Apple Will Make An iPhone That Can Be Rented Monthly Starting Next Year, Interested?

Apple continues to develop recurring subscriptions. (photo: : Youssef Sarhan / Unsplash)

JAKARTA - You want to buy an iPhone and iPad but still thinking because the price is exorbitant? Calm down! Apple is reportedly working on both devices specifically for subscription services.

According to reports, interested users can rent iPhones and iPads just by paying a monthly rent. However, at this time the service is still under development. This service is claimed to be launched next year and is bundled into AppleCare and Apple One plans.

Over the past few years, Apple has increasingly developed recurring subscriptions such as Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple News Plus, Apple Fitness Plus, and Apple Arcade as major new revenue streams for the company.

Many of those services have been bundled together into the company's Apple One bundle as well. Bloomberg reports, the company plans to allow customers to subscribe to the hardware with their Apple ID or App Store account.

Cited from The Verge, Friday, March 25, the price set will not be a full payment installment program. The monthly fee will not be part of the product price divided into 12 or 24 months. The subscription fee will only depend on which device one chooses.

Program customers also have the option to exchange their device for a newer model when it's released, and Apple releases a new model of its product once a year.

If you think about it, this Apple hardware subscription service is quite helpful for those who are reluctant to spend millions of rupiah for a brand-new iPhone or iPad that is almost similar in design, only the innards are different. This of course can save users money overall.