Apple could marque the upcoming iPhone 14 much costly than the iPhone 13, according to Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo believes that the mean selling terms (ASP) of the combined iPhone 14 lineup whitethorn summation by 15 percent erstwhile compared to the iPhone 13 lineup.

For reference, the modular iPhone 13 exemplary starts astatine $799 (with bearer discounts), portion the Pro and Pro Max models bump that terms up to $999 and $1,099, respectively. While Kuo doesn’t notation terms predictions for idiosyncratic devices, helium thinks the ASP of the iPhone 14 lineup (Pro models included) could hover astir $1,000 to $1,050. Kuo blames the ASP summation connected a perchance much costly iPhone Pro and Pro Max, arsenic good arsenic a “higher shipment proportion.”

In June, Wedbush Securities expert Dave Ives told The Sun that helium expects the iPhone 14 to outgo $100 much than the iPhone 13 owed to terms increases affecting the planetary proviso chain. Meanwhile, a rumor from Korean leaker Lanzuk suggests that Apple volition lone rise the terms of the Pro models, not the basal iPhone 14.

While the basal iPhone 14 is expected to travel with an improved 48-megapixel rear-facing camera and a selfie camera with autofocus, the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models are rumored to get the bulk of the upgrades. The Pro and Pro Max whitethorn ditch the notch that houses the front-facing camera successful favour of a pill-shaped hole-punch cutout, come equipped with the caller A16 chip, and support an always-on display.