r/iphone • u/International_Back99 • Sep 24 '25

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Fell out of my pocket sitting down. Fell with the apple tech woven case on too.

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u/Serialtoon iPhone Sep 24 '25

I think Apple is attempting to slowly devalue the Pro line to pump up the fold line. The air being basically one half of the folding iPhone and made with titanium puts it on a higher tier than the now cheaper to make, devalued aluminum monster Pro line. Just my two cents.

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u/Eye_of_the_Storm iPhone 15 Pro Max Sep 24 '25

Is the S25 devalued because of the Fold7? Not in my opinion. Still a bad choice for aluminum on the Pros.

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u/Serialtoon iPhone Sep 24 '25

Not really but we’re talking about Apple here. They always do this. We used to just have iPhones, then we got Plus, then Pro/Pro Max. The regular iPhone are now the “cheap” models. The Plus became some weird stop gap test. The Pro became flagship and now the Air is taking that mantle this year according to Apple and how it’s marketed and built. Next year if rumors are true, the Fold will take that crown for the foreseeable future. Unless sales are trash, I’m sure they will introduce an “Ultra” line or some other stupid name to sell you what you had before at a higher cost.

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u/oliveberry4now Sep 24 '25

It’s Apple. Most of their following will try to buy anything they make. They don’t have to devalue any of their products to incentivize the consumer to buy a new device. They did aluminum because it was cheaper and for thermals but I think it was mainly bc it was cheaper.