Teardown analysis reveals iPhone 6 production costs

23 September, 2014
The analysis also reveals the profit margins that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus deliver to the Cupertino giant.

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  • AnonD-307967
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  • 24 Sep 2014

[deleted post]awww an iBanana 6 fan who can't handle the truth

the Note 4 screen is better than iBanana and so is the build quality of any phone

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    • AnonD-80276
    • 61V
    • 24 Sep 2014

    Wow...Thanks for the info. Now I can happily buy Iphone-6 by keep in mind that 70 Percent of my money is going for apple's next so called innovations...

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      • Anonymous
      • PGX
      • 24 Sep 2014

      AnonD-294993, 24 Sep 2014It is funny what they promised and what they used instead ... moreWhen did they promise......??

      They promise nothing until it was announced on 9 sept..

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        • Tr0
        • 24 Sep 2014

        iBend.....
        enough said...

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          • 60S
          • 24 Sep 2014

          It is funny what they promised and what they used instead . Gorilla glass.Why iphone users dont admit they just love iphone instead of the real smartphone .

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            • dZy
            • 24 Sep 2014

            "Corning Gorilla Glass 3 covers the screen of both model" - Isn't it supposed to have it's own super special apple crap protection that's gonna be considered the best in the universe? that Sapphire thingy? how did it get Gorilla Glass 3 all of a sudden?

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              • Anonymous
              • 6mN
              • 24 Sep 2014

              Anonymous, 24 Sep 2014Your telling fibs again (do you work for apple?). The sc... moreYou're right but note for Amoled display (led not lcd). But ironically amoled displays cost more than lcd (or ips).

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                • Anonymous
                • sFi
                • 24 Sep 2014

                AnonD-183154, 24 Sep 2014Another fake analysis. Remember all those analysts with the... moreYour telling fibs again (do you work for apple?).

                The screen was the "best performing LCD" (not the best ever).

                That title belongs to the Note 4, exact quote from the DisplayMate iPhone 6 review below:

                "Both are impressive and excellent displays with great state-of-the-art display technology. We recently gave the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 our overall Best Smartphone Display award, and for the time being that continues for all of the reasons originally mentioned there"

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                  • wHr
                  • 24 Sep 2014

                  70% profit. Wow. And it bends. Just wow. I think I'm gonna buy one now what an innovation.

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                    • AnonD-183154
                    • k2m
                    • 24 Sep 2014

                    Another fake analysis. Remember all those analysts with their "June release", "6+ delayed", "960p screen" especially the Ming Chi Kuo guy from KGI?

                    iPhone have the best screen and camera ever rated. Those cost quite a bit more than the cheap stuff used on Android.

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                      • uSS
                      • 24 Sep 2014

                      So apple made some substandard materials on the iphone 6 which features accidental bending. Apple has an announcement, they have a new marketing gimmick called the i-Recall. Just return ur bent iphone to apple store for reprocess of production materials.

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                        • 428
                        • 24 Sep 2014

                        xxx, 24 Sep 2014Apple also included some bendable materials so it can enabl... moreiBEND explained: The technology in which the phone bends to match its camera angle. Just patended by crapple !!!

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                          • M7k
                          • 24 Sep 2014

                          It would be great if some one do the same tear down analysis for Xiaomi MI3 or MI4. Then we will come to know how much the flagships are actually worth.

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                            • 24 Sep 2014

                            Anonymous, 24 Sep 2014And apples 8mp camera is rated highest with 82/100 mp doesn... moreWhy don't you just go and compare the pictures for example? the puzeez at DxO Mark rated Iphone 6 and 6+ cameras as the winners moving off the Nokia Lumia 1020 and Pureview 808.Have you seen the crisp, noiseless, rich dynamic range pictures of the Nokia Lumia 1020. Now what you said about the Megapixels. It is true when you have a DSLR. It is only the sensor size that matters. While for mobile devices, megapixels does matters. I own a Nokia Lumia 1020. Even zoomed,the loss less 41 MPX image has a lot of details. I can process the JPEG/RAW without any loss in detail (Pixel destruction) if you try doing the same with an Iphone or samsung sample picture. You will know how crap the quality. A smart mobile camera light sensor and the megapixels is what does the job. if the DxO Mark ranking were all true, they should post the pictures they compared with all the participated phones. This is Bigotry !!! Cheap gimmicks to promote the iCRAP.

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                              • KZ8
                              • 24 Sep 2014

                              Anonymous, 24 Sep 2014I wish Apple would manufacture the iPhone in the USA.Then the next iPhone will cost $3000 Lmfao!!

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                                • uSS
                                • 24 Sep 2014

                                Apple computed production cost but they forgot the durability test. Such a nice company focuses on cost and sales than quality testing.

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                                  • uSS
                                  • 24 Sep 2014

                                  Apple also included some bendable materials so it can enable the feature called "i-bend". Good feature when you're sitting with the 6plus in your skinny jeans pocket and it bends easily without noticing. Such a durable phone.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • ttv
                                    • 24 Sep 2014

                                    Still less than galaxy s4 ?

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • jQE
                                      • 24 Sep 2014

                                      And apples 8mp camera is rated highest with 82/100 mp doesn't matter the number bigger mp is only good for making and printing huge pictures

                                        if the cost of production diffrence for 16gb and 128gb is only US$47, why bother with 16gb, is there a deliberate marketing tactic to 'persuade ' buyers to purchase the higher priced version?