'IPhone 14' that appeared in 2022 may be more than 10,000 yen higher than before

Regarding the next iPhone 'iPhone 14', which is expected to appear in the fall of 2022, an analyst of investment company Wedbush Securities may raise the price by nearly 100 dollars (about 14,000 yen) compared to the previous model iPhone 13. I expect it to exist.

Warning of HUGE iPhone 14 price rise as insiders predict cost of new Apple model | The Sun
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/19125079/iphone-14-price-prediction-leak-how-much-cost-apple/

iPhone 14 could cost $ 100 more than iPhone 13 | AppleInsider
https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/07/09/iphone-14-could-cost-100-more-than-iphone-13

'We believe the iPhone 14 will sell for $ 100,' Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities and a tech-savvy expert, told The Sun. According to Ives, prices are rising across the iPhone supply chain , which he predicts will raise the iPhone 14's selling price by $ 100 from the iPhone 13.

Apple isn't the only one facing rising component costs in the supply chain. In May 2022, semiconductor manufacturers TSMC and Samsung were reported to be planning to raise chip manufacturing prices by 20%.

TSMC and Samsung, which account for the majority of semiconductor production in the world, are planning to raise semiconductor manufacturing prices --GIGAZINE

'Apple will make some difficult decisions about pricing on the iPhone 14,' said Ben Wood, market research firm CCS Insight . 'Manufacturing and component costs for all consumer electronics manufacturers continue to rise. There is no doubt that it is. In the case of the UK, exchange rates are also a factor in rising costs, 'he said, pointing out that many home appliance makers, not just Apple, are suffering from rising costs. From these influences, while citing the possibility of price increase of iPhone, 'It is quite possible that Apple will decide not to raise the price due to headwinds,' he said, and it is up to Apple whether or not the price increase will occur. It is supposed to be.

The iPhone 13 mini starts at $ 699 (¥ 99,800 including tax in Japan) and the iPhone 13 starts at $ 799 (¥ 117,800 including tax in Japan), but the cheapest mini model must be sold for the iPhone 14. Due to the rumor, the iPhone 14 starting at $ 899 could be the cheapest and latest model.