• iPhone 3G Cost Apple Less Than Original!

    iPhone 3G Cost Apple Less Than Original!

    Techtree News Staff, Jul 16, 2008 1745 hrs IST

    Apple has managed to keep down costs in its latest iteration.

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Teardown experts iSuppli has revealed that Apple, like most other manufacturers, has managed to keep the manufacturing costs down with the current iteration of the iPhone. The manufacturing cost is down by as much as $53. In fact, the whole kit (minus the software) costs Apple a measly $174.33. This added with the estimated $50 royalty that Apple shells out for each iPhone, works out to a grand total of $224.

How did they manage to keep the costs down in spite of the addition of the 3G and GPS chips? Simple. They chose to stick with the same Samsung processor as before, the circuit board is now a single, durable affair unlike the two tightly connected ones earlier. As for the battery, it is no longer soldered to the device. That's good news for technicians who help you replace your iPhone batteries!

That's about the hardware. In terms of compatibility with non-US networks, Apple has included the Infineon chipset that will ensure that the iPhone works in markets like Japan and Korea where the previous iteration would have been incompatible.

Considering the unsubsidized cost of about $499 for the 8GB version, Apple is assumed to get almost $300 from AT &T for each customer who purchases the phone at $199. That is a substansial 55% profit margin before accounting for marketing and software!

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(13) Comments
amit
,ANAND, on Jul 17, 2010 11:31 PM
Iphone 16Gb 3GS
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madhukiran
,nellore, on Oct 25, 2009 11:48 AM
i want apple i pnone for rs 5000. if posssibility is there pleasae send to my id where can i get them with phone number
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jacob
,hyderabad, on Jun 10, 2009 08:48 PM
i want apple i phone 5000 rs details .and when will it releases in market??????????
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SWATHI
,NELLORE, on Jun 09, 2009 07:01 PM
WANTED 3G PHONE WITHIN 5000
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ashima
,delhi, on Apr 25, 2009 11:23 PM
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ziv
,israel, on Mar 26, 2009 02:46 AM
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S.Ravi Teja
,Hyderabad, on Mar 24, 2009 12:34 PM
it is very good but its price is very high
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NAVEEN VERMA
,KHANNA, on Sep 09, 2008 09:50 PM
IT IS NOT HAVING BLUETOOTH AND IT IS FINGURE TOUCHV WHICH CAUSES PROBLEM IN CALLING OR IN TYPING THE MESSAGE TO SOMEONE BUT IT IS GOOD IN LOOK AND I LIKE IT BUT IT IS VERY COSTLY
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Rohan
,Mumbai(India), on Jul 19, 2008 01:19 PM
I live in India and m in search of easiest possible way to buy 3G iphone in nearest area or else the convinent way to get it.
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vishal
,ludhiana, on Aug 10, 2008 01:08 PM
go to alfa at andheri
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yogesh
,nasik, on Jul 19, 2008 01:15 PM
how i can buy iphone please inform me
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Simon Nyirenda
,Rome Italy, on Jul 18, 2008 01:00 AM
I am not in the US, I have checked for information from the internet how to get it in Italy but its impossible to get it now. I have a friend in the USA who can get it for me but its like its impossible for him to get it too. So how can I get it now for $199 am ready to pay for shipment.
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aryans
,baroda,gujarat,india, on Jul 17, 2008 11:49 AM
i phone is great
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