IPhone 5S/5C cost less than $ 200 to produce

Besides the quality of its products, Apple is also known for making very large margins. The iPhone is obviously not an exception to the rule. With floor prices of $ 549 and $ 649, the cost of manufacturing and 5C iPhone iPhone 5S is estimated at less than $ 200.




Last week, iFixit dismantled iPhone 5S and 5C iPhone to judge the ease or difficulty rather in their case to be repaired in case of failure. This time it is the IHS firm that operates in the same way Apple's last-born, but with a different motivation: to estimate the cost of production on the basis of their components. In the case of a manufacturer like Apple, it is always interesting to go through this type of figures given the margins usually performed.



According to the report submitted to AllThingsD , the manufacturing cost of the iPhone 5S has been estimated at $ 199 for the 16GB model, a sum up to $ 218 for the 64 GB model for memory, that of the former model was found not far away, about $ 205. The iPhone 5C cost him between 173 and 183 USD to produce, depending on the model. With sale prices starting at $ 649 for the first and $ 549 for the second, it could quickly cry foul.

However, these estimates do not include the cost of components and the assembly. The launch of Apple products generally being with a lot of advertising, this is a significant amount to add. Not to mention the routing devices to the consumer and obviously the work of research teams and Apple software. Can we reduce it to a vulgar amount of money? Some would say that probably not while others prefer to see revolting margins.

Nevertheless, the success of the iPhone has once again been demonstrated. The two new models already comptabilisaient over 9 million sales just three days after launch.