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Total cost of Apple iPhone 5 is only $9 higher than iPhone 4S

Apple iPhone5 smartphone parts total cost is only $ 9 higher than the iPhone4S.iPhone5 some important parts of their costs are  higher than the old iPhone, the main reason is the iPhone5 to use the stronger performance of the display and processor. Nevertheless, Apple has successfully maintained iPhone5 other components of the cost of a lower price, and ultimately make the the iPhone5 parts cost a little higher than the old iPhone only.

IHS estimates that the the iPhone5 overall cost (ie, parts procurement price) of $ 197, only $ 9 higher than iPhone4S. Apple released iPhone5, so many supplier release the iPhone5 leather case and the company launched the first able 4GLTE network use smart phones.

U.S. consumers with mobile operators signed a two-year service contract, purchase The iPhone5 the price for $ 199, the price iPhone4S listing price. If not signed a service contract the iPhone5 retail price of $ 649. For the difference, usually subsidized by mobile operators.

Other mobile phone that supports LTE network, usually the larger size of the display, parts of the fuselage internal volume usually larger. These factors also said IHS analyst Wayne Lahm: a direct result of the increased cost of mobile phone parts. "Apple iPhone5 use Retina ultra-high resolution display, and its width 4S version display, but about half an inch higher than the 4S version.

For the above conclusions and views of the IHS, Apple refused additional comment.

Ram said the Retina display cost price of $ 44, $ 7 higher than the 4S version screen. It is learned, iPhone5 Retina display manufactured by Japan's Sharp, the display uses a new technology called "In-CellTouch". Compared with the old section of the touch screen, this new technology using screen layer less. In the past few years, the other components of the smart phone costs downward trend. IHS estimates that the total cost of the iPhone battery, memory chips, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips has been reduced to $ 20.

IHS also said that cooperation relationship with Apple, Samsung seems to have a cooling trend trend. Although Samsung is still Apple manufacturing A6 processors (designed by Apple itself), but the dismantling of the iPhone5 internal structure, the interior of the body does not use Samsung's memory chip. Prior to the old section of the iPhone has Samsung memory chips.

Ram believes that the above-mentioned phenomenon seems to indicate that Apple with Samsung launched a worldwide patent infringement legal battle, Apple has decided not to buy memory chips from Samsung hands. During the last month, a U.S. federal court jury ruled that the fact that the establishment of Samsung's infringement of Apple technology patents, Samsung needs to Apple to pay $ 1.05 billion in economic losses. Samsung refused to accept the ruling and decided to file an appeal.

Ram said IHS dismantling the iPhone5, the memory card by SanDisk (SanDisk) and Hynix (Hynix). Ram pointed out that even is the iPhone5 produced by the same production line, the product of different batches may also use a different brand of memory card.

iPhone5 use wireless voice and data network chip manufactured by Qualcomm (Qualcomm), the chip is manufactured with Skyworks, Avago and TriQuint chips combined together.

The IHS frequent dismantling all types of mobile phones, in order to understand the specific sources of these parts of the phone. Like most technology companies, Apple also prohibits its parts suppliers to publicly announce such identity. IHS Not long ago, also dismantling the the Nokia Lumia900 smartphones,iPhone 4/4S leather case  and that the models cost about $ 209.