seen in some reports.
Analysts do not present the iPhone 16 Pro price hike as fact. They speculate that it will be due to the iPhone 16 Pro’s major camera upgrade. The phone will have a tetraprism telephoto lens, which is more expensive:
The iPhone 16 Pro, featuring a periscope lens, could follow last year’s Pro Max strategy by starting with a base storage capacity of 256GB, which could help mitigate the perception of a price hike by offering more storage.
That said, the firm suggests that Apple “could increase all iPhone 16 prices slightly to offset higher costs while driving sales and maintaining profitability.” TrendForce indicates a “significant increase in memory prices” compared to last year.
But TrendForce also notes that Apple is expected to maintain a “cautious pricing strategy” given the current market conditions. iPhone 15 prices make more sense for the iPhone 16 series. Again, the iPhone 16 Pro will see the only price “increase”.
Finally, the report also states that Apple has ordered a combined 86.7 million iPhone 16 units for the second half of 2024. That’s an 8% year-over-year increase that could help Apple overtake Samsung as the top smartphone by the end of the year. Seller by market share. The pricing structure of the iPhone 16 will play a major role in that.
Fortunately, we don’t have to wait that long. Come Monday, we’ll know everything about the iPhone 16 phone, including pricing.
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