iPhone 5 Costs Between Rs. 11000/- and Rs. 13000/- To Make !!!!!
Did you read about the price at which the iphone 5 is launched(sort of pre-launch sale) in India? Well, if not, then here’s a re-cap:
32GB - (Rs. 83,990 ~ $ 1590)
64GB - (Rs. 105990 ~ $ 2000)
While there is a MAD RUSH for buying iphone 5 in
India, where people are willing to shell out money equivalent to buy an
iMac / or a car for that matter (TATA NANO), there are others(wanting the world
to realise the true value of iphone) who have searched for the true breakdown
of cost of all the components of the iphone(s). And guess what, the world’s
best information and analytics provider IHS iSuppli have recently published their “iPhone 5 teardown analysis.
According to the teardown analysis, the New Iphone 5 carries a bill of materials of $199 for 16GB, $ 209 for the 32GB and 230 for 64GB version(excluding the software, royalties, IPR costs). [See IHS iSuppli Research table below]
4G LTE Technology
The addition of high-speed 4G LTE technology is estimated to have driven up the cost of the wireless section of the iPhone 5, at $34.00, compared to about $24.00 for the iPhone 4S.
Another major upgrade of the iPhone 5 is the use of the A6 processor, compared to the A5 in the iPhone 4S. The A6 is estimated to be slightly more expensive, at $17.50, compared to $15.00 for the A5, based on pricing at the time of the iPhone 4S’s introduction.
COSTLIER THAN OTHER IPHONES !!!
Yes, despite the fact that the BOM cost is no where near to the retail prices..., the Iphone 5's BOM is the costliest amongst all Iphone BOMs. Here is a breakdown of the major factors which contributed to increase.
Display Bigger with revolutionary 'In-cell touch technology' !!!
The costliest subsystem in the iPhone 5, @ $44 is estimated to be the display with integrated 'in-cell touch sensing'. This subsystem is pricier than the combined total of $37.00 for the iPhone 4S display with separate touchscreen based on pricing from October 2011.
The increase is also due to the fact that the iPhone 5 dons a larger display (at 4.0 inches diagonally, compared to 3.5 inches for the iPhone 4S)
Touch phones' display consists of the display screen and the touch technology. In the past, smart phones with capacitive touch technology employed different suppliers for the display and touchscreen. However, Samsung made the first advancement beyond conventional capacitive touch with what is known as "on-cell touch" (display + touch on display). All of Samsung’s Super AMOLED screens employed in smart phones use on-cell technology, which is sold as a single integrated display/touchscreen unit from Samsung. When smartphone makers buy Super AMOLED displays from Samsung, they come with touch capability integrated. This simplifies smartphone product designs and also makes them thinner.
Apple revolutionized the display technology in Iphone 5 and all of Apple's known display suppliers (viz., LG, Sharp & Japan Display) now have what is called Apple’s in-cell technology. This represents the next step beyond on-cell by integrating the touch sensing feature into the display. No separate touchscreen assembly is involved; instead, a single unit comes directly from the suppliers.
4G LTE Technology
The addition of high-speed 4G LTE technology is estimated to have driven up the cost of the wireless section of the iPhone 5, at $34.00, compared to about $24.00 for the iPhone 4S.
A6 Processor vis-a-vis A5 Processor
Another major upgrade of the iPhone 5 is the use of the A6 processor, compared to the A5 in the iPhone 4S. The A6 is estimated to be slightly more expensive, at $17.50, compared to $15.00 for the A5, based on pricing at the time of the iPhone 4S’s introduction.
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