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| The report shows the true cost of producing the iPhone 12 |
Fomalhaut Techno Solutions, a Japanese lab specializing in hardware disassembly, has released a report on the iPhone 12 and Pro models, which gives an approximate cost of these two mobile phone components.
According to lab data, the iPhone 12 is only $ 373 to manufacture, while its Pro sibling is only $ 406. In contrast, iPhone 12 costs $ 829 while the Pro model costs $ 999.
The highest cost per component is the Qualcomm X55 5G modem ($ 90 per cell phone) and Samsung's OLED display, which estimates around $ 70 per cell phone.
The production cost of the A14 Bionic processor is around $ 40, while the cost of memory (RAM) is about $ 12.8 per phone. Internal storage costs $ 19. $ 2 for the phone. The Sony camera sensors for iPhone cost $ 7.4-7.9 per phone.
The lab released a table showing the location of each phone component supplier: South Korea accounted for 26.8% of all components in the new iPhone 12, followed by the United States (21.9%) and Japan (21.9%). 13.6%). Apple still collects most of its iPhones in China.
It should be noted that famous Apple News analyst (Ming-Chi Kuo) released the latest report on the company's performance before the holiday.
According to the analyst, sales of iPhone 12 models are now deviating from original expectations. The demand for the Pro and Pro Max models was higher than expected, while the demand for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini was below expectations.
Kuo said that demand for the latest iPad Air is better than expected and that he expects iPad sales to continue to rise over the next year as there are reports that Apple has an intention to make iPads with miniLED screens and support networks equipped. It plans to launch cheaper 5G and 5G models in the second half of 2021.