Teardown Estimates iPhone 6 Costs $200 to Make; iPhone 6 Plus Just $15 More
Apple spends about $200 on parts and manufacturing to build the iPhone 6 and just $15 more on the bigger iPhone 6 Plus, according to a teardown analysis.
Attempting to estimate Apple’s profits per unit on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, analysts at research firm IHS have conducted their dissection of Apple’s new devices, estimating component and manufacturing costs of $200 for the 16GB iPhone 6 and $215 for the 16GB iPhone 6 Plus.
The tear down looked at the guts of Sprint versions of the two models, finding identical component costs in both devices except for the larger display and more expensive battery and camera in the iPhone 6 Plus.
IHS estimates the 5.5 inch display, the biggest ticket item in the iPhone 6 Plus, costs $52.50 while the 4.7 inch display in the iPhone 6 costs $45. Other sources of difference come from the iPhone 6 Plus’ slightly more expensive battery and camera.
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