19459039 Mike Mareen/Shutterstock 19659002 There are some things that you can depend on: death, taxes, and Apple launching a minimum of one
brand-new iPhone design each year. Since November 2026, Apple has actually launched 55 unique iPhone designs, with the very first introduced in June 2007 and the most current– the collapsible iPhone Duo– in October 2026. A lot more designs are anticipated quickly, with the iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2 both reported to release in spring 2027. 19459049 For many years, as the functions, software application, and performance of these mobile phone designs have actually progressed, so have Apple’s iPhone rates. While the very first iPhone expense$499, Apple’s iPhone 18 lineup up until now– that includes the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max– expenses over$1,000. How do these rates truly compare when we account for inflation? To learn, we’ve put together the U.S. costs of every iPhone design at its base setup launched to date, including their initial launch rate and just how much each design would cost to purchase in 2026, to exercise which iPhone truly is the most affordable of perpetuity, and which is the most costly. 19659003 All iPhone designs and rates
19459041 19659004 vfhnb12/Shutterstock Listed below, we’ve broken down the U.S. beginning MSRP of every unsubsidized iPhone base design. 19659006 iPhone Model 19659007 Base design cost 19659008 Changed for inflation(2026) 19659009 iPhone(2007) 19659010 $499 $810.90 iPhone 3G(2008) $499 $780.91 19659015 iPhone 3GS(2009) 19659016 $599 $940.76 19659018 iPhone 4(2010) 19659019 $599 $925.57 iPhone fours (2011) 19659022 $649 $972.15 iPhone 5 (2012) $649 $952.44 iPhone 5c (2013) $549 19659029 $794.05 19659030 iPhone fives (2013) $649 $938.69 19659033 iPhone 6 (2014) 19659034 $649 $923.70 iPhone 6 Plus (2014) 19659037 $749 $1066.03 19659039 iPhone sixes (2015) $649 19659041 $922.61 iPhone sixes Plus (2015) 19659043 $749 $1064.77 iPhone SE 1st Gen (2016) 19659046 $399 19659047 $560.15 iPhone 7 (2016) $649 19659050 $911.12 iPhone 7 Plus(2016) 19659052 $769 19659053 $1,079.58 19659054 iPhone 8(2017) $699 19659056 $960.84 iPhone 8 Plus(2017) 19659058 $799 $1,098.30 19659060 iPhone X (2017) $999 19659062 $1,373.22 iPhone XR (2018) $749 19659065 $1,005.02 19659066 iPhone XS (2018) $999 $1,340.48 iPhone XS Max (2018) $1,099 $1,474.66 iPhone 11 (2019) $699 $921.24 19659075 iPhone 11 Pro (2019) 19659076 $999 19659077 $1,316.62 iPhone 11 Pro Max (2019 ) 19659079 $1,099 $1,448.41 19659081 iPhone SE 2nd Gen (2020) 19659082 $399 19659083 $519.45 19659084 iPhone 12 (2020) 19659085 $799 $1,040.20 19659087 iPhone 12 Mini (2020) 19659088 $699 $910.01 19659090 iPhone 12 Pro(2020 ) $999 19659092 $1,300.57 19659093 iPhone 12 Pro Max (2020) 19659094 $1,099 19659095 $1,430.76 iPhone 13 (2021) $799 19659098 $993.52 iPhone 13 Mini (2021) 19659100 $699 19659101 $869.18 iPhone 13 Pro (2021) 19659103 $999 $1,242.22 iPhone 13 Pro Max (2021 ) 19659106 $1,099 $1,366.56 19659108 iPhone SE 3rd Gen (2022) $429 19659110 $493.92 19659111 iPhone 14 (2022) 19659112 $799 19659113 $919.91 19659114 iPhone 14 Plus (2022) 19659115 $899 $1,035.04 19659117 iPhone 14 Pro(2022 ) $999 $1,159.17 iPhone 14 Pro Max (2022) 19659121 $1,099 $1,265.30 19659123 iPhone 15 (2023) 19659124 $799 19659125 $883.54 19659126 iPhone 15 Plus (2023) 19659127 $899 19659128 $994.12 19659129 iPhone 15 Pro(2023) 19659130 $999 19659131 $1,104.70 19659132 iPhone 15 Pro Max (2023) $1,199 $1,325.86 19659135 iPhone 16 (2024) $799 19659137 $858.22 19659138 iPhone 16 Plus (2024) $899 $965.63 19659141 iPhone 16 Pro (2024) $999 $1,073.05 19659144 iPhone 16 Pro Max (2024 ) $1,199 19659146 $1,287.87 iPhone 16e (2025) $599 19659149 $626.90 iPhone 17 (2025) $799 19659152 $836.22 iPhone Air (2025) 19659154 $999 19659155 $1,045.54 iPhone 17 Pro (2025) $1,099 $1,150.19 iPhone 17 Pro Max(2025) $1,199 $1,254.85 iPhone 17e (2026) $599 19659164 $599 19659165 iPhone 18 Pro (2026) $1,199 $1,199 iPhone 18 Pro Max( 2026) 19659169$ 1,299 $1,299 19659171 iPhone Duo (2026)$ 1,999 19659173 $1,999 19659174 To purchase every base design iPhone launched to date at their initial launch rate would cost an overall of$46,845. Changing all the costs for inflation, it would cost $57,630.72. 19659175 What is the least expensive iPhone design of perpetuity? 19459053 BalkansCat/Shutterstock 19659177 Accounting for inflation, the most affordable iPhone Apple has actually ever launched is the iPhone SE 3rd Generation. It introduced for $429 in 2022 and, changed for inflation, would cost $493.92 in 2026. The iPhone with the least expensive launch rate (which hasn’t been changed for inflation) is a tie in between the iPhone SE 1st Generation(2016)and the iPhone SE 2nd Generation(2020), which both introduced for$399. The iPhone SE variety has actually traditionally worked as Apple’s more inexpensive, entry-level offering, with the lower cost enabled by Apple recycling parts and assembly lines from older iPhone designs and for that reason cutting the production expense. 19459049 The most costly iPhone ever launched is the iPhone Duo, introduced in 2026 for $1,999. While the iPhone 18 Pro Max (2026) has the 2nd greatest launch price at $1,299, when you represent inflation, it’s the iPhone XS Max (2018) that can be found in 2nd location, which introduced for $1,099, however would cost $1,474.66 to purchase in 2026. While the iPhone Duo’s high cost is rather questionable, specialists have actually kept in mind that collapsible phones in 2026 are pricey to engineer and manufacture, with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 (the Duo’s closest rival) just around $100 less at $1,899. 19659178 Read More
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