Google Pixel 9 sequence was unveiled on the Made by Google occasion in August comprising 4 fashions. A brand new report now sheds mild on the invoice of supplies (BOM) of the Pixel 9 Professional whose place within the smartphone lineup has been reworked this 12 months and it sits above the Pixel 9 however beneath the brand new Pixel 9 Professional XL. It’s recommended that the smartphone prices much less to fabricate in comparison with final 12 months’s Pixel 8 Professional.
Google Pixel 9 Professional Invoice of Supplies
In accordance with a report by the Japanese publication Nikkei (via @Jukanlosreve on X), the whole price of producing the Google Pixel 9 Professional comes out to be roughly $406 (roughly Rs. 34,000). That is stated to be 11 p.c much less in comparison with the Pixel 8 Professional, bearing in mind that it has a smaller battery and a smaller show than Google’s Professional mannequin from final 12 months.
This 12 months, the Pixel 9 Professional is not a direct successor of the Pixel 8 Professional as a result of introduction of the brand new Pixel 9 Professional XL, which has comparable traits to the aforementioned system.
Tensor G4, which is the chipset that powers the Pixel 9 Professional, is reportedly its costliest part at $80 (roughly Rs. 7,000) — a rise of seven p.c over Tensor G3’s price. In the meantime, the smartphone’s M14 show manufactured by Samsung Show prices $75 (roughly Rs. 6,000), and the digicam module and different elements are estimated at $61 (roughly Rs. 5,000).
Nonetheless, the BOM consists of simply the elements and never different prices related to manufacturing the Pixel 9 Professional, resembling analysis and improvement (R&D), logistics, advertising and marketing and distribution.
The Google Pixel 9 Professional value begins at $999 (roughly Rs. 84,000) for the bottom 128GB onboard storage mannequin. Thus, the BOM of the handset seems to be almost 40.6 p.c of its retail value, indicating that Google has a 59.4 p.c gross margin for every Pixel 9 Professional unit bought.