TOKYO -- Nikkei teardowns of Apple's latest iPhone 15 series reveal that production costs for the top-tier model rose by about 10% from those of the 2022 flagship, marking a record high for the second consecutive year. Although Apple took most of the hit this year, analysts speculate that it will pass on higher component prices to its customers in 2024.
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iPhone 15 teardown reveals 10% costlier parts than 2022 flagship
Apple largely shoulders costs of zoom camera and 3-nm chip: Nikkei analysis
South Korea provided 29% of the latest iPhone series' parts by value, 5 percentage points more than it did last year. Japan's share of the gadgets' components remained unchanged at 10%.
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