Samsung may have made the Apple iPhone X expensive
NEW DELHI: Earlier this week, Apple launched its tenth anniversary edition iPhone called iPhone X. The smartphone comes at a starting price tag of $999 (64GB) in the US. As per a report by a Chinese website, some industry insiders have researched and claimed to have estimated manufacturing cost of all the components used in the special edition iPhone.
The report claims that the $999 iPhone X components may have cost the company $412.75, which is around 60% of the MRP cost of the handset. The report further adds that the most expensive component used in the iPhone X is the 5.8-inch OLED screen by Samsung, which costs $80 per unit. The second costliest component is being said to be the NAND memory by Toshiba, costing $45 for 256GB. The 3GB RAM chip is said to be priced at $24.
The company's new A11 Bionic chipset is expected to cost $26 while the modem by Qualcomm is said to come at $18 per unit. Furthermore, the report says that the iPhone X 3D sensor costs $25, while the glass over the screen is said to be priced at $18.
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Apple has started taking pre-orders for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X in as many as 30 nations across the globe. The two smartphones will go on sale in retail stores a week later (on September 22) in these countries.
These countries include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE, United Kingdom, USA, US Virgin Islands.
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The report claims that the $999 iPhone X components may have cost the company $412.75, which is around 60% of the MRP cost of the handset. The report further adds that the most expensive component used in the iPhone X is the 5.8-inch OLED screen by Samsung, which costs $80 per unit. The second costliest component is being said to be the NAND memory by Toshiba, costing $45 for 256GB. The 3GB RAM chip is said to be priced at $24.
The company's new A11 Bionic chipset is expected to cost $26 while the modem by Qualcomm is said to come at $18 per unit. Furthermore, the report says that the iPhone X 3D sensor costs $25, while the glass over the screen is said to be priced at $18.
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Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus gets listed on Flipkart, pre order starts from September 22
Apple has started taking pre-orders for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X in as many as 30 nations across the globe. The two smartphones will go on sale in retail stores a week later (on September 22) in these countries.
These countries include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE, United Kingdom, USA, US Virgin Islands.
In India, both iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will go on pre-orders next Friday, September 22. As for sales, it will start on September 29 at a starting price tag of Rs 64,000. Apple iPhone X is priced at Rs 89,000 onwards in India.
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