According to a new analysis by Counterpoint Research, the cost of components to produce the iPhone 14 Pro Max It is 3.7% higher than the one to make the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
The data refer to the combined cost of the materials used to assemble the final product — not counting labor, logistics and other expenses. In the case of the iPhone 14 Pro Max with 128GB, manufacturing a unit costs Apple around US$464according to the signature.
The increase in cost is compounded by changes in chip, body e camera; in the case of the processor, using the A16 Bionic chip costs Apple $11 more than the A15 Bionic—bringing the processing group’s share of costs to 20%. The new Always On Display has also increased the cost of the display, which now represents 20% of the total.
The addition of the 48-megapixel main camera, along with the updated sensor-shift stabilization system, raised the category cost by $6.30 for the iPhone 14 Pro Max; once more, the BOM ratio for cameras also increased 1% year-over-year to 11%.
One of the few areas where the cost dropped was the cellular network component group, which dropped from 14% to 13%. According to the analysis, this is due to a drop in prices of 5G components as the technology becomes more popular among manufacturers.
Counterpoint also estimated that the cost of Apple-designed components gained the most share in the iPhone 14 Pro Max, with 22% of the bill of materials derived from such parts (which include integrated circuits for power management, connectivity and touch control).
Finally, the increase in the cost of components for the iPhone 14 Pro Max compared to the 13 Pro Max was just over US$17. That’s less than the $21 increase in the estimated cost of building the iPhone 13 Pro over the 12 Pro, worth noting.
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via AppleInsider