Over the past few weeks, news about possible lack of stock in components such as RAM It has suggested that the price of future iPhones could rise, because if Apple costs more for certain parts, they will end up having an impact on the user.
However, it seems that the company will make an effort, and although we will not see, logically, an increase in the current RAM, we could maintain both this and the price of the iPhone 18, so an increase in the next model is not expected.
How much will the iPhone 18 be worth despite the increase in the price of RAM
With prices falling, it was almost inevitable to think: the next iPhone was going to be more expensive no matter what. In the end everything goes up, from memory to the most basic components, and Apple is also affected by this. That is why many assumed that the iPhone 18 was going to arrive with a clear increase from the first model. But the curious thing is that, at least for now, it seems that this is not going to be the case (according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo), although there is still a long way to go to know.
What is said is that Apple would be trying to maintain the starting price of the iPhone 18 more or less in the same line as that of previous generations. Not because manufacturing the phone is cheaper (because it is not) but because touching that base price is delicate. It is the number that everyone looks at, the one that we have remembered for years, and if the base model went up by 1,000 euros, it would make Apple see it differently, even though the increase is not much, but it is more psychological.
That doesn't mean Apple is going to lose money. Quite the opposite. The move would be to try to recover part of the increase in costs and compensate for it on the other hand, as it usually does, with versions with more storage, more expensive Pro models or extras that make you end up paying more than you thought at the beginning, although not everyone chooses this option. The entry price remains the same, but they will try to make you end up paying more without realizing it.
It must also be taken into account that Apple knows perfectly well where the limit of many buyers is. Raising that base price can make many people think twice or directly decide to hold on to their current iPhone for another year, so despite earning more per model, your benefit would be lower if many do not decide to buy. Keeping it stable helps the iPhone 18 be perceived as just another model, not as an exaggerated jump in price, and not in features.
So, The iPhone 18 would not be the model that marks a historic riseat least not in its most basic version. Then, as always, everyone will see how far their wallet stretches when they start choosing storage, screen size, or Pro model.
In short: if you were worried thinking that the iPhone 18 was going to increase in price, due to the cost of current components, for now you can breathe a little. It may not be cheap, but everything indicates that it is not going to be the big scare that many expected. It is possible that with the twentieth anniversary, things will change, but it will be more justified.
