Not the Best Time to Buy an IPhone
Not the best time to buy an iPhone. Bad if you want to rock the latest Apple cell, and bad if you want to buy an older, more economical model. Industry watchers expect Apple to announce the iPhone 14 in September and if/when that happens, Apple’s entire pricing structure will almost certainly change, so hang on to this cracked-screen phone a little longer if you can.
September means new Apple products (usually)
While there is currently no scheduled date for Apple’s next major announcement, there are rumors that Apple will announce the iPhone 14 on Tuesday, September 14th, which will go on sale on September 24th. This is part of the pattern: The iPhone 13 was announced at an event on September 14, 2021 and will ship on September 24. Apple 11 was announced on September 13, 2019 and shipped on September 20. Same basic template with iPhone 8, 7, 6 and 5.
However, a few years later, Apple breaks the combo: the iPhone 12 was announced in October 2020 and came out shortly after (although you can probably blame this on COVID), and the iPhone X didn’t hit stores until November 2017, even though it was announced. in September .
How iPhone prices may change after the release of iPhone 14
If you’re after the latest phone, you should definitely put off your purchase – you don’t want to buy Apple’s top model just to have the best phone for about a month or so. But if you’re like me and don’t particularly care about being on the cutting edge, it’s still a good idea to cool off until Apple’s next big announcement.
When Apple officially introduces a new model, the prices of older phones drop. In years past, Apple cut prices on older models as soon as new ones were announced, so you didn’t even have to wait extra weeks until the 14th model started shipping. Last year, when Apple announced the iPhone 13, the price of an iPhone 12 with 64GB of storage dropped from $800 to $700. Prices have been reduced by about the same amount in previous years. Once Apple announces the new model, whether in September or later, tech experts expect the price of the iPhone 12 mini could drop to $500, which isn’t bad for a full-blown 5G phone. And given the rumors, Apple plans to ditch the iPhone mini altogether when the iPhone 14, a phone with a smaller screen, is announced.
The only Apple phone that’s safe to buy right now
If you’re looking for a relatively inexpensive 5G phone from Apple, the Apple SE is still on sale, and you can probably buy safely (at least according to a MacRumors buyer’s guide ). The SE is now $430 and was announced back in March , so there’s still time in its product cycle.