htmlOn October 6, " Nihon Keizai Shimbun " reported the estimated cost of dismantling three Apple iPhone 14 models announced by Japanese smartphone analysis company Formal Hout. Among them, the proportion of cost of Korean parts has decreased compared with previous models. As semiconductor cost price rises, parts made in the United States are in the lead.
iPhone 14 series
According to Formalhaut, the original price of the iPhone 14 Pro Max is US$501 (approximately RMB 3,500). From 2018 to last year, the cost of the top iPhone model "Max" has been between $400 and $500. However, this time it increased by more than $60 from last year, the biggest gain in history. Nikkei lists semiconductors as the main reason for the increase in costs. Apple A16 chip installed in iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models, the latest technology 4-nanometer wire width components are priced at US$110 (approximately RMB 782), 2.4 times that of previous A15.
uses the highest share of U.S. parts by country and region, at the cost of the iPhone 14 Pro Max. It's about 10 percentage points higher than previous phones. The Korean-made parts, which accounted for the highest proportion of the cost of iPhone 13 Pro Max, accounted for 5% (25%) this time.
Nikkei predicts that each country's share of iPhone costs may change again. Apple is now not only pursuing supplier diversification, but also developing its production bases to India and Southeast Asia. Therefore, it is expected that the parts supply chain may also change.
