Summary

Following Apple’s “Surprise and shine” event that saw the announcement of the iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro, the company increased the price on all of its last-gen iPhones that are still available for purchase. Apple is raising iPhone prices by 100 on all of its old models The price increase impacts the iPhone 16, the full iPhone 17 lineup, as well as the iPhone Air. The price increase impacts the iPhone 16, the full iPhone 17 lineup, as well as the iPhone Air. ![iPhoneAirProdCard_00d871](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/iPhoneAirProdCard_00d871.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0079706679419758%2C100%2C99.984058664116&w=2400) ![iPhoneAirProdCard_00d871](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/iPhoneAirProdCard_00d871.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0079706679419758%2C100%2C99.984058664116&w=2400) The iPhone 16 sold for 699 just last week, and now it’s up to 699 instead of its launch 899 with 256GB of storage instead of 1,099 instead of 1,199. For now, if you want an affordable iPhone, it’ll cost you more than it did just yesterday.

By Cameron Faulkner

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