The Weibo topic "Apple phone price increased by 500 yuan in 9 days" topped the hot search list, triggering a series of attention.

According to media reports, affected by the new US tariff policy, scalpers are buying up Apple products, and the recycling price of new phones has been rising for several days.

A dealer pointed out that the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max 256GB version rose to nearly 9,000 yuan a few days ago, but in fact no one bought it. He suspected that someone was speculating in the market. No one dared to buy the phone at this price. If they did, they would definitely buy it at the previous price (before April 1).

It is worth noting that the prices of Apple's official direct stores have not changed. An Apple direct store clerk in Hangzhou said that the iPhone 16 and other models on sale remain unchanged at the price when they were launched. Whether the iPhone 17 series will be adjusted in price is unknown at this stage, and the listing announcement shall prevail.

In addition, Apple's self-operated channels such as the Apple Tmall official flagship store still maintain the original price. The official flagship store also provides a preferential policy of interest-free installments, supporting up to 24 interest-free installments.

Some experts pointed out that for finished products of manufacturing such as iPhones, since the supply chain has basically been localized, the price increase is expected to be limited. From a longer time perspective, due to high tariffs suppressing demand, the pressure of global overcapacity will increase, and the pressure to reduce prices may even be higher than the pressure to increase prices.