Tim Cook, who will hand over the reins to John Ternus in September, did not disclose when or how much prices might rise, nor which products could be impacted.
Tim Cook , who will hand over the reins to John Ternus in September, did not disclose when or how much prices might rise, nor which products could be impacted.
A person points to an iPhone during Apple's event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Sep 9, 2025. Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Apple plans to raise prices on its products to offset increasing memory and storage chip costs, CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
A surge in AI-driven demand for data centres has forced consumer electronics companies into a fierce competition for dwindling supplies of the key components, driving prices sharply higher. Groups representing automakers, retailers, electronic firms and others had warned earlier this month that the increasing demand for memory chips could lead to dramatic price hikes in US consumer goods and disrupt supply chains.
"Unfortunately, price increases are unavoidable," Cook told WSJ. "We're doing our best to mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, and we've been trying to shield our customers from the increases, but the situation has become unsustainable. "Cook, who will hand over the reins to John Ternus in September, did not disclose when or how much prices might rise, nor which products could be impacted.
Apple is reportedly on track to release its first foldable iPhone in September, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. Memory and storage costs are both concerns for the company, with particular emphasis on the DRAM market, Cook told the Journal. He noted that more supply is being allocated to high-bandwidth memory, which is used in AI servers.
"There's less supply at a time when consumers want devices and the memory guys are passing along huge price increases," he said. "We definitely need memory pricing and supply to return to reasonable levels for consumer products. That's the bottom line.
" In the interview, Cook indicated that Apple is prepared to use its cash reserves to boost memory supply, without offering details. "We're willing to use our balance sheet to help be a part of the solution," he said. "Obviously, more capacity is needed. " Cook clarified that Apple has no plans to use its cash and silicon expertise to build its own memory and storage factories.
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