iPhones Could Cost Up to $2,300 in the U.S. Due to Tariffs, Analyst Says

Re:iPhones Could Cost Up to $2,300 in the U.S. Due to Tariff... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday April 05, 2025 @10:58AM (#43593987)

> alternative is severely reduced purchases

Doubt it. Keep a cheap upgrade option with an older and reduced BOM and then use the tariffs as an excuse to boost the top-of-the-line offering to $3k.

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Re:iPhones Could Cost Up to $2,300 in the U.S. Due to Tariff... by alephnerd on Saturday April 05, 2025 @11:15AM (#43594110)

I agree with that, and that is most likely what will happen.

But my point is I would be very shocked if base model iPhones, lower specced Pro models, and the 16e would see a price increase beyond 15%.

At the higher tier (Pro Max, and maybe even Pro) absolutely, as those were already out of the price range of the average consumer.

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Re:iPhones Could Cost Up to $2,300 in the U.S. Due to Tariff... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday April 05, 2025 @11:29AM (#43594205)

> would be very shocked if base model iPhones, lower specced Pro models, and the 16e would see a price increase beyond 15%

I’ll also be shocked if they take much margin hit there. All of the iPhone’s competitors are also getting tariffed, after all. And the tariffs don’t bridge the labour-cost difference, so it’s not like launching domestic production would make sense even if you could trust that these policies will stick.

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