Time to Save Up: iPhone 17 Pro Price Hike Appears Imminent, Says New Report

Apple will announce new iPhone 17 phones at its annual fall event on September 9, showing new iOS 26 features, possible camera updates and new cases, which leads to a dramatic price revelation. This year, this figure could be $ 50 more for iPhone 17 pro models, based on a rumor that has surfaced on the Chinese social media site Weibo, a user named Digital (Setsuna Digital).

The price jumping of rumors corroborates a previous prediction of Jefferies Analyst Edison Lee, who says that the iPhone 17 air (17 Slim), 17 pro and 17 pro Max will obtain a price increase of $ 50 to compensate for the higher costs of components and prices, as Business Insider said. He did not mention the ordinary iPhone 17 obtaining an increase in prices. If it is true, it would mean that the starting prices of the iPhone 17 series will be:

• iPhone 17: $ 829
• Air iPhone 17: $ 979
• iphone 17 pro: $ 1,049
• iPhone 17 pro max: $ 1,249

Instant Digital also thinks that the iPhone 17 Basic Pro will be delivered with 256 GB of storage instead of 128 GB as the iPhone 16 Pro.

Since what President Donald Trump has presented as a “liberation day”, the possible effect of prices on the price of the iPhone has been widely discussed. And yet, the prices of the iPhone have remained the same so far this year.

This news is following a May report from the Wall Street Journal that Apple is considering a prize peak and could assign it to new features and updates instead of prices. In any case, the launch of the iPhone 17 of the rumor will likely reach a higher price, no matter what Trump says or does.

Apple is the third company in the United States, and most of its products are manufactured in China. The ubiquity of the iPhone has made it a symbol for the continuous uncertainty of American economy and policy. But even without the costs or prices of higher components, the iPhone was late for an increase in prices. The last one was five years ago.

Historically, this makes it the longest period of time that Apple has passed without price increase since the five -year period between the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 7, which ended with an expensive iPhone 8. We can learn a lot by looking at how Apple has managed the previous price increases (and a punctual drop) and what it means for the iPhone 17.

To understand the probability of an increase in prices, I gathered iPhone models in a few categories: the standard, flagship products and giants. The standard includes models like the original iPhone, the iPhone 8, the iPhone XR and the iPhone 16. The flagship products include variants such as iPhone X, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro. The designation of the giant concerns phones like the iPhone 6 Plus, the iPhone XS Max and the iPhone 16 Pro Max. (Other versions that Apple sold, such as the iPhone 5C, the SE series, the mini iPhone line and the current iPhone line, do not take this analysis into account.) In addition, I use the American starting price for each iPhone before the transport discounts are applied.

Let’s dive.

Standard iPhone price

Since its beginnings in 2007, the standard iPhone has had four price increases and correction. Many people may remember having paid $ 199 for the original iPhone, but in reality, the phone cost $ 499 excluding contract. In 2008, Apple collected the price of $ 100 with the launch of the iphone 3G at $ 599, where it would remain four years. Then, in 2012, the iPhone 5 was introduced with a larger 4 -inch screen and a higher price of $ 649.

Quick advance until 2017, the 10th anniversary of the iPhone and iPhone 8 made their debut at a cost of $ 699, an increase of $ 50. Each year between 2017 and 2019, the price of the standard iPhone has changed. In 2018, the iPhone XR was launched at $ 749. The following year, the iPhone 11 released and the price returned to $ 699. And what makes this drop interesting is that the iPhone 11 was the first standard Apple phone with two rear cameras: a wide angle and ultra-edited. Until then, all other standard iPhone models had only one rear camera. From 2007 to 2019, when Apple increased prices, it was $ 50, except between the first and second iPhone models.

Then 2020 occurred. It was a wild year for the iPhone and everyone because of the pandemic. But Apple managed to launch the iPhone 12, which cost $ 829, marking the highest increase in the standard iPhone: $ 130. The following models all had the same price: the iPhone 13, 14, 15 and 16 all cost $ 829.

