{
  "id": 5353744,
  "title": "Maxed-out iPhone Ultra likely to break the $3,000 mark",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/maxed-out-iphone-ultra-likely-to-break-the-3-000-mark",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:21:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/03/maxed-out-iphone-ultra-likely-to-break-the-3000-mark"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "AppleInsider reports that a new iPhone Ultra from Apple is expected to be the most expensive iPhone ever made, potentially breaking the $3,000 mark. The report cites TrendForce, which predicts that all iPhone models will see a 10% to 20% price increase due to a 400% rise in the cost of 256GB modules, among other factors. The first iPhone to cost more than $1,000 was the iPhone X, launched in 2017, and the iPhone Ultra is rumored to start at $2,099, making it the most costly iPhone to date.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Guide",
        "title": "iPhone Ultra price rumors — here's how much you can expect to pay for Apple’s first foldable",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/iphone-ultra-price-rumors-heres-how-much-you-can-expect-to-pay-for",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "Apple may have found room for MagSafe in its impossibly thin foldable iPhone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/apple-may-have-found-room-for-magsafe-in-its-impossibly-thin-foldable",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:04:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Pixel 12 Pro Fold could copy iPhone Ultra tech for an almost crease-free display",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/pixel-12-pro-fold-could-copy-iphone-ultra-tech-for-an-almost-crease",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:31:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "TrendForce: for a 256GB iPhone Pro model, Q3 memory costs are forecast to be ~400% higher than a year prior but Apple won't pass on the full cost to customers (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/trendforce-for-a-256gb-iphone-pro-model-q3-memory-costs-are-forecast",
        "published": "2026-09-03T12:25:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}