iPhone 15 prices expected to go up so Android’s will too

We’re just a few weeks out from the anticipated launch of the iPhone 15 collection. This launch might be notable for a couple of causes: iPhones will swap to USB-C (lastly!), all gadgets within the line will get Dynamic Island, and the iPhone 15 Professional Max may very well be renamed because the iPhone 15 Extremely and include options we’ve by no means seen on an iPhone earlier than, resembling a periscope zoom digicam.

One different factor is predicted this yr: iPhone 15 costs going up. We’ve seen proof of this beforehand, however Digitimes has seen new proof from provide chain sources.

Nobody is aware of what the costs might be. Nevertheless, estimates put will increase within the $100 to $200 vary. We additionally don’t know if pricing will go up for simply the Professional/Extremely fashions or all iPhone 15 gadgets throughout the board.

Regardless, it’s practically assured at this level that iPhone 15 costs might be greater than in earlier years. Which means we will count on Android OEMs to reply in variety. Irrespective of how you’re feeling about Apple, it’s well-known that Android producers look to Cupertino for pricing steering. Even when the intention is to undercut the iPhone, opponents use Apple to gauge shoppers’ willingness to spend on sure options.

In different phrases, count on the costs of your favourite Android gadgets to extend quickly. We’d see it fairly quickly, truly, as rumors recommend Google may enhance the costs of the Pixel 8 collection. In that case, this could be the primary US worth enhance for Pixels for the reason that launch of the Pixel 6 collection. Wanting additional out, it could be cheap to count on worth will increase for the Galaxy S24 collection, too.

We’ll know extra about this as soon as we see the iPhone 15 costs for ourselves. As of now, we count on Apple to launch the telephones on September 12 or September 13.