
Expectations are now firmly set: iPhone 17 Pro will come with a higher starting price and one less storage option.
The latest leak from Weibo joins others in claiming the model will start at $1,049 for 256GB of storage, up from $999 for 128GB on the iPhone 16 Pro.
The change drops the entry-level 128GB configuration entirely, leaving buyers with 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB options. That’s down from four tiers last year.
Apple has used this strategy before. In 2023, the company raised…

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