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> why is one physical iPhone identical to another physical iPhone Apple is willing to pay the cost to minimize the margin-of-error at every step. Another appr
by acuozzo 2y ago
> why is one physical iPhone identical to another physical iPhone
Apple is willing to pay the cost to minimize the margin-of-error at every step.
Another approach to keeping yield high (at the possible risk of hurting your brand) is to do what Intel did with their Celeron line. The equivalent for Apple would be a "value iPhone" which would not come with the same set of expectations from customers.
- jen20 2y agoIt's worth noting Apple (likely) do this with the SOCs - the bucketed variants with fewer operational GPU cores are the output. They just don't do it with the packaging.
- g-technology 2y agoFabric vs metal/glass/plastic It is also easy to make thousands of identical items when your build material is solid and can’t be stretched