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“Research firm IHS Markit recently published its preliminary bill of materials analysis for Apple’s new flagship $1,100 iPhone XS Max, estimating that the 64 GB version of the smartphone costs about $390 to build,” Trefis Team writes via Forbes. “Although this makes the XS Max the most expensive smartphone Apple has built to date, we…
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“Apple Inc shaved some parts from the display in its largest new iPhone, helping keep costs under control in what has become the priciest component of its phones in recent years, according to a new cost analysis of the device,” Stephen Nellis reports for Reuters. “TechInsights, an Ottawa, Ontario-based firm which rips open phones to…
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“Apple plans to launch a new 5.85-inch OLED iPhone this year as an upgrade to the existing iPhone X, but the vendor has managed to reduce the new device’s initial manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM) to a level much lower than that of its present flagship model, according Digitimes Research senior analyst Luke Lin,” Joseph…
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Teardown engineers at IHS Markit have completed their preliminary physical dissection of the new Apple iPhone X and found that the model A1865 version of the smartphone with 64 gigabytes of NAND memory carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $370.25. With a starting price of $999, the iPhone X is $50 more than the…
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The new Apple iPhone 8 Plus, equipped with 64 gigabytes of NAND flash memory, carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost that comes out to US$288.08 higher than any previous versions of the company’s smartphones, according to a preliminary estimate from IHS Markit. After $7.36 in basic manufacturing costs are added, Apple’s total cost to…
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“The Apple Watch is out, and we’re seeing the first analyst estimates of some of its key costs,” Hristo Daniel Ushev writes for Mobile Forward. “The variation in these early estimate is huge. It’s so big that, even if some estimates aren’t perfect, others are, to use a Tim Cook phrase, ‘in another universe.’” “Here…
“That shiny new Apple Watch Sport may have set you back $350, but from a hardware and manufacturing standpoint it only cost Apple $83.70,” Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports for ZDNet. “The most expensive component is the LG display, which is estimated to cost $20.50, while the processor adds $10.20 and the memory a further $7.20,” Kingsley-Hughes…
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For consumers opting to buy Apple Inc.’s iPhone 6 Plus rather than the iPhone 6, the additional display size will cost $100 extra. However, for Apple, the iPhone 6 Plus costs only about $16 more to produce, delivering to the company an even heftier margin than normal for its wildly popular smartphone line. The bill…
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“A 16 gigabyte iPhone 5S costs Apple $213 in materials, while a 16 GB 5C comes in at $156, according to a report published Monday by UBS,” Ben Rooney reports for The Wall Street Journal. “The teardown shows the big saving that the ‘unashamedly plastic’ case of the 5C represents, coming in at $42 less…
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“Previously known as iSuppli, and widely known for its so-called ‘teardown’ analysis reports, IHS has just completed its teardown report on the Apple’s newest iteration of the tablet [iPad mini],” Arik Hesseldahl reports for AllThingsD. “The verdict: The base model, a Wi-Fi-only 16 gigabyte iPad mini, which sells for a starting retail price of $329,…
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