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Digital Trends
2 days ago
- Business
- Digital Trends
T-Mobile just launched its best iPhone 16 offer ever
If you want to upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro, T-Mobile just launched one of its best deals ever, one that will convince you to switch providers. Right now, there are several different ways you can get an iPhone 16 Pro for free when you switch to T-Mobile and sign up for a new Experience Beyond plan. There are no trade-in gimmicks here, just a free iPhone 16 Pro paired with a stacked and versatile phone plan. Even T-Mobile calls this its 'best iPhone offer ever,' and we can't disagree. How to get an iPhone 16 Pro on T-Mobile So how does this iPhone 16 offer work? Let's assume you have a phone already. If you're still paying it off, T-Mobile will pay the balance for you, up to $800 a line, up to four lines. The best part: You get to keep the phone. This isn't a trade-in offer. Get a new iPhone, pay off your balance, and keep the phone. It's a sweet deal. T-Mobile pays off your phone via prepaid MasterCard credits over 24 months. If you don't have a balance to pay off, or even a phone at all, T-Mobile will still give you an iPhone 16 Pro for free when you switch to T-Mobile and opt for the Experience Beyond plan. What is T-Mobile Experience Beyond? For this offer to work, you need to switch to T-Mobile and add a new line. That makes this a good option for families, which is what Experience Beyond is designed for. T-Mobile Experience Beyond gets you unlimited data in the US and a ton of benefits, including unlimited premium data, 60GB of high speed hotspot data per month, texting and data outside the US, and even some free streaming subscriptions. You'll save at least 20% when you switch from an AT&T or Verizon plan, and your new rate will be locked in for five years. You can use T-Mobile's savings calculator to see exactly how much you'll save. The first big bonus is the ability to upgrade devices. Your devices are all guaranteed to be eligible for an upgrade every year. New iPhones come out quickly, so this is a good way to stay at the cutting edge. The T-Mobile Experience Beyond plan also gets you a ton of data. Unlimited in North America, 30GB per month in Mexico and Canada, 250GB of high speed hotspot data per month, and even access to T-Mobile's beta satellite program, T-Satellite. You and your family will be connected anywhere and anytime. The Experience Beyond plan costs $170 per month for three lines (including the third line for free). When you sign up you get a five year price guarantee, so you don't have to worry about your bill mysteriously increasing after a few months. If you've been eyeing the iPhone 16 Pro, switching to T-Mobile is a great way to get one without paying anything extra. In fact, T-Mobile is covering the balance of your old phone, and letting you keep it too. Check out T-Mobile's iPhone 16 Pro offer on the Experience Beyond plan today.
GSM Arena
2 days ago
- Business
- GSM Arena
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 'confirmed' to be Exynos-powered in the US Comments
One UI 8 will debut on the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7, open beta for the S25 series available now
Phone Arena
4 days ago
- Business
- Phone Arena
Galaxy Z Flip 7 could be Samsung's first foldable with dual chip strategy, but US users will still get the better deal
Galaxy Z Flip 7 Snapdragon 8 Elite stays exclusive to North America A bigger return for Exynos—and more splits on the horizon Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus units in Europe and 'other global markets' will likely use the Exynos 2600, while Snapdragon chips will be reserved for North America, Korea, China, and Japan. The Galaxy S26 Ultra, like the Fold 7 , will reportedly stick with a Snapdragon chipset globally — likely the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2. Receive the latest Samsung news Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy As for Samsung's foldables, two flip-style models are expected this year: the flagship Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the more affordable Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE. The former is rumored to get the new Exynos 2500 outside the U.S., while the FE model is expected to reuse the Exynos 2400 found in the For the average user, this complex chip strategy probably won't matter. However, historically, Snapdragon-powered Galaxy models have been favored in enthusiast circles due to better efficiency, performance, and app compatibility. But who knows, Samsung's 3nm process and updated Exynos cores might be aiming to change that narrative this cycle. andPlus units in Europe and 'other global markets' will likely use the Exynos 2600, while Snapdragon chips will be reserved for North America, Korea, China, and Japan. TheUltra, like the, will reportedly stick with a Snapdragon chipset globally — likely the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen for Samsung's foldables, two flip-style models are expected this year: the flagshipand the more affordableFE. The former is rumored to get the new Exynos 2500 outside the U.S., while the FE model is expected to reuse the Exynos 2400 found in the Galaxy S24 and S24 the average user, this complex chip strategy probably won't matter. However, historically, Snapdragon-powered Galaxy models have been favored in enthusiast circles due to better efficiency, performance, and app compatibility. But who knows, Samsung's 3nm process and updated Exynos cores might be aiming to change that narrative this cycle. Samsung may be returning to an old strategy with its next flip phone. A new report out of South Korea claims thewill use Samsung's in-house Exynos chip in its home market, but the U.S. model will still rely on Qualcomm's latest to Hankung , the Galaxy Z Flip 7 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite in North America, including the U.S., while the Exynos 2500 is expected to power units sold in South Korea. This appears to confirm earlier speculation that Samsung would be bringing Exynos chips to its foldables for the first this Exynos/Snapdragon split will not apply to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 . That model is still expected to ship globally with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, following the same pattern as the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Fold 6 The Hankyung report aligns with a recent report we covered, according to which, Samsung plans to bring back the Exynos vs Snapdragon split for the Galaxy S26 series as well.
