Google Pixel 9 Pro manufacturing cost is much lower than iPhone 16 Pro: Latest report

It’s been almost two months since the launch of the Google Pixel 9 and iPhone 16 smartphone series. Although we know the prices of the Pixel 9/ iPhone 16 series, we hardly have any information about the manufacturing cost of these. A recent report from Japan revealed that the Google Pixel 9 pro is priced much lower than the Apple iPhone 16 Pro. Both the devices are competitors to each other and the starting model is priced at $999.

According to the latest report from Nikkei (from Japan), the bill of material (BOM) for Google’s Pixel 9 Pro and Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro has given an estimate of the parts used to manufacture the device. The report mentions that the manufacturing cost of the Google Pixel 9 Pro is much lower when compared to the iPhone 16 Pro. Reportedly, the BOM of the Pixel 9 Pro is $406 while that of the iPhone is $568.

The report reveals that the overall price of the Google Pixel 9 Pro has come down by 11% compared to last year’s Pixel 8 Pro. The AP (Tensor G4) costs $80 while the M14 display costs $75. At the same time, the camera component costs $61. The same report revealed that the total price of the iPhone 16 Pro is $568. This is a 6% increase over the iPhone 15 Pro. The A18 Pro costs $135 while the M14 display costs $110. The camera component costs $91.
The Google Pixel 9 series which includes the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL are priced in India at Rs 79,999, Rs 1,09,999 and Rs 1,24,999 respectively. Talking about the iPhone 16 series, the starting price of iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max is Rs 79,900, Rs 89,900, Rs 1,19,900 and Rs 1,84,900, respectively.

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