Mumbai: The phone most of us would want to have now or in near future costs approximately 10k, when we look at its manufacturing costs. Within 5 years, Apple has generated over $150 billion in revenue from the iPhone family of handsets and accessories (according to research firm Strategy Analytics) and over 100 million units of the iPhone itself have been purchased by consumers. With an estimated 2 million units sold via Apple’s online pre-order system for their latest handset, the Cupertino-based company doesn’t plan on relinquishing that title of “king of the smartphone” any time soon.
The parts for an iPhone 5 costs only $168. UBM Techinsights mentioned their estimates on how much each iPhone 5 part costs and you will be shocked after checking that out. The $36 cost difference between the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S is attributed to the larger Retina screen, 4G LTE chip, new A6 chip, new sensors and mics.
