A brand new report from Japan as we speak claims to disclose the invoice of supplies (BOM) for each Google’s Pixel 9 Professional and Apple’s iPhone 16 Professional. The invoice of supplies is actually an estimation of how a lot the components that make up the smartphones price – clearly these utterly exclude R&D and advertising and marketing prices, it is vital to bear in mind.
If this report is correct (and that is not a given as a result of this is not publicly accessible info), then it appears to be like like Google’s Pixel 9 Professional is less expensive to make (after we take a look at the components’ prices) than the iPhone 16 Professional. The Pixel’s BOM provides as much as $406, whereas the iPhone’s is allegedly $568.
Google Pixel 9 Professional (left) vs iPhone 16 Professional (proper) invoice of supplies
The Pixel 9 Professional’s BOM is thus 11% lower than it was for the Pixel 8 Professional final yr, however this can be a unhealthy comparability for the reason that Pixel 8 Professional’s successor is the Pixel 9 Professional XL. The Pixel 9 Professional is just smaller, which suggests it has a smaller display and a smaller battery – each presumably cheaper than bigger ones could be, in order that’s the place the drop in BOM price may very well be coming from.
However, the iPhone 16 Professional’s BOM is 6% greater than its predecessor‘s was final yr. The iPhone’s chipset is estimated to price $135, the show $110, and the digital camera elements add as much as $91. The Pixel’s SoC is $80, the show is $75, and the digital camera elements add as much as $61.
For reference, notice that each the Pixel 9 Professional and the iPhone 16 Professional begin on the similar worth: $999.
