Report points out the components that made the iPhone 8 more expensive

Recently, Apple released its new iPhones. In addition to all the technology used in them, what also called attention was the value. The market analysis company IHS Markit released a report this week with the list of materials used in the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. In it, she highlighted which components were most responsible for the final increase in the value of the devices.

Among the villains for the iPhones price increase, the new A11 Bionic processor, the new cameras and even double the space for internal storage in the most basic version of the device.

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Each iPhone 8 has a production cost of US$ 247,51 (64 GB model), while the iPhone 7 cost US$ 237,94 per unit (32 GB). However, while last year's iPhone was selling at $649, the current one is $699. The basic iPhone 8 Plus prices are $295,44 for production and $799 for sale, respectively. $17,78 and $30 more than the iPhone 7 Plus. Therefore, we can see that the proportion between production cost and sales value is practically the same.

Just doubling the internal storage space resulted in a $6 increase in production cost. The A11 Bionic processor adds $5 more to the production value of each device.

Already the screens of the new iPhones had a reduction in the production value. On the iPhone 8 Plus it cost US$ 51, on the iPhone 7 Plus the price was US$ 52,50. Cameras are now $32,50 (on iPhone 8 Plus).

Well, as we can see, Apple couldn't help but raise the value of new smartphones.

Check the device specs:

iPhone 8 Specifications

• Display: 4,7-inch Retina HD IPS LCD with True Tone (1334x750 pixels)
• Processador: Apple A11 Bionic hexa-core
• Rear camera: 12 megapixels, f/1.8 aperture, optical image stabilization, quad LED flash
• Front camera: 7 megapixels, f/2.2 aperture
• Memory RAM: 2 GB
• Storage: 64 GB or 256 GB
• Conectividade: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooh 5.0, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS, iBeacon, Touch ID
• IP67 water resistance
• Dimensions: 138,4 x 67,3 x 7,3 millimeters
• Weight: 148 grams
• Colors: gold, silver, space gray
• Operating system: iOS 11

iPhone 8 Plus specs

• Display: 5,5-inch Retina HD IPS LCD with True Tone and Full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels)
• Processador: Apple A11 Bionic hexa-core
• Rear camera: dual 12-megapixel, f/1.8 + f/2.8 aperture, optical image stabilization, quad LED flash, optical zoom
• Front camera: 7 megapixels, f/2.2 aperture
• Memory RAM: 3 GB
• Storage: 64 GB or 256 GB
• Conectividade: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooh 5.0, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS, iBeacon, Touch ID
• IP67 water resistance
• Dimensions: 158,4 x 78,1 x 7,5 millimeters
• Weight: 202 grams
• Colors: gold, silver, space gray
• Operating system: iOS 11