The new iPhones have been announced, and unsurprisingly we are seeing price increases compared with last year’s equivalent models, between €150 and €650 extra depending on the model. Incidentally, the previous iPhones still officially on sale are also seeing their prices rise, from €100 to €350.
The components monopolized by the AI giants
An increase announced a few months ago by former CEO Tim Cook. As a reminder, the AI giants are buying up all the DRam and NanD memory chips, essential components for their data centers. This raid is taking place at the expense of consumer electronics players, inevitably causing price increases and launch delays for many devices.
The details of the increases by iPhone model
In detail, here are all the iPhones affected by this inflation, with the increases applied: • iPhone 18 Pro 256 GB: €1,479 (+€150)
• iPhone 18 Pro 512 GB: €1,729 (+€150)
• iPhone 18 Pro 1 TB: €2,229 (+€400)
• iPhone 18 Pro Max 256 GB: €1,629 (+€150)
• iPhone 18 Pro Max 512 GB: €1,879 (+€150)
• iPhone 18 Pro Max 1 TB: €2,379 (+€400)
• iPhone 18 Pro Max 2 TB: €3,129 (+€650)
• iPhone 17e 256 GB: €869 (+€150)
• iPhone 17e 512 GB: €1,119 (+€150)
• iPhone 16 128 GB: €1,019 (+€150)
• iPhone 17 256 GB: €1,119 (+€150)
• iPhone 17 512 GB: €1,369 (+€150)
• iPhone Air 256 GB: €1,329 (+€100)
• iPhone Air 512 GB: €1,579 (+€100)
• iPhone Air 1 TB: €2,079 (+€350)
To console ourselves, we can put these prices into perspective by recalling the price of the most expensive version of the new foldable iPhone Duo, namely… 3,839 euros.
