For these reasons, iPhone users will not upgrade to a new model this year

According to the leak, the iPhone 16 Pro will start at $1,099, an increase of $100 from last year. However, the phone's base storage will increase from 128GB to 256GB, something Apple did with the price tag for the iPhone 15 Pro Max last year. While the starting price of the iPhone 16 Pro The phone is expected to be $100 more expensive and the minimum storage capacity will now reportedly be 256GB instead of 128GB.

If 61.9% of the 2,000 iPhone users surveyed said they would upgrade to a new iPhone16 series model, which means that there are current iPhone users who do not plan to spend money on upgrading their handset. Ironically, those who do not plan to upgrade to a iPhone16 Respondents who will buy a 2024-series iPhone cite the same reason that stops them from spending money on a new iPhone. It's the price. 34.2% of the 2,000 iPhone users surveyed said they can't afford an upgrade because the new models are too expensive and they can't afford one.

These are the reasons why some won't upgrade to an iPhone 16 series model, based on a survey of 2,000 iPhone owners. | Image credit: SellCell

The second reason respondents are not buying a new iPhone this year is that they want to keep their old device. This was the response of 34.1% who do not plan to upgrade. This percentage is just below the 34.2% who cited price as a reason for not upgrading to their old device this year.

12.8% said they can't upgrade to a new iPhone this year because they still have to pay off their current phone and want to do that first. 5.5% have a common complaint that's holding them back from buying a new iPhone this year, which is that the features and specs are too similar compared to last year. 5.1% say they plan to buy an older iPhone model, while 5% are waiting to see what the iPhone SE 4 has to offer. According to the latest rumors, the phone will be similar to the iPhone 14.

The iPhone 17 series is expected to be a major upgrade for the iPhone. The Pro models could feature under-display Face ID and other changes. 3.3% of respondents said they won't upgrade this year because they're waiting for the 2025 iPhones. And 0.1% said they're switching from the iPhone to another brand.

We are waiting for an official announcement from Apple as to when and how the iPhone16 Series is officially announced.

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