SuperTaz Posted September 20, 2012 Posted September 20, 2012 http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/09/19/research-teardown-details-why-the-new-iphone-5-costs-apple-207-to-make/?partner=yahootix The new iPhone 5 carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $199.00 for the low-end model with 16Gbytes of NAND flash memory, according to a preliminary virtual teardown conducted by the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service. When the $8.00 manufacturing cost is added in, the cost to produce the iPhone 5 rises to $207.00. For the 32Gbyte version of the iPhone 5, the BOM cost increases to $209.00, while 64Gbyte version is estimated at $230.00, as presented in the table below. Talk about being ripped off! And people think they are getting a "deal" when they pay the full price of $400-$700 for their new iphones. Man, they need a reality check. I am happy I still have my nextel that I got for free. :) Quote
MaydaX Posted September 20, 2012 Posted September 20, 2012 Cost to make is one thing but there are other costs too like R&D, marketing etc. Quote
HSMagnet Posted September 20, 2012 Posted September 20, 2012 Cost to make is one thing but there are other costs too like R&D, marketing etc. all more than covered by suing your rivals Quote
MaydaX Posted September 20, 2012 Posted September 20, 2012 Well they didn't spend the cash on their new map app :P http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/ Quote
GOS_LEgiONary Posted September 20, 2012 Posted September 20, 2012 R&D, suing, production, but isnt the largest singel post dividend to shareholders? Well they didn't spend the cash on their new map app :P http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/ When driving on Oakland freeway you better drive carefully, those "walls" on the road look really hard from the sky. :) Quote
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