Thread: What will e-readers be like 10 years from now?
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Old 01-12-2018, 12:53 AM   #105
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To me though one major disadvantage of the smart phone is the ridiculous prices they are going for. A $1000 iPhone is to me highway robbery as I bet actual manufacturing cost is in the $50 or so range for direct parts and labor.
The numbers I've seen quoted for the iPhone X is ~$338 to ~367 US for manufacturing not counting any R&D, distribution, software development, advertising, etc. costs. Still room in there for a very healthy profit margin.

Near as I can tell, the process is to take the cost of the parts when buying in large volumes and add them all up with a bugger factor for the manufacturing costs. The iPhone X screen is alone is close to $100.
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