CNET
5 days ago
- Business
- CNET
I Studied iPhone Prices Going Back to 2007. Tariff or Not, We're Due for a Price Hike
President Donald Trump wants Apple to manufacture the iPhone, its bestselling product, here in the US. And last week he threatened to place a 25% tariff on the phone if the company doesn't make that happen. "I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone's that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else," Trump posted on Truth Social. "If that is not the case, a tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the US." Trump added later that the tariff would apply to any smartphone made outside the US. Since what Trump touted as "Liberation Day," the possible effect of tariffs on the iPhone's price has been widely discussed. Apple is the third-largest company in the US, and most of its products are manufactured in China. Clearly, the iPhone's ubiquity has made it a symbol for the ongoing uncertainty of the US economy and politics. Despite tariffs and politics, iPhone prices have remained the same so far this year. But the launch of the rumored iPhone 17 this fall will likely come with a higher price no matter what Trump says. Apple is considering a price increase and could attribute the rise to new and updated features instead of tariffs, The Wall Street Journal reports. And I agree. From left: the iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max. Regardless of everything that's occurred in 2025, the price of the phones has remained the same. James Martin/CNET The iPhone hasn't had a price hike in five years and is due for one. Historically, that's the longest stretch of time the company has gone without an increase since the five years between the iPhone 5 and the iPhone 7, which ended with the iPhone 8 launching at a higher cost. We can learn a lot by looking at how the company has handled earlier price hikes (and a one-time drop) and what that means for the iPhone 17. To figure out how likely we are for a price hike, I grouped iPhone models into a few categories: the standard, the flagships and the behemoths. The standard includes models like the original iPhone, the iPhone 8, the iPhone XR and the iPhone 16. The flagships include variants like the iPhone X, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro. And the behemoths designation is for phones like the iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone XS Max and iPhone 16 Pro Max. There are other versions that Apple sold, like the iPhone 5C, the SE series, the iPhone Mini line and the current iPhone Plus line, that don't factor into this analysis. Also, I use the US starting price for each iPhone before any carrier discounts are applied. Let's dive in. All Things Mobile: Our iPhone 16 Pro 7-Month Check-In All Things Mobile: Our iPhone 16 Pro 7-Month Check-In Click to unmute Video Player is loading. 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This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. All Things Mobile: Our iPhone 16 Pro 7-Month Check-In Standard iPhone prices The iPhone 16 launched in 2025 with a starting price of $829, the same as the iPhone 12 did in 2020. James Martin/CNET Since its debut in 2007, the standard iPhone has had four price increases and one correction. Many folks might remember paying $199 for the original iPhone, but in reality, the phone cost $499 off-contract. In 2008, Apple raised the price $100 with the launch of the iPhone 3G, to $599, where it would stay for four years. Then in 2012, the iPhone 5 was introduced with a taller, 4-inch screen and a higher, $649 price tag. Fast-forward to 2017, the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, and the iPhone 8 debuted at a cost of $699, a $50 increase. Every year between 2017 and 2019, the price for the standard iPhone changed. In 2018, the iPhone XR launched at $749. The following year, the iPhone 11 came out, and the price dropped back to $699. And what makes that drop interesting is that the iPhone 11 was the first standard Apple phone with two rear cameras: a wide-angle and ultrawide. Up till then, all other standard iPhone models had only a single rear camera. From 2007 to 2019, when Apple increased prices it was in $50 increments, except between the first and second iPhone models. Then 2020 happened. It was a wild year for the iPhone, and everyone, because of the pandemic. But Apple managed to launch the iPhone 12, which cost $829, marking the largest increase for the standard iPhone: $130. Subsequent models all had the same price: The iPhone 13, 14, 15 and 16 all cost $829. If Apple follows its previous pattern, then the standard iPhone is due for a price increase. The last