Market research firm CounterPoint Research released a report on the iPhone 16e's material costs, highlighting a significant rise in Apple's in-house components. Apple has achieved a new high with these components accounting for 40% of the iPhone 16e's internal parts, compared to 29% in earlier models, while external supplier components make up 71%.
The report emphasizes that Apple's increased use of self-developed components, such as the C1 chip, transceivers, and power management integrated circuits, has led to this shift. The transition to Apple-developed 5G chips has notably reduced costs by $10 per iPhone compared to Qualcomm's solutions.
