It’s a bad time to buy an iPhone

It’s a bad time to buy an iPhone. It’s bad if you want to rock Apple’s latest cell, and IR Bad if you want to buy an older and more economical model. industry watchers We expect Apple to announce the iPhone 14 in September, and when It does, almost the entire Apple price structure definitely changed –So hold on to that broken phone A little longer if you can.

September means new Apple products (usually)

Although there is currently no exact date for Apple’s next big announcement, rumors have it that Apple will announce the iPhone 14 on Tuesday, September 9th. 14 for sale in September. 24. It’s part of a pattern: The iPhone 13 was announced at an event on September 9. 14, 2021 and began shipping on September 11th. 24. Apple 11 was announced on September 9. 13, 2019 and ship in September. 20. Same basic pattern With iPhone 8, 7, 6 and 5.

Some years Apple breaks the combo set though: iPhone 12 announced in October 2020 and released soon after (although you can probably blame COVID for that)And the iPhone X didn’t Stores hit up November 2017, though It was announced in September.

How iPhone prices are likely to change when iPhone 14 is released

If you must have the latest phone, you should definitely put off the purchase – you don’t want to buy the best-in-line Apple model Just to get almost the best phone a month or so. But if you’re like me, and don’t particularly care about being ahead, it’s still a good idea to cool your heels until Apple’s next big announcement.

When Apple officially unveils a new model, the price of old phones drops. In years past, Apple lowered prices for older models right after new ones were announced, so you don’t even have to wait extra weeks for 14 to start shipping. Last year when Apple announced the iPhone 13, the price of the 64GB iPhone 12 dropped from $800 to $700. Prices have been reduced around the same amount in the past years. Once Apple announces a new model, whether In September or laterTech experts predict that the price of the iPhone 12 mini could drop to $500 — not a bad thing for a full 5G phone. And the considering the Rumor that Apple is planning to drop the iPhone mini completely When the iPhone 14 is announced, Smaller screen phone.

The only Apple phone that’s likely to be safe to buy right now

If you’re in the market for a relatively inexpensive 5G-enabled phone from Apple, the Apple SE is still on sale, and you should probably buy it safely. (at least according to MacRumors Buyer’s Guide). The SE is $430 now, and it was Announced back in Marchso there is still some life left in its production cycle.