If you’re planning to upgrade your iPhone this fall, you may need to prepare to pay more — even if the sticker price doesn’t change.

The company wants to avoid appearing to attribute price increases to U.S. tariffs on goods from China, where most Apple devices are assembled.

The tech company could increase the prices of its next flagship product line, as it introduces a thinner design and new features.

Smartphone makers across the board increased their volume of shipments in an attempt to avoid looming tariff costs.

Cooling of trade tensions between the U.S. and China is undeniably good news for Apple. But not quite good enough. Apple rose around 5% Monday morning, after the [U.S. and China struck a deal](

Retailers and consumers alike have nervously watched as President Trump introduced sweeping tariffs upon his return to office. While some tariffs are on a temporary pause, such as the recent

United States President Donald Trump on Thursday in Doha said that India had offered the U.S. a trade deal with zero tariffs. The Indian government “offered us a deal where basically they are willing to literally charge us no tariff",

This comes as trade tensions between the US and China had started benefiting India, with US buyers turning to Indian suppliers following the imposition of 145 per cent tariffs by the US on Chinese goods.