IHS: Apple Paid $200 To Build Each iPhone

While a recent teardown of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus points to 1,810mAh and 2,915mAh batteries stashed underneath the hood, respectively, here we are with another teardown that points to a rough guesstimate of how much Apple would have had to fork out to build each new handset. So far, the $200 mark had not been breached in the past where estimations were concerned, with different iPhones speculated to cost anywhere from $188 to $199 thereabouts. However, it seems that the iPhone 6 Plus has managed to surpass the $200 mark, while the iPhone 6 remains right on target.

According to the folks over at IHS, the various parts as well as labor costs for the iPhone 6 lies in the region of $200 and $247, whereas the larger sized iPhone 6 Plus would carry a cost price of $216 to $263. Hmm, all that money and the handset still reportedly bends when placed in a pocket for some time. Basically, the 16GB iPhone 6 reportedly costs Apple $200 to build, before it is sold for $649.

Taking into consideration that one would fork out another $200 more for the 128GB iPhone 6, while costing Apple a mere $47 for the larger capacity NAND flash drive, this translates to profit margins of 69-70% for Apple where their new iPhones are concerned. It looks like the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will rake them in for Apple in the coming quarters.

Edwin Kee
Categories: Apple, Cellphones
Tags: iPhone, iphone 6