Apple announced Wednesday in 2016 that it is replaced by its level of entry, and the company has been more generous with various newly reserved features.
Industry’s instructors expected to retire or upgrade, but some Canadian technology experts say that price fluctuations will put iPhones, which are already available to buyers of conscious budgets.
“Apple’s prices tend to hit the high side,” small Takara said, Toronto-based technology podcaster and frequent CBC radio. “And I don’t think it started with this new version or ends with this new version,” he continued to increase the manufacturing costs and trying to give Apple more profitable phones.
The new iPhone 16E is the basic version of the online iPhone 16 series that will go between $ 899 on Canada $ 899.
“Nine hundred dollars, it is very expensive smartphone,” said Patrick O’Rourke, based on pocket leakers, smartphones, laptops and streaming services.
The price is an increase of $ 320 on the iPhone SE, which is available for $ 579.
For comparison, the iPhone is $ 15 999 and the current iPhone is $ 1,129, and Samsung Galaxy phones start at $ 279 and Google Pixel Phones start at $ 599.
“I don’t think especially in the Canadian market, especially when it gets a very attractive price point, especially when they compare the Android ecosystem,” O’Rourke said.
Higher prices means higher functions
The iPhone 16E is greater than the SE model, and has a facial ID and Apple’s artificial intelligence tools, which was released in October 2024, as well as other bells and whistles associated with iPhone pricing.
“Our iPhone 16E Users love the IPhone 16 League, such as the latest generation A18 Chip,” Apple Intelligence, said Kaiann Drance, Apple’s News Product Marketing Product News Wednesday.
This new microTxip will automatically summarize the AI features of the AI function automatically summarizing the text and creating Euli esophies and improving the virtual assistant of your device.
Last month, Apple announces sales growth signaling that iPhone sales will be recovered from diving, because it kicks artificial intelligence features in more regions and languages.
SE model sales as part of iPhones’ revenue, from 10% of the entrance to 2016 last year, according to the previous year, according to the investigations of the counterpoint.
Dangerous price strategy?
Business analysts believe that a low-level price point falls for half a milliver that helps the Apple’s main brand.
“Apple can use the bottom phone in the market with Android phones higher fees. He said Gil Luria is in Davidson, the price of the iPhone 16E sticker.
In the Canadian market, others are not so sure that the approach will work.
O’Rourke says that the iPhone 16e and 16 are similar to justify the price difference.
“They both have a-18 chips. They both have a similar size screen. It’s really the difference in the camera,” he said. 16 in 16 and 16 Pro proposing that it could be cut into sales of models.
“I think it will be interesting to see how this plays,” he said.
Price riding can turn sales into spike for iPhone
Alex Sebastian, a coordinated creator and orchard, a Canadian company used by iPhones, says that the problem is deeper than that.
For the average user there is no big difference between phones.
“If you gave me iPhone 13 and I was on the iPhone 16,” said “Many people wouldn’t notice the difference between these two products even if one is three years later than the other.”
Sebasstian also has started greater attention to the phone’s price because the large Canadian carrier has offered more “your own device” and has been transparent around the cost of a wireless plan. Contract.
And he said that Apple can abandon the offer of priced ticket prices.
“If the most cheapest new iPhone rises $ 300, you know more people will be pushed to explore as an alternative to pre-existing. So it’s good for our business.”
Considering the state of the economy and inflation pressures, small miracles will be how many people will be spring to the newest price of the Spring Apple.
“Last research has found that people hold the iPhone a little more,” he said. “And I can’t see how this is not connected to the cost of living crisis.”
Apple said the iPhone 16E will be available for pre-sorting on Friday.
Apple has agreed to pay $ 95 million to accuse users to expand their virtual assistant to users. Suits were registered by consumers without using activation words, “Hey Siri”.
2025-02-20 01:50:00