raise was in 2020, five years ago, and Apple has never gone six years without a price hike on the standard model. But will the company slowly raise the price over a few years like it did between the iPhone 7, 8 and XR? Or will it go all in like it did with the iPhone 12? The standard iPhone is Apple's most popular, and it's safe to expect that the iPhone 17 will cost more (and would've even if Trump hadn't been elected). Now we just need to wonder how much tariffs and politics might drive the price up even more. The flagship: iPhone Pro model prices The iPhone 16 Pro came out in 2024 with a starting price of $999, the same as the 2017 iPhone X. James Martin/CNET Apple hasn't always had an iPhone Pro variant, but it did starting in 2017 with the launch of the iPhone X, which had a starting price of $999. The phone debuted next to the $699 iPhone 8, making the 8's $50 increase seem like nothing. But here's where things get interesting. Apple has never raised the price on the iPhone Pro model. The iPhone X, XS, 11 Pro, 12 Pro, 13 Pro, 14 Pro, 15 Pro and 16 Pro all cost $999. That's eight years without a price increase! What's even more shocking is when you correct for inflation: the 2017 iPhone X's $999 price would be $1,298 in 2025, according to the Consumer Price Index Inflation calculator. The iPhone Pro is overdue for a price hike, and I expect the iPhone 17 Pro to cost more. The behemoths: iPhone Plus, Max and Pro Max prices The iPhone 16 Pro (left) and iPhone 16 Pro Max. James Martin/CNET Since 2014, Apple has sold a big version of the iPhone. Some of these were nothing more than a larger version of the standard iPhone with a bigger screen and battery as well as some minor differences, like the iPhone 6 Plus having optical image stabilization on its camera while the iPhone 6 didn't. But beginning with the iPhone 7 Plus, the larger version started having "pro" features, like a second rear camera and portrait mode. In terms of pricing, the iPhone 6 Plus debuted at $749, which was $100 more than the iPhone 6. And that $749 price stuck around for the iPhone 6S Plus and 7 Plus. In 2017, Apple had three iPhone models: the $699 iPhone 8, the $749 iPhone 8 Plus (a $50 increase from the 7 Plus) and the $999 iPhone X. In 2018, Apple launched the $1,099 iPhone XS Max, which I consider the true successor to the initial iPhone Plus line. That means the big iPhone got a $350 increase in a single year, the largest Apple has ever made. I admit some people might not think the XS Max is a follow-up to the Plus and would deem it an entirely new iPhone variant. But this is my commentary. Like the iPhone Pro, the Max and Pro Max would have the same price for years. In 2023, Apple raised the barrier of entry for the Pro Max model and didn't offer a $1,099 version of the iPhone 15 Pro Max with 128GB of storage. Instead, you had to pay $1,199 for the 256GB variant, which technically cost the same as the iPhone 14 Pro Max with 256GB of storage. The iPhone 17 and 17 Pro's prices No one knows how much the rumored iPhone 17 will cost, except Apple. Apple/Viva Tung/CNET Even without tariffs, it's safe to assume that the iPhone 17 lineup's prices will be higher for some models. But when you factor in everything that's happened this year, it's hard to gauge just how much the price will go up and whether that'll affect just one or two models, or apply across the entire iPhone 17 line. Earlier this year, Apple raised the price on its most affordable model. Though it lacks the SE branding of the previous low-cost iPhone, the iPhone 16E came with a $599 price tag, $170 more than the $429 iPhone SE (2022). Apple doesn't talk about unreleased products or their prices. But we do have an unusual-for-Apple clue as to how these tariffs could affect the company. "Assuming the current global tariff rates, policies, and applications do not change for the balance of the quarter and no new tariffs are added, we estimate the impact to add $900 million to our costs," Apple CEO Tim Cook said during a quarterly earnings call on May 1. Obviously, that $900 million number wasn't just for the iPhone, but for all Apple products. And that was three weeks before Trump threatened another tariff aimed purely at the iPhone. But $900 million is a lot for any company to swallow, and eventually that added cost will need to be made up for. That usually means higher prices, even if Apple is pressured by Trump to attribute the increase to "new designs and features." If there's one thing for certain, we'll know exactly what those prices will be when Apple launches the next generation of iPhone models at its September event. Apple didn't respond to a request for comment.
