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All components used by Apple are designed and manufactured in China. Apple just slaps their logo on it.

• kcplate 3y ago
  They also demand a level of QC on their product that other manufacturers that I have seen don’t.
• tooltalk 3y ago
  More like 85+% of the entire iPhone BOM are still made outside China. Most key high-value, high-tech components like OLED display, AP, wireless modem, storage (NAND/DRAM), camera sensors, etc, are designed and manufactured by non-Chinese companies. China makes mostly low-value, low-tech components and assembly/packaging.
  • trogdor 3y ago
    Where are the components you mentioned manufactured?
    • tooltalk 3y ago
      The US, South Korea, Japan, etc.. China about 3.8% in the iPhone 14; and 4.5% in the 13: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/iPhone-14-teardown-reveals-parts-20-costlier-than-previous-model https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/iPhone-14-teardo...
      • trogdor 3y ago
        Thank you. I appreciate the background info.