TechIt’s the year of smartphone price hikes

Higher prices for new smartphones are becoming difficult to avoid. Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max start at $1,199 and $1,299, while Google, Samsung, Sony, and Motorola have also raised prices. The article links the increases to component shortages driven by AI data-center construction and says the sub-$100 phone market may be disappearing.

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