The iPhone 14 series will be unveiled by Apple next month. According to a recent report made just before the debut, the starting price of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will be $100 more than the Pro models from the previous year.
As the launch date approaches, more and more rumours concerning the forthcoming iPhone lineup appear. Even though it is already known that Apple intends to release the iPhone 14 Pro with the faster A16 Bionic chip, "punch-hole + pill" notch, improved imaging system, and faster RAM, a recent report from Wedbush Securities suggests that the base price may be $100 more than the models from the previous year.
As of right now, according to analyst Dan Ives, "While the base iPhone will remain at the same pricing, we estimate a $100 price hike on the iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max is likely in store given component price increases as well as enhanced capabilities on this next release."
In the US, the iPhone 13 Pro starts at $999, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max starts at $1,099 The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max would retail for $1,099 and $1,199, respectively, if Apple increased the price of the base versions by $100, making them the priciest base-model iPhones to date.
When news of the price hike for the iPhone 14 Pro surfaced, it sparked suspicion that Apple would offer at least 256GB of storage.Reliable Apple leaker Ming-Chi Kuo stated earlier this month that Apple would raise the price of the iPhone. 14 lineup. Although Kuo did not reveal exact pricing, he said the entire iPhone 14 lineup would see an increase of 15% in average selling price.
internal storage on the base model. But it seems this isn’t the case. Instead, the price hike is reportedly due to inflation, the introduction of new features, and supply chain disruptions.