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Paying more for a new phone seems almost unavoidable after Apple\u2019s event today. The new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max<\/a> start at $1,199 and $1,299, respectively \u2014 a $100 price hike over their predecessors. You can\u2019t dodge the price hike by opting for an older iPhone, either, because Apple raised prices on those by $100, too<\/a>. And it\u2019s not just Apple. This year, the $100 price hike has been a trend across the industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Google and Samsung followed the same formula as Apple when they each launched new phones over the past few months. The Pixel 11<\/a> starts at $899, up from $799 for last year\u2019s Pixel 10. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra<\/a> launched at $2,099, $100 more than the Galaxy Z Fold 7 it replaced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You could try looking for a phone from a brand outside the big three, but the price hikes persist<\/a> there, too. Sony\u2019s new Xperia 10 VIII<\/a> costs \u00a3150 more, and this year\u2019s Moto Razr phones<\/a> also cost $100 more than their predecessors, each offering little to no significant upgrades to go with their higher prices. Smartphone sales data shows that the market for phones under $100 may be on its way to completely disappearing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The price hikes stem from ongoing component shortages, driven by AI data center buildouts, that could last years<\/a> and aren\u2019t showing any signs of letting up. RAM price hikes<\/a> have been among the most severe. Nothing CEO Carl Pei said earlier this year that memory costs for the Nothing Phone 4A<\/a> had doubled by the time it launched. Nearly every component that goes into new phones, and other tech, is also getting pricier. Qualcomm, which makes the processors that power many new phones, raised prices on its chips<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apple was fashionably late to raise its phone prices, like it was late to launch a foldable<\/a>, potentially signaling that both<\/em> trends are here to stay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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