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The Apple iPhone has become a staple in consumer electronics. It has become one of the main means of communication for hundreds of millions of users globally. Maybe more importantly for Apple, many consumers are quick to upgrade to the new phones when a new iteration emerges.
The Apple iPhone 16 is the latest generation with new cameras and new features not included in any former iteration of the smartphone. The phone contains Apple’s proprietary applications processor the A18 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 5G modem.
The following is a partial deep dive into the Apple iPhone Pro smartphone conducted by TechInsights.
Summary
- 12 MP PDAF camera
- 48 MP CMOS BIS wide-angle camera
- 8 GB mobile LPDDR5 SDRAM
- 6.25 inch AMOLED touchscreen
Price: $1,123
Released: September 2024
Target market: Telecom
Availability: Worldwide
The main board found inside the Apple iPhone 16 Pro. Source: TechInsights
Main board
Inside the Apple iPhone 16 Pro is the main board that serves as the heart of the smartphone. It includes the Apple A18 applications processor and Micron’s 8 GB mobile LPDDR5 SDRAM. Other electronic components include:
- Apple’s power management ICs, audio CODEC and audio amplifier
- ST Microelectronics’ power management and camera power management ICs
- Onsemi’s synchronous boost regulator
- SGMicro’s two-bit bidirectional voltage-level translator
- Texas Instruments’ battery charger, AMOLED display power supply and voltage level translator
- RichTech’s 2 amp synchronous boost regulator
- Analog Devices’ rail-to-rail OP amp
- Bosch Sensortec’s six-axis MEMS accelerometer and gyroscope
- NXP Semiconductor’s NFC and secure element chip
- USI’s Wi-Fi 7/Bluetooth 5.3 module
(Learn more about logic ICs on Globalspec.com)
The RF board inside the Apple iPhone 16 Pro. Source: TechInsights
RF board
The electronic components found on the RF board of the Apple iPhone 16 Pro include:
- Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X71 5G modem and wideband envelope power tracker
- Apple’s satellite messaging chip
- Qorvo’s 5G average power tracker and LTE/5G NR module
- NXP Semiconductors’ NFC controller
- Texas Instruments’ flash LED driver
- Broadcom’s wireless power receiver, GPS receiver and FBAR filter
- Skyworks’ front-end module
- Murata’s 5 GHz front-end module
(Learn more about communications ICs on Globalspec.com)
The 12MP periscope telephoto rear camera of the Apple iPhone 16 Pro. Source: TechInsights
12MP periscope telephoto subsystem
The electronic components on the 12MP periscope telephoto rear camera subsystem include:
- Onsemi’s 100 mA/2.85 V LDO regulators
- Texas Instruments’ 300 mA/2.2 V LDO regulator
- Sony’s 12 MP BSI CMOS image sensor
- Cirrus Logic’s autofocus/motor driver
(Learn more about sensor chips on Globalspec.com)
Some of the components found inside the Apple iPhone 16 Pro. Source: TechInsights
Major components
- $90.85 — 64-bit hexa-core applications processor — Apple (QTY: 1)
- $62.33 — 48 MP wide-angle rear camera subsystem (QTY: 1)
- $47.77 — 120 Hz display/touchscreen subsystem — Samsung (QTY: 1)
- $42.69 — Main enclosure (QTY: 1)
- $33.78 — 12 MP periscope telephoto rear camera subsystem (QTY: 1)
- $30.84 — 48 MP ultra-wide-angle rear camera subsystem (QTY: 1)
- $26.62 — Snapdragon X71 5G Modem w/ Memory — Qualcomm — SDX71M-000 — (QTY: 1)
- $25.39 — Back cover (QTY: 1)
- $21.80 — Multichip memory — 8 GB mobile LPDDR5 SDRAM — Micron (QTY: 1)
- $20.59 — Multichip memory — 256 GB 3D TLC NAND flash, memory controller — KIOXIA (QTY: 1)
