Electronic Enthusiasts Network reported (Text / Li Cheng) Recently, some foreign media dismantled this year's iPhone 14 series models. According to the dismantling report, the material cost of the iPhone 14 PRO Max has increased by US$60 compared with the previous generation, and the production cost of the whole machine is US$501 (equivalent to RMB 3,565), which is the highest in history.

In this year's Apple's new product launch, the biggest selling point is that Apple has upgraded the processor and camera of the iPhone 14 Pro series models. At the same time, these two major highlights have also become the main factors leading to the increase in the cost of Pro series models.

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According to official data, only the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models have upgraded their processors this year, and are equipped with TSMC's 4nm A16 bionic chip. The basic version of the iPhone 14 still uses the previous-generation "full-blooded" A15 processor. .

Even though the A16 processor has upgraded the production process, judging from the test results announced by the major benchmarking platforms, the performance improvement curve of the A16 processor tends to be flat, and the overall performance does not exceed 20%. According to the dismantling report given by foreign media, the single cost of A16 processor chip is 110 US dollars (equivalent to about 782 yuan), which is the most expensive chip in Apple's previous mobile phone processors, and this price is A15 2.4 times the processor at $45.8.

At the same time, the iPhone 14 Pro series models released this year will also increase the 12-megapixel camera that has been used for several years to 48 million, and the image sensor will be upgraded to Sony's IMX633, increasing the size by 30%. According to data given by foreign media, the price of the sensor has increased by 50% compared with the previous generation, and the cost has reached $15.