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This doesn’t mean the tech giant is immune to a worsening economic climate. But given the strain consumers are facing, he thinks Apple will also do “everything they can to make that as minimal as possible.” This could mean offering attractive trade-in bonuses, payment installment plans, and other offers.ĭespite rising inflation and other economic headwinds, Cook said in the company’s most recent earnings call that there has been “no obvious evidence” of macroeconomic impact on iPhone sales yet.

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Some analysts are predicting a $100 price hike on at least the higher-end Pro and Pro Max models. “My expectation is that Apple will probably have to nudge prices up,” Ben Wood, chief analyst at market research firm CCS Insight, told CNN Business ahead of the event.Ĭurrently, the regular, non-mini iPhone 13 starts at $799, the iPhone 13 Pro starts at $999 and the iPhone 13 Pro Max starts at $1,099. A handful of analysts have already forecast slight price hikes for the latest-and-greatest iPhone model. How Apple will price the iPhone 14 is already shaping up to be a test, as broader economic conditions for both the tech sector and consumers have entered choppy waters. If this happens, it could be among the biggest changes to the iPhone’s camera quality to date.

#Apple keynote fall 2016 upgrade#

Garcia Rawlins/Reutersįorecasts point to the latest Pro model being slightly slimmer, and the much-disliked notch around the front-facing camera system to be absent in the new iPhone models.Īpple watchers are also getting excited about a potential major camera quality upgrade with the iPhone 14 - possibly one that can shoot 8K video.

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The rumor mill also suggests that Apple might ditch its cheaper, mini-sized iPhone in the 14 lineup so that they don’t compete with iPhone SE sales.Ī woman walks past an image of an iPhone 13 Pro at an Apple Store on the day the new Apple iPhone 13 series went on sale, in Beijing, China, on September 24, 2021. It’s rumored that it will debut a 6.7-inch phone that’s not a Pro model, meaning it will have the bigger screen size but without the higher price tag. Here is a look at what to expect from CEO Tim Cook and his team.Īs it has done every year for about a decade, Apple is widely expected to unveil its latest iPhone at the September keynote.Īpple is expected to go big with the iPhone 14 - literally. ET on Wednesday, and CNN Business will carry live coverage of it. But in typical Apple fashion, the tech giant was sparse on details as it builds up excitement and urges customers to tune in on the big day. This year’s invitation featured a night sky with a constellation of stars forming the Apple logo, leading some to speculate there will be major camera upgrades on iPhones to allow for better nighttime or long-distance photography. Here's what might drive up the prices on the newest iPhones And all of these knee-jerk opinions may change once I get hands-on with the devices and then get to spend more time using them.īut after sitting through that two-hour presentation, I’m finding myself - like Apple shareholders - a little underwhelmed.A customer views an Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max smartphone for sale at a store in New York, U.S., on Friday, Sept.

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I have no doubt that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will provide a wonderful overall smartphone experience. Not only that, while Apple did make a clear case for why it’s getting rid of the headphone jack, at first blush it seems like a sacrifice that consumers will have to make without getting much in return on that front. Others were even more difficult to get excited about: the iPhone now comes in “Black”? It’s perhaps an underrated feat of engineering to keep improving the performance and whittling away the thickness of the iPhone that it does every generation.īut most of the improvements to the phone - the increased storage and water resistance perhaps being the most welcome - are ones that customers have been requesting for years. The company should get credit for delivering a lot.

Apple had a lot to announce today, but - despite a closing performance from Sia - none of the announcements really had me swinging from the chandeliers.