{"id":281806,"date":"2026-06-25T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/some-apple-products-just-got-more-way-more-expensive-are-iphones-next\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:15:36","slug":"some-apple-products-just-got-more-way-more-expensive-are-iphones-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/some-apple-products-just-got-more-way-more-expensive-are-iphones-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Apple Products Just Got More Way More Expensive. Are iPhones Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/apple-products-more-expensive-are-iphones-next\/\">Some Apple Products Just Got More Way More Expensive. Are iPhones Next?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/apple-products-more-expensive-are-iphones-next\/\">https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/apple-products-more-expensive-are-iphones-next\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-25 16:05:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.cnet.com\">www.cnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">Last week, reports began swirling that Apple would soon <span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>raise prices<\/span><\/span>\u00a0due to &#8220;<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>RAMageddon<\/span><\/span>,&#8221; a term for the storage and memory chip shortage driven by the\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>rapid expansion of AI infrastructure<\/span><\/span>. However, it was unclear when exactly that would happen or which devices would take a hit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"AI Atlas\" height=\"268.105702364395\" width=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">Now, we have some answers.\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>Apple raised prices<\/span><\/span> on select <span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>MacBooks, iPads and HomePods on Thursday<\/span><\/span>. The\u00a0Wall Street Journal\u00a0was the first to report the price increases, and Apple confirmed them to CNET.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But so far, iPhone prices have remained static.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to CNET, Apple cited strong demand for storage and memory chips as the reason for the\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>significant price hikes<\/span><\/span>, including increases of up to 33% for some devices. Demand for chips is rising because, in addition to being used in virtually every electronic device, they also power\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>AI compute in data centers<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly,&#8221; Apple said in its statement. &#8220;We have now reached a point where we need to begin raising prices on a number of products, including today&#8217;s increases for iPad and Mac.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given that every iPhone uses these chips, it&#8217;s logical to expect price increases to hit iPhones. The question is when.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just because Apple didn&#8217;t raise the iPhone&#8217;s price today doesn&#8217;t mean it won&#8217;t,&#8221; said\u00a0Patrick Holland, CNET&#8217;s director of content for hardware. &#8220;The company typically announces new iPhone models in the fall, and if there is an increase, it would likely come then.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The rumored <span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max models<\/span><\/span> could arrive this September alongside a\u00a0rumored foldable iPhone, which is expected to start at more than $2,000.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the Apple store, though, the prices have not yet increased on Apple products, and some are still facing deep discounts during\u00a0<span section=\"shortcodeLink\"><span>Amazon Prime Day sales<\/span><\/span>, which ends Friday. After the sale, though, prices may increase across the board and keep rising.<\/p>\n<p>Our tech experts believe the new iPhone prices will most likely increase this fall, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/apple-products-more-expensive-are-iphones-next\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Apple Products Just Got More Way More Expensive. 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