The iPhone 16 Pro is reported to cost approximately RM2,511 to make in terms of bill of materials. This is nearly 30% more than the cost of Google's Pixel 9 Pro.
It’s undeniable that smartphones, especially those in the flagship tier, cost much more than they used to. In fact, a RM4,000 premium flagship is considered “affordable” in this day and age. But have you ever wondered how much they actually cost for manufacturers to build?, a Japanese-based news site, did a teardown with the smartphone, and found out that its bill of materials amounted to USD568 .
Arguably the most expensive material in the iPhone 16 Pro is the Apple A18 Pro chip, which amounts to USD135 . This contributed to nearly one-fourth of the iPhone 16 Pro’s total BOM.), making it 28.5% cheaper to build than the iPhone 16 Pro. An image from Nikkei shows that the Tensor G4 chipset on the Pixel 9 Pro cost Google USD80 to make, while the Samsung-supplied M14 AMOLED display, as well as the camera components cost USD75 and USD61 respectively.released last year. Although the cost of the Tensor G4 chip costs 7% more to build than the Tensor G3 in the Pixel 8 Pro, the display and camera costs went down by 30%.
However, this didn’t come as a surprise as the display and camera on the Pixel 9 Pro are smaller than that of the Pixel 8 Pro. Therefore, this isn’t exactly a fair comparison. A comparison of BOM between the Pixel 9 Pro XL and the Pixel 8 Pro would show us a more accurate comparison, but the report did not do so, unfortunately.At the end of the day, the cost of producing and selling a smartphone doesn’t just stop at its BOM.
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