If Apple follows its previous model, the standard iPhone is due to an increase in prices. The last increase took place in 2020, five years ago, and Apple never spent six years without an increase in prices on the standard model. But will the company slowly increase the price over a few years, as it did between iPhone 7, 8 and XR? Or is he going just as he did with the iPhone 12?

The most popular product of Apple is the standard iPhone, and it is sure to expect the iPhone 17 more expensive (and even if Trump had not been elected). Now we just have to ask ourselves how many prices and politics could further increase the price.

The flagship product: price of the iPhone pro model

Apple did not always have an iPhone Pro variant, but it started in 2017 with the launch of the iPhone X, which had a starting price of $ 999. The phone made its debut next to the iPhone 8 of $ 699, which means that the $ 50 increase in 8 seems nothing.

But this is where things become interesting. Apple has never increased the price on the iPhone Pro model. The iPhone X, XS, 11 pro, 12 pro, 13 pro, 14 pro, 15 pro and 16 pro cost all $ 999. It’s been eight years without price increase!

What is even more shocking is when you correct inflation: the $ 999 price of the iPhone X 2017 would be $ 1,298 in 2025, according to the inflation calculator of the consumer price index. The iPhone Pro is late for an increase in prices, and I expect the iPhone 17 Pro to cost more.

The Behemoths: iPhone Plus, Max and Pro Max Prix

Since 2014, Apple has sold a large version of the iPhone. Some of them were nothing more than a larger version of the standard iPhone with a larger screen and battery, as well as some minor differences, such as the iPhone 6 Plus with an image optical stabilization on its camera while the iPhone 6 did not do it. But starting with the iPhone 7 Plus, the larger version started to have “pro” features, like a second rear camera and portrait mode.

In terms of price, the iPhone 6 Plus made its debut at $ 749, $ 100 more than the iPhone 6. And this $ 749 price remained for the iPhone 6S Plus and 7 Plus. In 2017, Apple had three iPhone models: the iphone 8 of $ 699, the iPhone 8 more than $ 749 (an increase of $ 50 compared to the 7 plus) and the iPhone X. at $ 999.

In 2018, Apple launched the $ 1,099 iPhone XS Max, which I consider the real successor to the iPhone plus initial line. This means that the big iPhone obtained an increase of $ 350 in a single year, the largest apple has ever made. I admit that some people might not think that the XS Max is a follow -up of the most and deem it an entirely new iPhone variant. But that’s my comment.

Like the iPhone Pro, the max and pro max would have the same price for years. In 2023, Apple noted the entrance barrier for the Pro Max model and did not offer a version of $ 1,099 of the iPhone 15 Pro Max with 128 GB of storage. Instead, you had to pay $ 1 199 for the 256 GB variant, which technically costs the same thing as the iPhone 14 Pro Max with 256 GB of storage.

The prices of the iPhone 17 and 17 pro

Even without prices, it is sure to assume that the prices of the iPhone 17 range will be higher for certain models. But when you take into account everything that has happened this year, it is difficult to assess how the price will increase and if it will affect one or two models, or to apply the entire line of the iPhone 17.

This year, Apple has increased the price of its most affordable model. Although it does not have the brand of the iPhone at a previous low price, the iPhone 16th came with a price of $ 599, $ 170 more than the iPhone SE of $ 429 (2022).

Apple is not talking about unpublished products or their prices. But we have an unusual clue for papping on how these prices could affect the company.

“Assuming that price rates, current global policies and applications do not change for the quarter balance and no new price is added, we estimate the impact to add $ 900 million to our costs,” said Apple CEO, Tim Cook, during a quarterly profits on May 1.

Obviously, this number of $ 900 million was not only for the iPhone but for all Apple products. And it was three weeks before Trump threatens another price targeting only the iPhone. But $ 900 million is a lot for any business to swallow, and ultimately this additional cost should be recovered. This generally means higher prices, even if Trump puts pressure on Apple to attribute the increase to “new conceptions and features”.

If there is one thing, we will know exactly what these prices will be when Apple will launch the next generation of iPhone models during its September event.

Apple did not respond to a request for comments.