How high will the price of the iPhone go with Trump's tariffs? There's already talk of outrageous figures.

President Donald Trump's recent decision to impose a 104% tariff on all products imported from China has had a major impact on the global technology market, and Apple is one of the companies most affected.

Although these tariffs are aimed at protecting the US economy, the immediate effect has been a skyrocketing production costs of devices like the iPhone. Most Apple products, including the long-awaited iPhone 16 Pro Max, is manufactured in China. With the new tariffs, the The cost of assembling the device has increased from $550 to $850, according to data published by The Wall Street Journal and cited by the international press.

This means that if Apple decides to pass on this cost increase to the consumer, the The final price of an iPhone could rise by up to 43%., according to a report by Rosenblatt Securities quoted by Reuters. Thus, the most advanced model, with 1 terabyte of storage, could go from $1.599 to around $2.300Some more pessimistic projections, shared by The Economist,, they even talk about prices between 3.000 and 3.500 dollars or euros for the most premium models.

The final price of an iPhone could rise by up to 43%.

This scenario is already having consequences. Apple's shares have fallen. more than 20% since the announcement of the tariffs, and Microsoft has surpassed Apple in market capitalization, becoming the most valuable technology company in the world.

In addition, consumers, concernedcupated by future price increases, have started buying Apple products en masse, creating scenes similar to those seen during the Christmas season in stores across the United States.

Faced with this situation, Apple is looking for alternatives to reduce the impact. One of them is increase iPhone production in India and export them from there to the United States, according to reports Indian TimesThe company would also be trying to obtain a tariff exemption, as he did during Trump's first term.

With these thunderbolts, Trump's tariff policy could have a strong impact on consumers' pockets and disrupt the global technological landscape. The question now is: How high will the price of the iPhone go?