A new TrendForce analysis estimates that Apple will pay 38% more for iPhone 18 Pro components than it did for its predecessor. Unsurprisingly, the biggest hike is in the cost of memory, with Apple said to be paying around three times more this year.
However, the firm’s analysis supports my own view that this year’s increase in price will not be as high as some have suggested …
iPhone 18 Pro components to cost 38% more
The cost of producing a new device can be broadly divided into three: components, assembly, and overhead. That latter category covers everything from research and development into the new device through to the cost of marketing campaigns.
The Trendforce report looks specifically at the first of these, otherwise known as the Bill of Materials (BOM).
