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Originally Posted by gTen
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I was referring to isuppli. It does not cost anywhere near what isuppli says. When your selling units in the millions, you get pricing thats rock bottom. Isuppli has no idea what contract deals Apple has made with its vendors. I still think these phones cost no more than 50 at the very most. If Apple was gonna pay more, they'll just build their own factory and manufacture it themselves. Just like those bumpers and cases, they probably cost anywhere from 2-5 cents to produce. The packaging it comes in probably cost more.
When your dealing with major orders, say Apple with Samsung for processors, Samsung can give it to Apple at cost, say 10 cents each to make, and than charge Apple for use of its equipment, labor, and overhead expensives, etc. So overall, those processors probably cost no more than 5 bucks to Apple. There is a huge difference from what we pay and what huge manufacturers pay for components.