MOST EXPENSIVE IPHONES RANKED: The iPhone XS Max (2018) is the priciest model of all time
- The iPhone XS Max is officially the most expensive iPhone ever, with an inflation-adjusted price of $1,200
- The iPhone XS Max costs three times as much as the cheapest iPhone: the iPhone SE Second Gen (2020), and its price is well above the average for all iPhones ever released ($845)
- The second most expensive iPhone is the iPhone 11 Pro Max (2019), which has an inflation adjusted price of $1,179
The iPhone XS Max is the most expensive iPhone of all time, new research can reveal.
The XS Max model was released in 2018 at a price of $1099, which now equates to an inflation-adjusted price of $1,200, making it 42 percent more expensive on average than any iPhone ever released.
The newest iPhone – the iPhone 13 Pro Max – ranks as the fifth most expensive iPhone of all time, with a price of $1099.
The research, by tech experts Trusted Reviews, analysed all 33 iPhone models released since 2007, and ranked them on release prices and their inflation-adjusted prices to discover the most expensive and cheapest iPhones of all time.
Top 10 Most Expensive iPhones, by Trusted Reviews
| iPhone model | Rank | Year of release | Inflation Adjusted Price ($) | Release Price ($) |
| iPhone XS Max | 1 | 2018 | 1200.55 | 1099 |
| iPhone 11 Pro Max | 2 | 2019 | 1179.18 | 1099 |
| iPhone 12 Pro Max | 3 | 2020 | 1164.81 | 1099 |
| iPhone X | 4 | 2017 | 1117.97 | 999 |
| iPhone 13 Pro Max | 5 | 2021 | 1099 | 1099 |
| iPhone XS | 6 | 2018 | 1091.31 | 999 |
| iPhone 11 Pro | 7 | 2019 | 1071.89 | 999 |
| iPhone 12 Pro | 8 | 2020 | 1058.83 | 999 |
| iPhone 13 Pro | 9 | 2021 | 999 | 999 |
| iPhone 8 Plus | 10 | 2017 | 894.15 | 799 |
The iPhone 11 Pro Max, released in 2019, is the second most expensive iPhone. With an inflation adjusted price of $1,179, the iPhone 11 Pro Max is 39 percent more costly on average than all iPhones ever released.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max is also nearly triple the cost of the iPhone SE 2nd Gen, which is the cheapest iPhone of all time.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max, which came out in 2020, has an inflation adjusted price of $1,164, making it the third most expensive iPhone ever. The 12 Pro Max is 37 percent more expensive than the average price for all iPhones released, and well over double the cost of the least expensive iPhone on the list.
At the other end of the scale, the cheapest iPhone ever is the iPhone SE 2nd Gen, which has an inflation adjusted price of $422, and is half the average price of all iPhones ever released ($845).
The second least expensive iPhone is the iPhone SE, which costs also cost $399 on release in 2016, and would now cost $456 when taking inflation into account– just over half the average cost of all 33 iPhones released.
The lowest priced new model on the list is the iPhone 13 mini, which ranks as the sixth cheapest iPhone of all time, thanks to its $699 price tag.
Top 10 Cheapest iPhones, by Trusted Reviews
| iPhone model | Rank | Year of release | Inflation Adjusted Price ($) | Release Price ($) |
| iPhone SE 2nd Gen | 1 | 2020 | 422.89 | 399 |
| iPhone SE | 2 | 2016 | 456.03 | 399 |
| iPhone 3G | 3 | 2008 | 635.76 | 499 |
| iPhone 5c | 4 | 2013 | 646.45 | 549 |
| iPhone | 5 | 2007 | 660.17 | 499 |
| iPhone 13 mini | 6 | 2021 | 699.00 | 699 |
| iPhone 12 mini | 7 | 2020 | 740.86 | 699 |
| iPhone 7 | 8 | 2016 | 741.76 | 649 |
| iPhone 11 | 9 | 2019 | 750.00 | 699 |
| iPhone 6s | 10 | 2015 | 751.12 | 649 |
Alastair Stevenson, spokesperson for Trusted Reviews, commented on the findings: “Apple prides itself on being a premium brand so it’s no surprise none of these handsets could be considered cheap. But the iPhone XS Max was a watershed moment for the brand in a couple of ways. It was the first “Max” phone from Apple, which previously labelled its phablets as Plus models. It was also the first to break the £1000-plus price point, which makes it one of Apple’s most iconic releases in the last few years. The SE 2 by comparison felt like more of an afterthought, with it missing many of the main selling points debuted on the iPhone 12 handsets it launched against.”
The study was conducted by Trusted Reviews, the site dedicated to giving readers thorough, unbiased and independent advice on what to buy from experienced expert reviewers, who thoroughly test everything they recommend.
For further information click the following link https://www.trustedreviews.com/ who commissioned the research
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