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PUBLISHER: TrendForce | PRODUCT CODE: 2132642
PUBLISHER: TrendForce | PRODUCT CODE: 2132642
iPhone 18: Modest Hardware Gains, Pricing and AI Drive Sales
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New CEO Ternus leads Apple's first foldable launch; modest specs upgrade amid surging memory costs puts pricing and AI delivery at center stage.
Key Highlights
- New CEO Ternus's debut keynote focuses on the Pro, Pro Max, and Fold; entry-level models are deferred to 1Q27, splitting the launch cadence into fall and spring windows.
- Hardware upgrades center on the next-generation processor and a variable aperture on the main camera, falling short of any breakthrough innovation.
- Memory costs have surged sharply year-over-year, placing severe pressure on BOM costs and putting Apple in a difficult pricing position.
- Long-term profit growth will increasingly hinge on Apple Intelligence-driven cloud services and software subscriptions.
Product Code: TRi-0121
Table of Contents
1. New CEO to Host iPhone Launch Event; As the Hardware of iPhone 18 Models Offers Modest Upgrades, Software and Pricing Strategies Become Critical to Sales
2. Incremental Specification Optimizations, Including a Shift in DRAM Packaging to WMCM to Resolve Thermal Bottlenecks
3. Apple in Pricing Predicament as Soaring Memory Prices Carve Up Profitability
- Projected BOM Cost for Pro 256GB
- 2026 iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max/Fold Major Specs Projection
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