Here’s how much it costs Apple to make an iPhone 16 Pro, and how Trump’s tariffs will change that

There has been a lot of speculation about how high Apple might raise iPhone prices in response to Trump’s tariffs. A new report from The Wall Street Journal, however, offers the most realistic look yet at what it currently costs Apple to make the iPhone 16 Pro and how that could change thanks to Trump’s tariffs. How Trump’s tariffs will impact iPhone prices The report cites data from TechInsights and iFixit to craft a breakdown of Apple’s costs, commonly referred to as the bill of materials, for an iPhone 16 Pro with 256GB of storage: A18 Pro chip: $90.85 Display: $37.97 Battery: $4.10 5G cellular modem: $26.62 Memory: $21.80 Storage: $20.59 Rear camera array: $126.95 Main enclosure: $20.79 All other components: $200.06 Pre-tariff total: $549.73 Pre-tariff total with testing and assembly: $580 Notably, this doesn’t account for things like research and development, marketing, and other non-hardware costs for Apple. Even when you factor those in, the WSJ says “there’s still ... Read full article.