Apple Debuts Latest Lineup of iPhones: Anticipate to Pay Premium Costs
Apple’s iPhones have by no means been low cost. On Sept. 9, the costs for the brand new iPhone 17 lineup had been revealed at Apple’s fall iPhone occasion, held at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, and… effectively, in a 12 months of tariffs and different financial turmoil, they could possibly be worse.
CNET Senior Editor James Bricknell wasn’t stunned by the iPhone costs.
“Given the tariffs and all the opposite stuff that is occurred prior to now 12 months, the costs are good,” he mentioned. “They match what you’ll count on by way of inflation fairly than the leap I used to be anticipating.”
The iPhone Professional shade lineup seems to be type of Halloween-themed.
Apple unveiled three fashions on throughout the occasion: the iPhone 17, the iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 Professional. That is proper, the thin new iPhone Air would not embody the 17 in its identify. The complete lineup additionally consists of the low-end iPhone 16E, launched earlier this 12 months.
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iPhone 16E, from $599
CNET Managing Editor Patrick Holland reviewed the iPhone 16E, which is Apple’s most inexpensive iPhone, and famous that some compromises needed to be made to get the worth down. There isn’t any Dynamic Island cutout for one factor, and it solely is available in black and white.
iPhone 17, from $799
The commonplace iPhone 17 has some small upgrades over previous fashions, particularly a brand new chip, a brighter and sharper display, higher cameras and an improved selfie digicam. With the introduction of the super-thin iPhone Air, this telephone is now Apple’s entry-level flagship.
iPhone Air, from $999
The brand new iPhone Air made headlines for its slim form, weighing in at simply 165 grams. Apple referred to as the Air the “most power-efficient iPhone we’ve ever made” and says it has all-day battery life. It clocks in at slightly below $1,000 as its beginning worth.
Watch this: The iPhone Air Is Unbelievably Skinny
iPhone 17 Professional, from $1,099
The priciest iPhones are the iPhone 17 Professional and Professional Max, which pack a spread of digicam upgrades plus a new orange shade. Whereas the iPhone 16 Professional was barely cheaper at a $999 beginning worth final 12 months, CNET Editor-at-Massive Andrew Lanxon notes, “It is now obtained double the storage and truly prices the identical because the equal 256GB iPhone 16 Professional.”
In the event you’re rolling in money, the iPhone 17 Professional Max with 2TB of storage will fortunately take extra of your cash. It is priced at $1,999.
Methods to order the brand new iPhone
Offered on the new iPhone lineup? Preorders start on Friday, and launch day is Sept. 19.
