India, Sept. 10 -- For the first time in seven years, Apple has raised the entry price of its Pro iPhone model in the U.S. Apple unveiled its fresh iPhone lineup on Tuesday, with price hikes on some models while others remain unchanged.

The latest iPhone 17 Pro now starts at $1,099, which marks a $100 jump from last year's iPhone 16 Pro base price of $999. However, the updated starting price point brings 256GB of storage, double the 128GB that came with the earlier version. Apple pointed out that the 256GB model of the iPhone 16 Pro also retailed for $1,099, which means the upgrade essentially resets the base storage without changing that particular price tier.

Alongside the Pro, Apple announced a shift in its lineup by replacing the "P...