Getting your hands on Apple’s next generation iPhone won’t be cheap.
According to the latest report from the New York Times, the iPhone 8’s price tag will start out at a whopping $999, making it the most expensive smartphone Apple’s ever introduced.
Rumors have been circulating for months that the iPhone 8 will cost upwards of $1000. Some analysts have speculated that the shocking price tag could cause some iPhone loyalists to switch to Samsung.
The great iPhone 8
Sources briefed on the new iPhone that spoke to the New York Times revealed the price point while also confirming other rumored details. The iPhone 8 will reportedly pack thinner bezels, facial recognition technology for unlocking the device and charging via magnetic induction.
Apple is expected to unveil the device during a keynote at Apple Park next month. A recent report claimed the big reveal is slated for September 12 with the public launch coming on September 22.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
3 responses to “Price tag on iPhone 8 will likely start at $999”
If you can afford it,and like gadgets,then yes,if not,no.
Unless it comes with AirPods I’m not buying… The only reason that AirPods should be not keeping up with demand almost a year later is that they’re making them for the phone stock.
I upvoted for the last bit. Ill still buy it without the airpods though, I don’t use headphones at all, so even if I had wireless ones they wouldn’t get used..