iPhone 18 Pro Parts Cost Set to Rise Nearly 40%, Report Says
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A company called TrendForce says the new iPhone 18 Pro will cost much more to make.
The parts inside the phone will cost almost 40% more than before.
These parts are called the BOM, or bill of materials.
This means Apple may make less profit on each phone.
Apple wants to sell a lot of phones. So it may accept lower profit to keep making many phones.
The new iPhone 18 Pro will also have three new camera upgrades.
Some people said TSMC has $1 billion of unfinished Apple orders.
TSMC makes chips for Apple. A chip is a small part that helps a phone work.
An expert named Guo Ming-qi said this is not true.
He said Apple is just building up stock. This is normal before a new phone launches.
He said it is not a sign of trouble.
Vocabulary15 words
- parts
- small pieces that make a machine
- BOM
- a list of all parts and their cost
- profit
- money made after paying costs
- chip
- a tiny part inside a phone that helps it work
- upgrades
- new and better versions
- stock
- goods a company keeps ready to sell
- launches
- when a new product is sold for the first time
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about one thing
- rumor
- information that may not be true
- backlog
- work or orders not finished yet
- margins
- the difference between cost and selling price
- shipments
- products sent out to be sold
- ramp-up
- making more of something step by step
- processor
- the main chip that runs a device
- inventory
- the goods a company has in storage
Quiz
Answer key
1. It will rise by almost 40% 2. Accept lower profit to keep production high 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A company called TrendForce says the new iPhone 18 Pro will cost much more to _____.
The _____ inside the phone will cost almost 40% more than before.
These parts are called the _____, or bill of materials.
This means Apple may make less _____ on each phone.
Apple wants to sell a lot of _____. So it may accept lower profit to keep making many phones.
The new iPhone 18 Pro will also have three new camera _____.
Some people said TSMC has $1 billion of unfinished Apple _____.
TSMC makes chips for Apple. A chip is a small part that helps a phone _____.
An _____ named Guo Ming-qi said this is not true.
He said Apple is just building up _____. This is normal before a new phone launches.