If the current iPhone 13 Pro (Max) wasn’t expensive enough for you, you might be able to dig even deeper into your pockets with Apple’s new offshoot. However, this price increase should not come entirely without advantages for us consumers, namely an increase in memory for the smallest version of the smartphone is also expected.
In general, this price issue should only apply to the Pro models, which Apple wants to differentiate further from the standard series with this step.
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The Pro series will be more expensive
On Twitter, trusted analyst and industry insider Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted that the full 14-series average retail price could increase by more than 15 percent compared to the full 13-series. According to this, the new ASP (Average Selling Point) would be between $1000 and $1050.
Ming cites higher delivery costs and the price increase of the upcoming Pro series as reasons. At the same time, the insider names the supplier Foxconn as one of the big winners of these adjustments.
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According to the analyst, with a 60 to 70 percent production share in the iPhone 14 (Pro), the manufacturing company also benefits from the price increase for the new model series. Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) last announced on Twitterthat the performance on the financial year seen from flat
on growing
adjusted. This statement would be due to the new ASP, according to Ming-Chi Kuo.
To what extent prices will develop in Europey, cannot be estimated at this time. However, we will also have to reckon with a price increase for the Pro models if the average sales price actually increases by 15 percent. The iPhone 13 Pro is currently available from Apple for 1149 dollars, the 13 Pro Max for a whopping 1249 dollars. Whether the higher prices will affect sales remains to be seen.
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This is how Apple is supposed to justify the price increase
Die MacRumors website reports that Apple will justify the suspected price increase with the simultaneous adjustment of the memory size. The page refers to one Report by Trendforcewhich provides market information on technology companies.
The iPhone 14 Pro (Max) should therefore start at 256 GB, instead of the previous size of 128 GB. In contrast to the Pro series, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max should still be available with 128 GB in the smallest version.
In addition, the standard series will probably have to cut back on the processor, the camera and the display technology:
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