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Base iPhone 18 Rumored to Face Price Hike, Reaching $1,000

Online rumors suggest that the base model iPhone 18 could see a price hike alongside the introduction of Apple's new A20 chip. This leak surfaces just as Apple announced a record-breaking $57.58 billion in iPhone revenue for the fourth quarter of the 2026 fiscal year, up from $49.02 billion during the same period last year

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7 outlets · 7 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Slovenia
English
Countries concerned
Slovenia
Technology · intensity 2.0 · tone 1.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

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  • Confirmed by 1 outlets in 1 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by zh.vgtimes.com (Slovenia), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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  1. Base iPhone 18 Rumored to Face Price Hike, Reaching $1,000
    zh.vgtimes.comSISlovenia → SloveniaEnglish