Why people in the market for a new phone shouldn't wait 00:54

Charlie Brown's the host of 2GB's Life and Technology. He's on the line. He wants to talk about why if you're about to buy a new phone, prices may be about to rise. Charlie, g'day. Hey, Chris. About 10% to 15% is expected over the next 12 months. Now, this is...

If you look at, for example, the next iPhone that comes out and you're buying a quarter terabyte in storage and you're looking at that model versus the current model, we're expecting about a 10% to 15% growth in prices, not just for one brand either. So the premium end...

We're expecting price rises in this area, which, I mean, these are already premium phones as it is, Chris, so there'll be a lot of people who see the prices come through, and I think maybe they might think, well, should I just buy last year's model, maybe? We'll just hold on with what I've got. What's on the show tomorrow?