Base iPhone 17 Pro Could Cost $200 More But With Doubled Storage

Apple volition support its entry-level pricing for the modular iPhone 17 this year, but the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are acceptable to get terms hikes, albeit with a minimum retention boost for the iPhone 17 Pro model, according to TrendForce.


The marketplace probe institution expects the regular iPhone 17 exemplary to person the aforesaid $799 starting terms and 128GB basal retention arsenic past year's iPhone 16, portion some the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max volition travel with 256GB basal retention options and increases of $50-$100 per comparable capacity. The afloat iPhone 17 lineup pricing could interruption down similar so:


Model
128GB
256GB
512GB
1TB

iPhone 17	$799	$899	$1,099	—
iPhone 17 Air	—	$1,099	$1,299	$1,499
iPhone 17 Pro	—	$1,199	$1,399	$1,599
iPhone 17 Pro Max	—	$1,299	$1,499	$1,699

According to TrendForce's figures, starting astatine $1,199, the cheapest iPhone 17 Pro volition beryllium $200 much than the cheapest iPhone 16 Pro, but with 256GB alternatively of 128GB. Customers who privation a 512GB oregon 1TB Pro exemplary volition besides person to wage $100 much than the comparable capableness past year. Meanwhile, a maxed-out 1TB iPhone 17 Pro Max volition outgo $1,699, up from $1,599.

Currently, the iPhone 16 Pro starts astatine $999 with 128GB storage, portion the iPhone 16 Pro Max already begins astatine 256GB for $1,199. Both Pro models are besides offered with a maximum 1TB of storage. The iPhone 16 Plus – which the all-new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air replaces – starts astatine $899 with 128GB storage.

Before the motorboat of the iPhone 15 bid successful 2023, determination were rumors that the iPhone 15 Pro Max would driblet the 128GB tier and commencement astatine $1,199, up from $1,099 for the iPhone 14 Pro Max. The rumor proved accurate, though Apple eliminated the little retention option, efficaciously raising the introduction price. Apple appears to beryllium pursuing a akin strategy for the iPhone 17 Air and Pro models, but with a much important terms hike for customers looking for the cheapest Pro model.

Apple is expected to unveil the afloat iPhone 17 lineup adjacent week connected Tuesday, September 9 astatine its "Awe dropping" event. Both the MacRumors site and our X (Twitter) account are fantabulous ways to sermon the caller announcements with different Apple enthusiasts arsenic Apple unveils its caller products. Later successful the time and passim the week, we'll besides person overmuch much in-depth sum of each of Apple's announcements, truthful marque definite to enactment tuned.
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