You will probably have to dig a lot deeper into your pockets for the next iPhone. The iPhone 16 will be a lot more expensive.
iPhone 16 will be a lot more expensive
The material costs of the iPhone 15 are much higher than those of the iPhone 14. According to rumors, this cost increase for Apple will be included in the price of the iPhone 16 next year.
The website comes to this conclusion Nikkei Asia. The iPhone 15 Pro Max costs Apple about $558 in materials to make. This is about 12 percent more than the costs that Apple had for the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
This amount has never been so high for a new iPhone. If Apple continues to accept rising costs, there is a good chance that the iPhone 16 will receive a significant price increase next year.
The other iPhone 16 models will probably also become more expensive. For example, the titanium frame of the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max costs about 50 dollars. This is about 43 percent more than the stainless steel frame of the previous iPhones. The new chip also means considerably more costs. The A17 Pro chip costs $130. This is 27 percent more expensive than the A16 chip.
It is not yet known what exactly the prices will be. The iPhone 15 costs 969 euros from Apple. For the iPhone 15 Pro Max you even pay 1479 euros. If Apple does indeed implement a price increase again and the iPhone 16 becomes more expensive, the price of the iPhone 16 will probably exceed 1000 euros. The iPhone 16 Pro Max could even go towards 1600 euros.
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