Well, judging from the estimated production cost of the previous generation iPhone - the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S - the iPhone 5 with the smallest storage is estimated at just more expensive no more than USD 28. The increase certainly reasonable, given the size and new components is carried.
Monday Smartphone Apple does carry a number of changes, the most obvious is a wider screen, LTE network connectivity and a new processor to improve performance. The rest, not a significant change.
Yes, it's not counting the business as simple as the above figures. Because in addition to the cost of manufacturing (manufacturing), Apple also have to think of other expenses. Starting from operational costs, the cost of research and development, marketing and other costs.
According to estimates GeekNizer, which we quoted on Monday (17/09/2012), if you see the model and embedded components, the cost of production for the iPhone 5 with 16 GB of memory is only USD 167.
These costs usually also be charged to the selling price of products, in this case the iPhone 5. So when the iPhone 5 to the hands of consumers, it still can be up to several times the cost compared to the cost of manufacturing.
In the meantime, see Evolution 6 Generation iPhone.,
Now, the iPhone has entered its sixth generation with the latest series of iPhone 5 recently. In every generation of iPhone, several reforms have been undertaken Apple. Some significant, some may simply patch.
Apple iPhone first appeared on January 9, 2007. At that time in the event of Macworld Expo, the late Steve Jobs introduced the first generation iPhone, which finally scored a big success.
Want to know how the development of iPhone specifications from time to time? Consider the following list, as we quoted from InfoWorld, Monday (17/09/2012).
=. Touch screen
• iPhone 4: 3.5-inch diagonal, 640 x 960 pixels (Retina display), the ratio of 3:4
• iPhone 4S: 3.5-inch diagonal, 640 x 960 pixels (Retina display), the ratio of 3:4
• iPhone 5: 4.0 inch diagonal, 640 x 1136 pixels (Retina display), the ratio of 9:16
• iPhone: 3.5 inch diagonal, 320 x 480 pixels, 3:4 ratio
• iPhone 3G: 3.5-inch diagonal, 320 x 480 pixels, 3:4 ratio
• iPhone 3G S: 3.5-inch diagonal, 320 x 480 pixels, 3:4 ratio
=. Processor
• iPhone 4: Apple A4 800MHz
• iPhone 4S: Apple A5 800MHz
• iPhone 5: alleged 1GHz dual-core Apple A6
• iPhone: 412MHz Samsung 1176
• iPhone 3G: 412MHz Samsung 1176
• iPhone 3G S: 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Samsung
=. Camera
• iPhone 5: 8-megapixel camera; still-and-video (1080p) with autozoom rear camera, autofocus, LED flash, IR filter, image stabilizer, background light, noise reduction, precision lens; 1.2 megapixel front camera (720p) for photos and video
• iPhone: 2-megapixel camera, photo
• iPhone 3G: 2-megapixel camera, photo
• iPhone 3G S: 3-megapixel photos and videos with autozoom and autofocus
• iPhone 4S: 8 megapixel rear camera for photos and video (1080p) with autozoom, autofocus, LED flash, IR filters, and image stabilizer; 0.7 megapixel front camera for photos and video
• iPhone 4: 5 megapixel rear camera for photos and video (720p) autozoom, autofocus, and LED flash; 0.7 megapixel front camera for photos and video
=. Connectivity
• iPhone 4: 3G GSM or CDMA cellular, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• iPhone 4S: 3G GSM and CDMA phones, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
• iPhone 5: LTE and 3G GSM and CDMA phones, 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
• iPhone: 2.5G GSM phones, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0
• iPhone 3G: 3G GSM cellular, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• iPhone 3G S: 3G GSM cellular, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
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