I can bet you that most of people league in this world would be very surprise to hear that apple will come out with their latest model , iphone 3G, only for USD199. Hey, can you believe that? Is if they are trying to import hug recon product from china and reassemble to become great warrior of apple kingdom. To save etheir repo actually.
Just imagine la. compare with HTC Touch diamond (USD 786) or even nokia N96(USD 855), apple model is far more cheaper than these two. Huh, mcam bagi barang lawya jek...
There are two main reasons Apple can charge so little for the new iPhone.
First, mobile phone service providers will subsidize the handsets by paying Apple about US$300 per unit, iSuppli estimates. The other reason is the low cost of materials going into the handset.
Apple did such a good job choosing components for the new 3G iPhone that it costs less to make than the old version, despite significant improvements, iSuppli said. The old iPhone cost $226 to make and did not include 3G nor GPS (global positioning system). Yet Apple sold the original iPhone for $499 initially.
The most expensive component on the 3G iPhone is the 8G bytes of NAND flash memory storage, at $22.80, followed by the touchscreen at $20, iSuppli estimates.
In all, the chips and other components in the handset add up to $164, and then iSuppli estimates Apple is paying another $9 for assembly of the device, for a total of $173.
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, is making the new iPhone at factories in China.
The market researcher calls its estimate a preliminary one based on a "virtual teardown" of the new iPhone. The estimate is based on information available about the new handset. Once the 3G iPhone is on the market, iSuppli plans to open one up to figure out the make and model of each component inside, to more exactly determine the cost of the handset.
The initial estimate also does not include the cost of software development, shipping, distribution, packaging and accessories included with each iPhone.
memang le kalau kat US murah..pastu bile sampai sini..huhuhuhu...mau jejak RM 30000.oo. yela...goment nak makan tax sikit..kastam nak makan tax sikit...tuh....si ananda krishnan tak masuk lagi...huhuhuh...macamana la kawe nak tuka handphone baru kalau macam nih...nasib baik handphone tak on(start) guna petrol....kalau tak...gelak abih le petronas....bonus leh cecah 18 bulan ...huhuuhhh
