It would not be the month earlier than an iPhone launch with no few back-and-forth rumors, with the newest debate regarding iPhone 14 Professional storage.
iPhone 14 Professional render by Ian Zelbo
Whereas analysis agency TrendForce forecasted that iPhone 14 Professional fashions might begin with an elevated 256GB of storage, Haitong Worldwide analyst Jeff Pu as we speak forecasted that the upcoming Professional fashions will proceed to begin with 128GB of storage.
Pu initially agreed that iPhone 14 Professional fashions would begin at 256GB, however he added a 128GB tier to his specs chart for the iPhone 14 Professional and iPhone 14 Professional Max in his newest analysis observe. Pu now believes the Professional fashions will stay obtainable in the identical storage capacities as iPhone 13 Professional fashions, together with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB.
Based mostly on our current provide chain survey, we preserve our iPhone 14 construct plan to be 91m in 2H22, vs. iPhone 13’s 84m in 2H21, as there isn’t a important subject on the availability chain. The subsequent to look at will probably be iPhone 14’s pricing and the wait-time when it hits the market.
Spec-wise, we add 128GB storage to the Professional line-up.
Earlier this week, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated iPhone 14 Professional fashions can have “worth hikes,” suggesting they are going to be costlier than iPhone 13 Professional fashions. Kuo didn’t reveal actual pricing, however he stated that the typical promoting worth of your entire iPhone 14 lineup together with the lower-end fashions will enhance by about 15% total.
In the US, the iPhone 13 Professional begins at $999 and the iPhone 13 Professional Max begins at $1,099. If there have been to be a ten% worth enhance to the Professional fashions, the iPhone 14 Professional might begin at $1,099, whereas the iPhone 14 Professional Max might begin at $1,199. Nevertheless, the precise worth enhance for the Professional fashions if any stays to be seen.
The rumored worth enhance might be as a result of inflation, new options anticipated for iPhone 14 Professional fashions, provide chain disruptions, and different components.
Key new options rumored for the iPhone 14 Professional embody a brand new pill-shaped cutout and gap changing the notch, a quicker A16 chip, an upgraded 48-megapixel rear digicam with help for 8K video recording, and an always-on show that reveals the time, date, and new iOS 16 options like Lock Display widgets and the battery proportion icon.
Apple is anticipated to announce the iPhone 14 sequence in September as common, so we’re solely a matter of weeks away from pricing being confirmed.
