Will the iPhone 17 Pro Really Break Apple's 8-Year Pricing Streak?

The upcoming iPhone 17 Pro mightiness beryllium much costly than the iPhone 16 Pro, according to immoderate leakers and analysts. Will it, though?


If that sounds similar a acquainted rumor to you, that is due to the fact that it is:

• iPhone 14 Pro terms summation rumor


• iPhone 15 Pro terms summation rumor


• iPhone 16 Pro terms summation rumor

A previously-accurate leaker connected the Chinese level Weibo claimed the smaller iPhone 17 Pro exemplary with a 6.3-inch show volition start astatine $1,049 successful the U.S. with 256GB of storage, whereas the iPhone 16 Pro starts astatine $999 with 128GB of storage.

Apple has offered astatine slightest 1 Pro exemplary oregon equivalent tier of the iPhone astatine a starting terms of $999 successful the U.S. since the iPhone X was released successful 2017, truthful the iPhone 17 Pro would interruption an eight-year streak held by the company.

The starting prices of each exemplary successful the U.S.:

• iPhone X: $999


• iPhone XS: $999


• iPhone 11 Pro: $999


• iPhone 12 Pro: $999


• iPhone 13 Pro: $999


• iPhone 14 Pro: $999


• iPhone 15 Pro: $999


• iPhone 16 Pro: $999


• iPhone 17 Pro: $1,049?

If the iPhone 17 Pro lacks a 128GB retention tier, immoderate mightiness reason that this is not a terms summation anyway. In fact, $1,049 would beryllium a terms alteration for the 256GB configuration. On the different hand, customers who bash not privation to wage much than $999 for the Pro exemplary would suffer that option. This was a hotly-debated taxable erstwhile Apple dropped the 128GB tier for the Pro Max model with the iPhone 15 Pro Max a fewer years ago.

In immoderate case, Apple has proven the terms summation rumors incorrect twelvemonth aft year, truthful it deserves the payment of the doubt. But, thing lasts forever. If the $999 streak yet does travel to an end, you tin astir apt blasted it connected a operation of tariffs and higher ostentation successful caller years, though Apple is improbable to notation that.

At this point, though, it is simply a see-it-to-believe-it situation.

We'll find retired adjacent month.
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