{
  "id": 6285860,
  "title": "Apple planned for $1,999 iPhone Ultra, but then the RAM crisis hit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/apple-planned-for-1-999-iphone-ultra-but-then-the-ram-crisis-hit",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-08T13:17:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/08/apple-planned-for-1999-iphone-ultra-but-then-the-ram-crisis-hit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The iPhone Ultra was originally intended to be a premium model costing consumers $2,000. That was still the case until the memory and flash crisis became a bigger problem. A render of the iPhone Ultra - Image Credit: AppleInsider There's no question that the iPhone Ultra will be an expensive device. With a starting price thought to be at $2,099 by analysts and with upper-specification models…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}