Phone Arena
5 days ago
- Phone Arena
Yet another exciting Motorola mid-ranger leaks out in great detail ahead of impending launch
You know what we haven't talked about in a while? A new mid-range Android handset from Motorola. I'm kidding, of course, as the Lenovo-owned brand has made many headlines of late with not only Edge 60, Edge 60 Pro, Edge 60 Stylus, and Edge 60 Fusion announcements, but also rumored preparations for multiple other additions to the Edge and Moto G families. Apart from the recently leaked Motorola Edge (2025), Moto G56, and Moto G86, the company that specializes in well-balanced budget-friendly smartphones with surprisingly premium designs is evidently cooking up a Moto G96 5G model as well. This holds very few secrets after an extremely revealing new Android Headlines report, so without further ado, let's sink our teeth into the expected G96 specs and features. 6.67-inch P-OLED curved display with 10-bit technology, Water Touch 2.0, and 144Hz refresh rate support; Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor; 12GB RAM; 256GB internal storage space; Android 15 ; ; 50MP primary rear-facing camera with Sony LYTIA 700C sensor; 8MP Macro Vision secondary camera; 32MP front-facing camera; 5,500mAh battery; Cattleya Orchid, Dresden Blue, Greener Pastures, and Ashleigh Blue color options. Vegan leather finish. Right off the bat, it's important to point out the obvious here (no matter how obvious it may seem). This is not meant to go up against Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra or Google's Pixel 9 Pro XL for the title of best Android phone in the world in 2025, so it's certainly not surprising that a mid-end chipset will run the performance show instead of a high-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 or Snapdragon 8 Elite. The Moto G96 looks pretty cool in green... for a low-cost mid-ranger, at least. That being said, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 has already been used on several different Motorola devices (including this year's Edge 60 Stylus and last year's Edge 50 Fusion), so it's definitely a little disappointing that the Moto G96 will apparently not opt for a newer processor like, say, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. Still, that should deliver a more than adequate level of raw power for this bad boy's predicted price point, especially in combination with a respectable 12GB RAM count. The 5,500mAh battery size, silky smooth 144Hz refresh rate-capable screen, and decidedly eye-catching design and colors will undoubtedly seal the deal for a lot of cash-strapped Motorola fans... as long as you're willing to accept that somewhat underwhelming dual rear-facing camera system. Those are obviously questions that can't get definitive answers just yet, but what I can tell you with absolute certainty is that an official US release is out of the question. Instead, the Moto G96 is very likely to hit select European and Asian markets in the coming weeks at a slightly higher price point than last year's Moto G85 5G. That 6.67-inch mid-range Android soldier with Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 processing power and a 5,000mAh battery on deck used to cost €379 ($430) on the old continent (before dropping to only €250), and the reason I'm comparing these two seemingly unrelated devices is because Motorola never actually released a G95 model. This blue colorway is quite fetching too. This year's G96, mind you, is expected to coexist with a Moto G86 recently tipped to pack a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 SoC, up to 12GB RAM, and get this, up to a 6,720mAh battery. How does that work? Well, there's apparently a G86 variant planned for certain markets with that bonkers cell capacity, and a different one for other regions with a less insane 5,200mAh battery size. Wait, could that mean the Moto G96 will also be released in two distinct editions, including one with a 6,000mAh+ battery? Anything is possible in Motorola's mid-range product portfolio, but let's not get our hopes up just yet.
