Bad news if you want to buy a new iPhone this year, because the iPhone 17 will be more expensive. These are the expected prices.
iPhone 17 more expensive
The next iPhone is coming, because the iPhone 17 will be published in a few weeks. For a long time it seemed that Apple would not increase the prices of the iPhone this year. According to new rumors, that is unfortunately the case, because Apple is planning to make the iPhone 17 more expensive. It is expected that Apple will increase the initial prices of the new iPhones by 50 dollars, which we will probably also see again at European prices.
Are you planning to buy the regular iPhone 17? Then we have good news, because the ‘normal’ iPhone 17 is said to have no price increase. Only the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max are becoming more expensive, which means you spend even more money for the best iPhones of 2025. According to analyst Edison Lee, the iPhone 17 Air is also planning more expensive than Apple was originally planning. This may be the result of the US trade rates, which ensure higher costs at Apple.
Higher starting prices
When Apple increases the starting prices of a new iPhone in the United States, this usually also has consequences for the early prices in Europe. Apple often carries out exactly the same price increases in Europe, which means that the iPhone 17 series here becomes 50 euros more expensive. If we look at the current suggested retail prices of the iPhone 16 series, we will end up with this price increase at the following initial prices:
| iPhone | Starting price |
|---|---|
| iPhone 17 | € 969 |
| iPhone 17 Air | € 1169 |
| iPhone 17 Pro | € 1279 |
| iPhone 17 Pro Max | € 1529 |
| iPhone | Starting price |
|---|---|
| iPhone 16 | € 969 (now € 756.50) |
| iPhone 16 Plus | € 1119 (now € 889) |
| iPhone 16 Pro | € 1229 (now € 1,009) |
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | € 1479 (now € 1,194.99) |
Do you not see the table? Then view the expected prices here.
It is striking that Edison Lee expects the iPhone 17 to receive the same starting price as the iPhone 16. Previously The Wall Street Journal It is already expected of price increases with all models. With the iPhone 17, that does not seem to be the case now, while all other iPhone 17 models are becoming more expensive. With these increases, Apple probably tries to compensate the higher costs by the American import duties.
Release of the iPhone 17
The iPhone 17 is therefore more expensive than expected, but you will get many new functions back for that. The iPhone 17 and the iPhone 17 Air receive front camera for a 24-megapixel and support for promotion. As a result, the Always-on screen comes to the regular iPhones for the first time. With the iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max we see three 48-megapixel cameras, more memory and also a 24-megapixel front camera.
We know exactly what improvements come to the iPhone 17 series in September. That month, Apple presents the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro and the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Then the company also announces which models of the iPhone 17 become more expensive. Are you curious when exactly the iPhone 17 will be announced? Then view everything about the expected release of the iPhone 17 here! Do you not want to miss anything about the next iPhone? Then register for our newsletter: