It’s been reported that all five iPhones coming next year — including the one that’s set to arrive first, the iPhone SE 4 — will continue to use chips manufactured to the 3nm process by TSMC.
But in 2026, many analysts predict the company will shift to 2nm chips for some iPhone 18 models. Now, for the first time, a dollars-and-cents estimate has been put on the cost of this change, and in all likelihood, it will spell a price increase for consumers.
