The value it prices for Apple to make your $1099 iPhone 14 Professional Max has been revealed — about $464, a 3.7% improve from the 128GB 13 Professional Max manufacturing value.
In a report by Counterpoint Know-how Market Analysis (opens in new tab), the blended invoice of supplies (BoM) with a breakdown of every particular person element of the iPhone 14 Professional Max has been revealed. The iPhone 14 Professional Max, at present the greatest iPhone in the marketplace, begins at $1099 for a 128GB mannequin.
Based on Counterpoint’s report, the A16 Bionic processor equates to over 22% of the overall BoM value which is barely costlier than the 20% from the earlier A15 Bionic. The opposite main elements within the improve in manufacturing prices are the 48MP picture sensor present in the primary digital camera and the up to date display screen with Apple’s At all times On Show.
Will the iPhone 15 be much more costly?
With the reveal of elevated manufacturing prices on the Professional fashions of iPhones, it might deliver validity to the rumors of an elevated value when the iPhone 15 lineup launches later this 12 months. If the manufacturing prices for Apple are on the rise and enhancements to the Apple Silicone processors and different {hardware} options are on the horizon then we’re more likely to see a costlier iPhone.
There are additionally rumors surrounding an iPhone 15 Extremely which might deliver the premium iPhone lineup to a brand new stage. The Extremely might be a rename of the Professional Max lineup of telephones as prompt by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, or a very new gadget that we’ve by no means seen earlier than with a much bigger price ticket. Whether or not an iPhone Extremely is available in 2023 or 2024 is up for debate.
With the launch of the iPhone 14 and 14 Professional gadgets, the costs in america stayed the identical with value hikes affecting international locations throughout Europe as a result of native foreign money alternate charges towards the greenback. Will we see value hikes lastly have an effect on the U.S.?
