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So this article talks all about pricing, and how the case might affect the price of an iPhone, but gives no numbers. Have to give it to them on mentioning 5G p
by cbanek 9y ago
So this article talks all about pricing, and how the case might affect the price of an iPhone, but gives no numbers.
Have to give it to them on mentioning 5G posturing though, which I think is what this is.
From another recent article (https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-apple-iphone-patents-royalties-manufacturers-chips/ https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-apple-iphone-patents-roya...):
In Apple's case, the iPhone maker pays Qualcomm's licensing fee through its manufacturers. Apple doesn't have a direct license of its own. The fee is based on the total value of the device ($650 in the case of the iPhone) versus the value of the chip (closer to $20), but it's capped at a certain level. Neither company has disclosed the limit, but it's lower than the actual $650 price of the iPhone.
- cbanek 9y agoHere's another article that says the royalty is about $15 per phone. http://fortune.com/2017/01/23/qualcomm-royalty-apple-under-siege/ http://fortune.com/2017/01/23/qualcomm-royalty-apple-under-s...
- tooltalk 9y agois that after rebate or before?
- tooltalk 9y agoAre you saying that if Apple wins, we are going to pay less for iPhones? ;) Apple's manufacturer Foxconn pays Qualcomm on their manufacturing costs (selling price to Apple), or $250-$300? Qualcomm's baseband is sold separately. Of course, Qualcomm would love to charge based on Apple's retail price $600+.