Apple will most likely raise iPhone prices again next year, as it has reportedly agreed to Samsung’s new, higher memory prices. This isn’t a major surprise, though Apple was apparently in talks with a few Chinese competitors (that are banned by the US) for DRAM. Ultimately, Apple decided to continue buying from Samsung.
A few Korean publications have been reporting that Samsung is currently renegotiating DRAM and NAND prices with many smartphone manufacturers. Now it seems that Apple and Samsung have reached a new price agreement.
Reportedly, Apple will pay close to $2.00 per gigabyte of LPDDR5X RAM and $0.33 per gigabyte of NAND storage, starting in Q1 2027. This is up from $1.56 and $0.26 in Q3 2026, respectively.
While that’s not a giant increase, it is still pretty significant. That’s a 22% increase in RAM and NAND storage. This means RAM and NAND storage on an entry-level iPhone will cost around $24 for 12GB of RAM and $84.48 for 256GB of storage. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but that right there is over $100, never mind the cost of the other components and manufacturing the product.
All iPhones saw a $100 price increase this year; another is expected for next year
With the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, Apple decided to raise the prices by $100 on each model. Not too bad, considering rumors pointed to a $300 price increase for each model this year. However, the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air weren’t spared either. As those were also raised $100, despite not being replaced with newer models.
Now, many expect another $100 price increase on iPhones next year, which is entirely possible. The question is: will this price increase apply to the iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2 in the Spring, or will we wait until the Fall for the iPhone 20 series?
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