{"id":74580,"date":"2026-08-06T02:11:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=74580"},"modified":"2026-08-06T02:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:11:20","slug":"the-iphone-18-pro-will-probably-cost-at-least-1399","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=74580","title":{"rendered":"The iPhone 18 Pro Will Probably Cost At Least $1,399"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The iPhone 18 Pro is just a little over a month away, likely debuting sometime in September, but if you were planning on upgrading, you should probably get ready for a higher price tag. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Apple has already raised prices on most of its Mac and iPad lineup back in June, due to increased memory prices, but the iPhone and Apple Watch were largely unaffected. However, the price increases seem like they&#8217;re coming stapled onto the new iPhones. According to a research note spotted by 9to5mac, tech analyst Jeff Pu predicts that the iPhone 18 Pro will start at around $1,399, with the larger iPhone Pro Max starting somewhere between $1,449\u2013$1,499. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">iPhone 17 Pro Max \u2013 Photos<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">To put that into perspective, right now you can get the iPhone 17 Pro starting at $1,099 for the regular size, and $1,199 for the Pro Max. If these rumored prices are to be believed, it&#8217;ll make for a gen-on-gen price increase of around 24%.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This has been an expensive year for smartphones all around. Just last month, Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, which is essentially just a straight sequel to the non-ultra Galaxy Z Fold 7, which carried a $100 price increase. The company also launched a non-ultra Galaxy Z Fold 8 with a worse camera system and a new shape for $1,899 \u2013 which was supposed to be the &#8220;more affordable&#8221; option. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There have been rumors that this will be the year Apple will release its long-awaited foldable. But, with prices being what they are this year, a foldable iPhone would likely be extremely expensive. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">These price increases will probably keep adding up over the next year or so, as the AI-driven memory shortage continues to drive prices up. While it&#8217;s only now starting to hit phones, gaming hardware has been no stranger to these price increases. The Xbox Series X, for instance, went up to $799 this month, and Valve engineers have warned that RAM prices are only getting worse, after the high prices forced the company to release the Steam Machine at a high price. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. You can follow her <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jackiecobra\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>@Jackiecobra<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-iphone-18-pro-will-probably-cost-at-least-1399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The iPhone 18 Pro is just a little over a month away, likely debuting sometime in September, but if you were planning on upgrading, you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2868,363,225],"class_list":["post-74580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-cost","tag-iphone","tag-pro","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/74581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}