{"id":3528,"date":"2026-09-10T01:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/its-the-year-of-smartphone-price-hikes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T01:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T21:52:43","slug":"its-the-year-of-smartphone-price-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/its-the-year-of-smartphone-price-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the year of smartphone price hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paying more for a new phone seems almost unavoidable after Apple’s event today. The new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max<\/a> start at $1,199 and $1,299, respectively – a $100 price hike over their predecessors. You can’t dodge the price hike by opting for an older iPhone, either, because Apple raised prices on those by $100, too<\/a>. And it’s not just Apple. This year, the $100 price hike has been a trend across the industry. <\/p>\n

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’s Pixel 10. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra<\/a> launched at $2,099, $10 \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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