Analytical company Counterpoint Research estimates that the components needed to manufacture the iPhone 14 Pro Max cost an average of $464. That’s only 3.7% more than the component cost of the iPhone 13 Pro Max released in 2021.

The analysis shows that it costs $474 to manufacture an iPhone 14 Pro Max smartphone supporting the mmWave series with 128GB flash memory, and that the cost of components for such a smartphone operating at a frequency of less than 6GHz is $454 (only $464 on average). dollars).

In the iPhone 14 Pro Max, Apple’s self-developed chips accounted for more than 22% of the total cost of components. In addition to the Apple A16 single-chip system, Apple’s self-developed chips include an integrated power management circuit, a sound chip and a unit responsible for touch control.

Switching from the Apple A15 Bionic to the Apple A16 Bionic caused the price to increase by $11. Also, a new main camera with a 48-megapixel image sensor and a display with always-on display function are slightly more expensive.