< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/C5/4A/IB-FRREBU2JD_93012146.jpeg" ALT = "Apple can raise prices on iPhone 18 through a transition to 2NM-chips TSMC and US < P > Apple is becoming increasingly difficult to keep prices on the iPhone through the new import duties imposed by the Trump administration. This can force the company to raise prices for future models. In addition, one of the main suppliers of Apple & mdash; TSMC & mdash; It plans to increase the cost of new chips, including 2-HM processors. Because of this, the iPhone 18, which will be released in 2025, can be much more expensive.
< P > According to insiders, the first folding iPhone is also prepared for launch in 2025, and its estimated price will exceed $ 2000. Information from China indicates that due to the increase in the cost of production of 2-nm chips, the price iPhone can jump again.
< P > Analysts say that new chips initially with & Rsquo; will only appear in iPhone 18 Pro models, which will make them more productive and more expensive than ordinary versions. However, if production is settled, these chips can get base models.
< p > Apple will not reduce its profit, so the cost of production will lie on the shoulders of buyers. If import duties remain, the price of iPhone 16 PRO can grow from $ 999 to $ 1400 in the near future.
< P > So far Apple is in no hurry to raise prices for current iPhone 16 & mdash; She still has stocks in warehouses. But if the demand grows sharply, the company can still raise cost.