2012年9月14日星期五

iPhone5 hardware cost of $ 167: Most components more expensive than iPhone4S

The research firm UBM TechInsights provides a preliminary estimation report shows that the retail price of $ 199, Apple's entry-level iPhone 5 handset manufacturing cost of $ 167.50.

UBM TechInsights based on preliminary estimates of the cost of each component in Apple 16GB version of the iPhone 5 phone, the mobile phone manufacturing costs of approximately $ 167.50.

UBM report shows that the new iPhone 5 handset 4-inch, 1136x640 pixel display cost $ 18, and the touch screen costs $ 7.50, the battery cost is $ 3; the A6 processor cost price of U.S. $ 28, the cost of the camera for $ 10 built-in WiFi / Bluetooth / GPS module costs only $ 4. Adding the cost of some other components, the entire "bill of materials" (BOM: bill of materials), manufacturing a 16GB version of the iPhone 5 phone costs about $ 167.50.

UBM TechInsights estimates, compared with the Apple 16GB version of the iPhone 4S manufacturing cost of about $ 132.50, while the 16GB version of the iPhone 4 manufacturing cost is only $ 112. In addition to the battery and NAND flash memory module, iPhone 5 cost of each component to be higher than the price of the preceding two Apple phone.

It is reported that the bill of materials provided by UBM TechInsights "largely based on the results of preliminary estimates, because the iPhone 5 device has not yet been disassembled, yet to conduct a comprehensive analysis of its internal components.

The UBM TechInsights commitment, Apple iPhone5 will be September 21, listing the first time listed the iPhone 5, the new iPhone will be all-round dismantling, will provide a more accurate teardown of the iPhone 5.

16GB iPhone 5 comes with a two-year contract price of $ 199, while the 32GB version sells for $ 299, and $ 399 for the 64GB version.

Currently, Apple's iPhone 5 has begun to accept reservations. But eager to get the iPhone 5 phone user was told that iPhone 5 shipments will be postponed, while others tried to order the iPhone 5 users from third-party retailers are also facing the same problem. According to the Apple website information prompted those yet to grab iPhone 5 phone users for the first time, it is estimated that the need to wait for the previous two weeks.

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