GoKawiilApple hikes prices on existing iPhone models by $100 after iPhone 18 launch
Alongside unveiling the iPhone 18 and its first foldable, the iPhone Duo, Apple raised prices on its older iPhone lineup by roughly $100 in the US, with steeper increases abroad, including about 20.5% in India. The company also discontinued the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models.
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This breaks from Apple's usual pattern of discounting older phones once new ones launch, signaling that chip shortages are squeezing margins hard enough to force price hikes across its product lines, following similar increases on Macs and iPads earlier this year. It also suggests Apple is leaning on financing options like its Upgrade program to soften the blow to consumers while still keeping pace with rivals like Samsung and Google.
- Existing iPhone models now cost about $100 more in the US and even more overseas.
- A global memory and storage chip shortage, driven by AI data center demand, is pushing up hardware costs industry-wide.
- Apple discontinued the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max as part of this lineup shakeup.
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