09-24-2013, 10:55 AM
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monkey on the fringe
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Apple's iPhone 5S costs $199 to build, iPhone 5C goes for $173
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Apple's 16GB iPhone 5S costs the company $199 to build, according to data provided to All Things Digital by IHS. The 64GB option costs Apple $218 to build. The cost analysis was completed by IHS during a device teardown that it'll publish details on tomorrow. The company claims that Apple pays $8 to assemble the units, leaving the remaining cost to parts.
In addition to tearing down the iPhone 5S, IHS reportedly examined the iPhone 5C and discovered that that device costs between $173 and $183 to produce. The assembly cost on that unit is $7.
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Still, Apple is generating some healthy margins on the devices. Apple sells its iPhone 5S for between $649 and $849. The iPhone 5C sets customers back $549 and $649 sans contract.
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