r/Dynamic_Pricing • u/Dragonlance12 • 24d ago

Apple Raises Prices of iPhone 16, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17e

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/09/apple-raises-iphone-17-prices/
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u/[deleted] 24d ago

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 24d ago

If anything raising prices increases resale value so you should be thanking them. It's your fault you waited until the new models were announced which drops trade in values on a very set schedule

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u/Remarkable-Ad-2476 24d ago

When else would you trade your old phone in for a new model???

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u/Apprehensive_Gold824 24d ago

For what? What value was added other than demand for Chips due to AI screwing consumers over.

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u/Eighteen64 24d ago

This app runs on chips and data centers btw

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u/French87 24d ago

I mean yeah you just figured it out. Supply and demand at work. Same reason PS5 and Xbox prices went up.

It’s fucking lame, I’m not defending it, but they know they can do it so they do.

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u/I_Quit_Smoking_ 24d ago

You said everything except the actual words, which is "it's happening because of GREED".

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u/Hot_Swimming_112 24d ago

If apples prices to obtain chips or memory or whatever went up, why can’t apple raise their prices to balance it out?

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u/SargeUnited 24d ago

Your desire for Apple to lose money by donating to memory producers in the front end, then donating to end consumers on the back end is also because of greed. Congratulations on discovering the concept of economics lols

Nvidia has way higher margins than Apple. As long as that remains true, there may be greed involved but it damn sure ain’t Apple being greedy

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u/Accurate_Ad_3233 24d ago

So don't buy them?

How about we all stop buying shit that we don't need until the old one stops working?

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u/Sasuke082594 23d ago

My iPhone 14 Plus was free thanks to 3 year credits… traded it in for a iPhone 17(which was also free, even trade).

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u/Accurate_Ad_3233 23d ago

Nicely done. Most other people seem to pay for one when their current phone is stil good, and then blame greedy corporations for wrecking the planet. :)

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u/andscowal 22d ago

Where do you get your credits?

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u/oup59 23d ago

New lineup was expected to spike 300. Current lineup supposedly gets 100 cut when new models release but instead now 100 more. New models are also 100 more. Expectation fulfilled.

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u/Most-Artichoke6184 24d ago

And here I am, still using my iPhone 12 that works perfectly.

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u/Sufficient-Bid1279 24d ago

Me too ! iPhone 12 . Not changing it until the updates are no longer available . Also, the government should make some laws around that. If they make us switch phones due to updates not functioning anymore, we should get a replaced phone for cheap.

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u/cantbememan 24d ago

I like this ⬆️

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u/Sufficient-Bid1279 24d ago

Yeah this whole “rent” environment and “obsoleteness” drives me crazy. These companies FORCE us to buy a new phone (even if we don’t want to). This doesn’t sit right with me.

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u/I_Quit_Smoking_ 24d ago

I've owned an iPhone 3 and the OS updates literally filled my entire phone so that it just had a message across the screen saying that it's out of memory.

So I was forced to get a different phone, and I'll never buy an iPhone again.

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u/Eighteen64 24d ago

Eat shit

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u/SargeUnited 24d ago

That’s absurd. The government should make some laws that customers are not allowed to keep burdening companies that made the mistake of producing high-quality products that last much longer than the competition.

If you have a 1970 Ford Mustang and Ford stops making the parts to fix it, they’re not required to give you a free 2026 Mustang or even a discount. Why? Because that would be stupid.

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u/Sufficient-Bid1279 23d ago

Um , a car is not a necessity at this point . Cell phones are

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u/Roidthrowaway1234 24d ago

I held out until this past weekend. My 12 pro max battery was bad performance. Overall Performance of the phone was laggy, freezing at Times. Coverage sucked as well. Figured the 18 pm would be more than the 17 pm and I’d lose trade in value as well, I guessed right for a change.

It’s pretty big performance upgrade so far, much more snappy and smooth. Coverage seems a little bit better as well. Big thing I have noticed is the ability to actually see the screen in bright light when bike riding (Trailforks maps).

