Over the years, Apple has kept the price increase of iPhones pretty modest. Sure, the first iPhone in 2007 was $499 and the base model of the 2024 iPhone 16 was $799. But that was mostly due to normal inflation .

This year, however, there's a new factor that could affect iPhone 17 prices — tariffs. Ever since President Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs policy kicked in, the tech world has been on a roller coaster ride, with all eyes on Apple. The iPhone is mostly manufactured in China and India, where Trump has levied some of the highest tariffs, making Apple users wonder if the cost of the upcoming iPhone 17 will skyrocket.

They're right to worry.

President Trump has called out both the iPhone and Apple CEO Tim Cook by name over the company's overseas manufacturing. At one po

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