The iPhone X will go on sale in early November due to capacity limitations. Now, some research organizations have received the iPhone X’s material specifications from the supply chain and have estimated the cost of the phone accordingly. The total cost of the iPhone X is close to CNY 3,000.
According to the detailed material list of the iPhone X, its BOM cost is $412.75 (approximately CNY 2700). The most expensive component is the 5.8-inch OLED touchscreen from Samsung, which costs $80. The cost of the double-sided glass and middle frame is $53. In the meantime, the cost of its A11 processor from TSMC is $26. The cost of baseband and radio frequency (RF) modules is $18, and the suppliers are still Qualcomm and Intel. The cost of the RF antenna is $5. The cost of the 3D camera is $25, and the camera is $33. Its battery costs $9, the PCB costs $15, and the haptic costs $10. There are also other material costs. One of the largest costs of the iPhone X’s components is the 256 GB DRAM and NAND variants, supplied by three suppliers: Toshiba, Hynix, and Micron. The cost of 256GB DRAM is $24, and the cost of 256GB NAND flash is $45.
The iPhone X is expected to popularize wireless charging, dual cameras, a front 3D camera, facial recognition, and other technologies.