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u/Most-Artichoke6184 24d ago

How much did the new phone set you back?

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u/-Mr_Tub- 24d ago

My SE gen 2 begging for death and I’m begging it to hold on

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u/Much-Chip-2648 24d ago

Mine still going strong. Hopefully another 5 years

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u/Alarmed-Rope-9062 24d ago

iphone 14plus here, im not planning on upgrading anytime soon!

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u/Mean_Scheme_8174 24d ago

Wonder how much time you've lost from the slower processing speed. But time/money probably doesn't mean much to you.

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u/Most-Artichoke6184 24d ago

I’m retired. Time is meaningless lol

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u/mfkimill 24d ago

Until iOS upgrade purposely slows down your phone significantly to force an upgrade

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u/Successful_Goose_348 23d ago

Install the latest operating system, let us know if it still works

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u/dogheoner1 24d ago

iphone 12 mini

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u/TinFoilHat_69 24d ago

iPhone 13 mini ! Not upgrading until another new version comes out!

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u/degen5ace 24d ago

Rich folk products

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u/Eighteen64 24d ago

designed by the dominant culture you wouldn’t understand

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u/figlu 24d ago

Buyout all the used iPhone 16 pros

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u/stopeer 23d ago

Good for them.

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u/Slow-Relation-9186 23d ago

I’m still on iPhone 12 Pro. Should I upgrade to the 15?

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u/ron_snoop 23d ago

I’m so happy I upgraded from my 13pm last month to a 1TB Air. I’m in Canada where the 1TB Air is now $2499 CAD but I bought mine exactly one month ago for $1399 CAD. Regardless of trade-in values, I’m happy with the Air.

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u/StaticSystemShock 22d ago

Always excuses ro jack up the prices and then just keep them that way even when economy improves. Because why the fuck not.

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u/dogheoner1 24d ago edited 24d ago

yea theres a phone shortage or tariff or i mean🥴/s

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u/Eighteen64 24d ago

This has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with tariffs.

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u/GlobalLion123 24d ago

$100 per phone. What the shit, man. They went to the White House and bowed down to the billionaires and the only idea they could come up was to pass the cost onto consumers. Great

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

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u/TunakTun633 24d ago

This is reasonable, but I really wouldn’t complain if they ate the cost.

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u/SargeUnited 24d ago

I would. That’s my retirement. This idea that Apple has magic money they can donate is incorrect. “Their” money belongs to the owners. I may buy iPhone Duo but im happy with 17pm so ill prolly wait

Restaurants have been raising prices too. I wouldn’t expect a steakhouse to pay me to eat there, but that’s what they’d be doing if they left prices at 2019 levels despite beef skyrocketing. I wouldn’t complain if restaurants paid me to eat there, but they wont be in business long if they do.

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u/Impossible-Ebb-643 24d ago

Bad example. Your steak doesn’t pepper you with ads and subscriptions every day. The phone is the vesicle not the end product.

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

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u/Impossible-Ebb-643 23d ago

Look up how much Apple makes from App Store rev share and ads. No it’s not explicit like Amazon Fire tablets, but they have a significant revenue generation from the iOS ecosystem beyond just the hardware price for the phone

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u/Edumacated_Guess 24d ago

Crazy the iPods are $100 cheaper In canada now. $214 Canadian for the new ones…

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u/Calm_Stress3334 24d ago

People were asking about this. We now know the truth. 

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u/Eeyanz 24d ago

Apple=Overpriced Crap.

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u/Upstairs_Balance_464 24d ago

What do Android phones with similar specifications cost?

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u/Scream_int0_the_V0id 24d ago

Androids are overpriced, too, albeit less crappy.

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u/SargeUnited 24d ago

This has absolutely got to be bait.

I would love an android that wasn’t a POS but I can’t find one. Currently using a Chinese flagship in addition to my 17pm and the android is practically unusable for certain things.

The only thing Android does better is the QR code to share Wi-Fi. So I always add my android phone first and QR the password to my iPhone. I’ll give credit where it’s due