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Surprisingly, when Apple announced across the board price hikes for its entire product lineup, the iPhone was left untouched. That may not last long, though.While Apple didn't announce iPhone price increases, it's likely those are coming. The iPhone is Apple's biggest revenue driver making up over 60% of the company's sales since 2008 accordign to this Business of Apps report. And now finally, Apple is proving that it's not immune to RAMaggedon.Analysts at IDC predict that Apple will announce price increases at a later date. Nabila Popal of IDC told Tom's Guide that the company had been forecasting $100 increases for the Pro models and $50 for the base ones.However, it appears the price hikes to the iPad and Mac laptops were much larger than expected."My personal instinct says the hike to iPhones may be even higher than what we assumed – perhaps even $200 to the Pro Max models," Popal said. "I think the days of $50 price increases are over."If that comes to fruition, here's how it would look:Swipe to scroll horizontallyPotential iPhone 18 pricesModelCurrent iPhone 17 pricePredicted priceiPhone 18from $799$899iPhone 18 Airfrom $999$1,099iPhone 18 Profrom $1,099$1,299iPhone 18 Pro Maxfrom $1,199$1,399iPhone 18 UltraN/A$2,500Popal believes today's announcement is a way for Apple to "cushion" the idea of price increases for the iPhone.Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.Especially since this year's phone might drive iPhone owners to upgrade, since the recently announced AI-powered Siri upgrade will only be available on iPhone 17 Pro models and later. That leaves out the popular iPhone 16 models and even the iPhone 15 Pro models, the oldest ones that currently support Apple Intelligence.Price hikes are becoming the norm
