Given all that, Apple seems to be in a tough spot. The Cupertino giant is already facing some slowdown in product sales and it wouldn’t want to drive away consumers by hiking prices. This shouldn’t be ruled out though, considering Apple’s new M2 MacBook Air is a little more expensive than the previous model.
It goes without saying that the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max, which will be introduced in place of the mini, will also be more expensive than the 6.1-inch standard model. So whether or not Apple tacks on another $100, you will likely be paying more for the standard models, even though they are rumored to be very small upgrades over their last year’s counterparts.
Also, although the standard iPhone 14 models are rumored to get more RAM than the variants they will supersede, they will stick with the older standard, while the Pros will get faster RAM.
In short, regardless of whether Apple bumps up the starting price of the iPhone 14 range and the 2022 smartwatch lineup, the average price will likely still go up.
