Horace Dediu proposes
regularly very interesting studies onson blog Asymco. But just recently he shared
on Twitter a particularly interesting graph. He presents the prices
average of the different iPhones from the very first model of 2007 to the most recent (in
dollars).
This way of representing information shows a general trend that
was well noted, namely the increase in prices. Unless there is a change in
political, unlikely, this also gives an idea of the probable price of
l’iPhone 8.
In the graph below, each color represents an iPhone model
(click to enlarge).
Several pieces of information should be noted. The first is that one year out of
the other, an iPhone model sees its price drop, when the new models
come out. That's why we see these stair steps. The second is
that Apple, from 2008 to 2017, regularly offered a device around
400-500 dollars.
The other remarkable variation obviously concerns theprix
maximum reached by each new iPhone. While he is at600
dollars and 2007, it practically reaches the1 000 dollars and
2017with the iPhone 7 Plus 256 GB version.
Remember, these are prices in dollars and without taxes.
With us, the most expensive iPhone, the 7 Plus in 256 GB, is already
displayed at a price higher than 1,100 euros,1 129
precisely.
What price for the next iPhone model?
For the future, this can suggest two things.
First of all, we anticipate an iPhone 8 particularly rich in new features,
particularly technical, compared to the current generation. We can thus
anticipate a
edge-to-edge OLED display, a new case with a new size
screen, the
wireless charging, new features linked to augmented reality such as
possibly the
laser sightor the
3D object recognitionand so many other things. Associated with the tendency to
the rise in average prices, the high end of 2017 could wellexceed
the symbolic bar of 1,000 dollars, as suggested by many
recent rumors.
What is certain is that if it is offered in different versions of
internal storage, the version with the largest spacewill exceed
certainly the 1,200 euros.
Furthermore, the iPhone 7s, expected alongside the iPhone 8, could
in its Plus version it also exceeds the symbolic bar (in the US) of 1,000
dollars and be displayed at a price of around 1150 euros with us.
What do you think?
To read or reread, the latest rumorsiPhone 8:
- Nouveau
analyst report on iPhone 7s and 8: record screen/size ratio, no
Touch ID under the screen, etc…
Bloomberg: iPhone 8 Touch ID replaced by recognition
facial? And “Promotion”- Details
for iPhone 2017 forecasts from analyst Ming Chi Kuo: charging
wireless for all models - The
production of the new iPhones ready to start, for release in
october - Touch ID
on the back of the iPhone 8, this rumor that won't die! - JP Morgan: iPhone 7s with
glass back, iPhone 8 with AirPods… - The
diagram of the supposed iPhone 8 is enriched: charging with the Qi standard and others
details
Wireless charging for the next iPhones “officialized” by Apple…
According to an industry expert
Two new iPhones only this year... The rumor we don't like
too much !- Rumors
confirmed by Bloomberg: 12 facts to know everything about iPhones
2017
iPhone 8 price: a more reasonable increase than previously mentioned
?
The augmented reality of the iPhone 8: the start of a new era for
Apple according to a specialist analyst
Rumor: an iPhone 8 “Edition” close to the Galaxy S8, Touch ID on the back,
etc.- And
“True Tone” screen for the 3 new iPhones of 2017?
iPhone 8: the screen size of the high-end model seems
converge
In pictures: how a Touch Bar area could work on the iPhone
8/ Editing
iPhone 8: major new features, 3D sensors and AR/VR headset
Apple's specialist analyst persists: glass and steel for the iPhone 8,
but not on all models
iPhone 8 rumor: integrated wireless charging, optional charger
?
Chart source:Asymco Horace
Dedication
Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.
