iPhone 17 Models 'Likely' to Have Higher Prices, Another Analyst Says

iPhone 17 models will "likely" be more expensive than iPhone 16 models in the U.S., according to Jeff Pu, an analyst at investment firm GF Securities.

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In a research note this week, Pu attributed the potential iPhone 17 price increases to the U.S. imposing tariffs on products imported from countries where the iPhone is assembled, including China and India. Apple is currently paying a 20% tariff on iPhones imported from China, but none on iPhones imported from India, according to The Wall Street Journal. However, the Trump administration's tariff policies frequently change.

On an earnings call last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the majority of the iPhones sold in the U.S. are imported from India currently.

Wall Street analysts have estimated that iPhone 17 models could be $50 to $100 more expensive than the equivalent iPhone 16 models, but this is likely guesswork. Even if prices do increase, Apple could find clever ways to spin the situation, such as by raising the iPhone 17 Pro's minimum storage capacity from 128GB to 256GB. That would bring the Pro model in line with the Pro Max model, which has started at the 256GB mark for a few years now.

In the U.S., Apple has maintained a $999 starting price for the Pro model or equivalent since the iPhone X was released all the way back in 2017, despite rumors about potential price increases year after year. So, Apple has earned the benefit of the doubt on pricing until proven otherwise. On the other hand, nothing lasts forever.

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paradox00 Avatar
7 weeks ago

Non issue. You have newer tech things and the latest & greatest, you pay a higher premium/price until the the tech goes mainstream or fails at which point the price drops.

Basic Econ 101.
Hardly basic Econ 101. That doesn't cover stuff like switching costs, social and peer influence, lock-in tactics and monthly payment plans that mask the true cost to consumers. If basic Econ 101 was what applied here and elsewhere, we wouldn't be seeing an increased debt burden on the working poor and a consolidation of wealth at the top. The phone market doesn't act like a free market, especially since the government literally blocks some of the competition at the border... Smartphone demand is fairly inelastic as they've become an essential item and Samsung is more than happy to go along with any price increases Apple's interested in. We've seen some lengthening of upgrade cycles over time, but demand has been relatively steady.
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Tripps9000 Avatar
7 weeks ago
Well if taco just would of left things alone prices would not go up but no things will get more expensive because of him assemble iPhones in the US not going to happen like they want just look at the Moto X now there is a story of what happens when you try to manufacture a phone in the US?
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Herrpod Avatar
7 weeks ago

Non issue. You have newer tech things and the latest & greatest, you pay a higher premium/price until the the tech goes mainstream or fails at which point the price drops.

Basic Econ 101.
Someone who knew basic economics would know what a tariff actually means. Sadly Taco isnt very bright.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
martint235 Avatar
7 weeks ago
At least in the US you can wake up safe in the knowledge that your country elected this idiot. If the US price rises $100 the UK price will rise £100 and we had nothing to do with this.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
paradox00 Avatar
7 weeks ago
Prices were going to increase even before the tarifs were a thing. The base price increase of the Pro Max (by dropping the 128GB tier a few years back), the discontinuation of the SE line, the 16E taking the price point of the 14 as the lowest (but not low) priced iPhone, and the plans to introduce an all new premium device between the iPhone and iPhone Pro provide an essay on the wall foreshadowing this.
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jz0309 Avatar
7 weeks ago
I'll just wait and see what Apple announces on 9/9 or whenever they announce...
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)