Apple Stores in the US are seeing more iPhone buyers than usual, as many are hurrying to upgrade their iPhones before a possible price hike. Last week, President Donald Trump announced ‘reciprocated’ tariffs of up to 54% on goods from China. Since Apple makes most of its products in China, this could make iPhones much more expensive. Experts say the new tariffs could nearly double iPhone prices. For example, TechInsights estimates that the cost for Apple to make an iPhone 16 Pro—currently around $550—could go up by $300, pushing the retail price well above the current $1,100.
Burke, a 32-year-old policy professional from Washington, D.C., is one of many Americans rushing to buy new iPhones this week, worried that upcoming tariffs will lead to price hikes. “You gotta take care of your own personal needs and there’s no question in my mind that the prices are going to go up,” Burke told The Wall Street Journal.
“The tariffs for sure pushed me out the door. Why pay what might turn out to be double?” said Allison Post, a 69-year-old health writer and body therapist.
Apple may shift more iPhone production to India
As per a WSJ report, the Cupertino-based company is planning to send more iPhones to the US from India to offset the high cost of China tariffs announced by Trump.
Calling these adjustments as “a short-term stopgap”, the report quotes a person familiar with the matter who told the publication: “The company sees the current situation as too uncertain to upend long-term investments in its supply chain, which is centered around China”.
Although Trump has pushed for a US manufacturing revival, analysts and suppliers say shifting iPhone production to Apple’s home country isn’t realistic—the costs would far exceed simply paying the tariffs. “If consumers want a $3,500 iPhone we should make them in New Jersey or Texas or another state,” research firm Wedbush said in a recent note.
Burke, a 32-year-old policy professional from Washington, D.C., is one of many Americans rushing to buy new iPhones this week, worried that upcoming tariffs will lead to price hikes. “You gotta take care of your own personal needs and there’s no question in my mind that the prices are going to go up,” Burke told The Wall Street Journal.
“The tariffs for sure pushed me out the door. Why pay what might turn out to be double?” said Allison Post, a 69-year-old health writer and body therapist.
Apple may shift more iPhone production to India
As per a WSJ report, the Cupertino-based company is planning to send more iPhones to the US from India to offset the high cost of China tariffs announced by Trump.
Calling these adjustments as “a short-term stopgap”, the report quotes a person familiar with the matter who told the publication: “The company sees the current situation as too uncertain to upend long-term investments in its supply chain, which is centered around China”.
Although Trump has pushed for a US manufacturing revival, analysts and suppliers say shifting iPhone production to Apple’s home country isn’t realistic—the costs would far exceed simply paying the tariffs. “If consumers want a $3,500 iPhone we should make them in New Jersey or Texas or another state,” research firm Wedbush said in a recent note.
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