iPhone 18 Pro Will Reportedly Start With 256GB of Storage

While the iPhone 17 Pro has treble the basal retention compared to the iPhone 16 Pro, determination volition seemingly beryllium nary further summation this year.


In a study this week estimating that the iPhone 18 Pro's measure of materials volition beryllium nearly 40% higher than the iPhone 17 Pro, Taiwanese probe steadfast TrendForce said the iPhone 18 Pro volition commencement with 256GB of storage, matching the iPhone 17 Pro's minimum capacity. The study did not explicitly notation the iPhone 18 Pro Max, but the Pro and Pro Max models person started with the aforesaid magnitude of retention for the past 2 generations.

Minimum retention capacities by model:

• iPhone 16 Pro: 128GB


• iPhone 17 Pro: 256GB


• iPhone 18 Pro (rumored): 256GB

Even though it does not expect an summation successful basal storage, TrendForce said that retail terms increases for the iPhone 18 Pro models are "unavoidable" owed to accrued costs for components. RAM costs person accrued importantly owed to the ongoing representation spot shortage, and prices for retention and A20 Pro chips are besides expected to beryllium higher.

According to reports, iPhone 18 Pro starting prices successful the U.S. could beryllium $200 to $300 higher compared to iPhone 17 Pro starting prices. If so, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max could commencement astatine up to $1,399 and $1,499, respectively.

In June, Apple raised prices connected each Macs and iPads, arsenic good arsenic the Apple TV, HomePod, HomePod mini, and Vision Pro. The increases ranged from $30 for the HomePod mini to up to $1,300 for a high-end Mac Studio configuration.

Apple said it raised prices due to the fact that of the ongoing representation spot shortage, resulting from companies gathering retired information centers with almighty AI servers. The supply-demand imbalance has led to skyrocketing prices for RAM and SSD retention chips utilized successful a wide scope of Apple products, and Apple has present passed those costs connected to customers.

Apple CEO Tim Cook antecedently commented that terms increases were "unavoidable" owed to "a hundred-year flood" connected representation pricing.

Apple is expected to denote the iPhone 18 Pro models successful September.
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