3 ms·
The iPhone 4S Costs $0.49 More to Build than the iPhone 4
- joejohnson 15y agoI was looking for a reference price for the iPhone 4. It's in a separate article: http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/iPhone-4-Carries-Bill-of-Materials-of-187-51-According-to-iSuppli.aspx http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/iPhone-4-Carries...
- hop 15y agoWhen all the components and manufacturing costs are roughly estimated, it would be better to say they cost "about the same" instead of $0.49 (a 0.25% difference) because they really have no idea what Apple has negotiated. Their estimate is probably +/-$50. Also, Apple already has all the tooling in place to manufacture the body and machine the steel band at very high volume, which a large cost not captured in their analysis.
- a-priori 15y agoYes, I'm highly skeptical that they are selling the 16GB model with only a $3 (1.5%) profit margin...
- ColinDabritz 15y agoRemember that the $199 price is subsidized by the 2 year contract. I believe their cut is closer to the unsubsidized price of $599.00. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC603LL/A http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC603LL/A
- iansinke 15y agoReally, they call this Hacker News and yet a headline with a blatant disregard for as simple a concept as relative error and significant figures makes it to #7 on the front page? What are we coming to?
- pornel 15y agoIt's not cost to build, it's cost of components only. iSuppli reports are often sensationalized by comparing cost of components to retail price, as if everything in between was pure profit, without regard for cost of assembly, transport, taxes, not to mention Apple's incredible R&D and logistics to secure supply of those components and delivery millions of units in the first weekend.
- 2muchcoffeeman 15y agoAnd the cost of components is probably wrong too. Who knows what discounts they get by buying in bulk.