Apple’s iPhone 18 lineup may come with a price increase next year, according to a tipster, after launching its smartphone at the same price after the company’s years. While the Cupertino company is expected to launch new smartphones with the next generation 2Nm ‘A20’ chipset, the cost of production of these chips may increase the price of iPhone 18. Apple is also expected to release its alleged ‘M6’ chip in 2026, also known as 2Nm chipset for Mac and iPad.
Apple asked to adopt TSMC 2Nm process technology in 2026
One in Post On Weibo, the user digital chat station (translated from Chinese) claims that Apple, Qualcomm and MediaTek will adopt TSMC’s advanced 2Nm process technology in the future. Apple is expected to receive the first of the new 2Nm chips of TSMC, and is expected to come on the iPhone 18 series, which can debut in the second half of 2026.
The tipster states that the cost of production of these 2Nm chips “is expected significantly” and it suggests that the iPhone 18 lineup can reach with a price increase. The prices of equipment equipped with Snapdragon and MediaTek processor are also not to increase, but there is no word on which phone will be equipped with new chips.
People enthusiastic about the smartphone should not expect to look at the 2Nm process of TSMC, which is being used to produce Apple’s A19 Pro, Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, or MediaTek Dimesing 9500 chips. These chips are made using the N3P node of TSMC, which was also used for the A18 Pro.
TSMC is preparing new features for the production of 2Nm chips of the next generation, and construction is expected to begin in the coming months. Previous reports indicate that Apple may be the first company to receive 2Nm chips produced by TSMC, and the cost of these chips is expected to be higher than people manufactured using the latest N3p node of TSMC.
If the claims made by the digital chat station are accurate, Apple may increase the price of the iPhone for the first time in five years. The company has sold the base model for $ 799 (about Rs 68,200) since the iPhone 12, but the company can pay the cost to customers as a result of the increased cost of production of smartphones.
In December 2024, a report suggested that a move from 3Nm node of TSMC to 2nm from $ 50 (about Rs 4,300) to $ 85 (about Rs 7,300) – the price of a processor to jump 70 percent would increase the price. At that time, it was believed that only the iPhone 18 Pro models would ship with only 2Nm chips to keep the initial price of Apple iPhone unchanged.
Hayer, Apple can also withstand a growing cost from tariffs on semiconductor and electronics supply chain Proposed Earlier this week by US President Donald Trump. If the company decides to move the construction of a portion of its iPhone construction in the US, this will increase the cost of production and customers may have to pay a higher price for the upcoming iPhone model.
