iPhone 16 teardown reveals pricier AI chip, camera sensor

Apple's parts cost is up 6%, while Google Pixel's drops 11%

The new iPhone Pro is made with costlier components than before, but its U.S. base price has been kept at $999. © Reuters

MASAHARU BAN and YUSUKE YAGI, Nikkei staff writers

November 5, 2024 06:04 JST

TOKYO -- A teardown of a new high-end Apple iPhone reveals a costlier in-house-designed chip capable of handling generative AI and a high-performance camera system, among other pricier components, pushing up its overall parts costs.

Nikkei disassembled the iPhone 16 Pro with the assistance of Tokyo-based research company Fomalhaut Techno Solutions. The version with the smallest built-in storage capacity was used for the cost analysis.