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Barring any official disclosure from Apple, we’ll likely never know exactly what it costs Apple to put the bits and pieces of an iPhone 3G together. But, that’s not going to stop analysts from estimating the cost of manufacturing the next-generation iPhone.
Already experienced in putting the iPhone together, its widely believed that Apple has trimmed production costs on the iPhone 3G – at once increasing its margins and making the handset more affordable. And, given Apple’s buying power, analysts at Portelligent are estimating that it costs Apple all of $100 worth of components to manufacture an iPhone 3G. Compare that to the original iPhone’s $170 “bill of materials.”
If true, Apple could be poised to rake in the profits, on incredible margins, as they sell units to carriers at a rumored $400 dollars. Especially if Apple meets some analyst projections of shipping 10 million iPhone 3G handsets.
[Via: CNN Money]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
