Apple increases prices of all older iPhones in India, even iPhone 16 gets more expensive

The new iPhones are here. But before you get too excited about grabbing a discount on an older iPhone, there is some bad news. Apple has increased the price of the iPhone 17. And not just the iPhone 17. Apple has increased the prices of several older iPhone models in India after launching the new iPhone 18 Pro series.Usually, when Apple launches a new generation of iPhones, we expect the older models to become cheaper. That is how the iPhone lineup usually works. This time, Apple has done the exact opposite. Instead of cutting prices, Apple has made almost its entire existing iPhone lineup more expensive. So if you were waiting for the iPhone 18 launch hoping to grab an older iPhone at a discount, that plan has just gone out of the window. You will now have to pay more than the original launch price for the iPhone 16, iPhone 17e, iPhone 17 and even the iPhone Air.What are the new prices of older iPhones?iPhone 17: The standard iPhone 17 has seen one of the biggest increases. Its 256GB variant, which launched at Rs 82,900, is now priced at Rs 99,900. That is a Rs 17,000 increase, bringing the phone to just Rs 100 short of the Rs 1 lakh mark. The 512GB variant has also become more expensive and now costs Rs 1,24,900.iPhone 17e: The iPhone 17e has gone up by Rs 15,000, from Rs 64,900 to Rs 79,900. The iPhone 16 is now priced at Rs 89,900, up from its earlier starting price of Rs 69,900. iPhone Air: And then there is the iPhone Air, the thinnest in the lineup — of course, we are not taking the Duo into the picture here — but anyway, it has received the biggest price increase of the lot. Its price has jumped by Rs 30,000, from Rs 1,19,900 to Rs 1,49,900. Apple makes iPhone expensive Why have older iPhones become expensive?The price hike is not exactly coming as a surprise. Apple has already increased the prices of other products, including MacBooks and iPads, earlier this year. There were also reports circulating about a possible iPhone price hike. So it happened last night. By the way, it's not just Apple. We are already seeing things getting more expensive in the Android market too.As for the reason, one thing to blame is the ongoing RAM and memory shortage, partly driven by the massive demand coming from AI. AI companies and data centres are buying huge amounts of memory for their systems, putting pressure on supplies and pushing prices higher.- EndsPublished By: Divya BhatiPublished On: Sep 10, 2026 08:38 IST