iPhone 16 Pro set to see price hike as Apple looks to emulate iPhone 15 Pro Max strategy: Report

According to a report by Trendforce, the iPhone 16 Pro could follow in the footsteps of last year’s iPhone 15 Pro Max by ditching the 128GB variant of the smartphone and starting with 256GB. Interestingly, the iPhone 15 Pro Max started with 256GB base storage and was priced the same as its predecessor in the 256GB variant.

A report by Trendforce suggests that while the iPhone 16 Pro could theoretically see a price increase, this could be mitigated for users by the addition of a periscope tetraprism lens and 256GB of storage.

What’s more, Apple’s choice of 256GB of base storage for the iPhone 16 Pro could have a big impact on next year’s iPhone lineup. Interestingly, when Apple adopted 128GB as the base storage for the iPhone 12 Pro, the same trend was followed by all iPhone 13 models launched last year, and the same trend could be repeated for all iPhone 17 models launched next year.

iPhone 16 Pro will be cheaper in India:

A Bloomberg report suggests that Apple may start manufacturing the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max series in India this year, which could lead to lower prices for the devices in the country. Local assembly of the premium iPhone models could lead to a 10% reduction in prices of the new iPhone 16 Pro models. Meanwhile, the Indian government also recently lowered tariffs on mobile phones, which should encourage the Cupertino company to further reduce prices.

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Published: 07 Sep 2024 07:13 AM IST