For iPhones, buyers traditionally have to dig deep into their pockets.
But the new model threatens fans with another low blow.
Cupertino - The new iPhone is in the starting blocks - and should be even more expensive than its predecessor.
As reported by the well-known US portal
macrumors.com
, Apple * wants to react to a price increase by an important supplier.
The Californian tech company sources its computer chips from the Taiwanese manufacturer TSMC.
This recently announced that it would massively increase its prices for semiconductor products.
An increase of up to 20 percent is planned.
This is justified with rising raw material prices.
The price change is expected to be introduced from January 2022.
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Apple is not alone in this.
TSMC is a global leader in the field of semiconductor production and supplies companies such as Nvidia and AMD, among others.
This means that not only the new iPhone should become significantly more expensive in the future, but also many other technology products from everyday life.
The auto industry is also affected.
The global chip crisis recently caused the production lines at Volkswagen *, Daimler * and other major manufacturers to come to a standstill.
Thousands of employees were then put on short-time work.
It is not yet foreseeable whether the tense situation surrounding the chip shortage will ease again in the foreseeable future.
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It is therefore also conceivable that other Apple products will become more expensive.
After all, it is estimated that Apple accounts for around 20 percent of TSMC's sales.
The Taiwanese chips are therefore probably also built into the iPads or Mac books.
Although they do not reach the sales volume of iPhones for a long time, at least the same chip is installed in the iPad as in the smartphone.
A price increase is therefore likely.
The iPhone 13 is about to launch. Traditionally, Apple presents the new generation of its smartphones in the first weeks of September, with advance sales starting shortly thereafter. As always, fans of the Californian company are excited about the technical innovations of the current smartphone generation. There is speculation about a significantly improved camera, a satellite function or a more powerful battery. However, nothing should change in terms of design this year.
