The iPhone 18 Pro will cost Apple 38% more in parts – but there’s some good news

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/07/iphone-18-pro-concept.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">A new TrendForce analysis estimates that <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple</a> will pay 38% more for <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-18-pro/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPhone 18 Pro</a> components than it did for its predecessor. Unsurprisingly, the biggest hike is in the cost of memory, with Apple said to be paying around three times more this year.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">However, the firm’s analysis supports my own view that this year’s increase in price will not be as high as some have suggested …</p> via You searched for iphone - 9to5Mac https://ift.tt/VE2P5IG