Comments on: iPhone 5 16GB costs $207 to produce according to IHS iSuppli

By: Jeff Kibuule

Jeff Kibuule — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:33:00 +0000

Their quarterly profit is $13 billion so yeah, sounds about right.

By: BigguyT

BigguyT — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:51:00 +0000

Holy crap. So, if they’re making $400+ off each one, and they’ve sold 2M in pre-orders, that’s $800 MILLION in profit. In the first 24 hours of pre-orders. On a single product.

By: onpoint G

onpoint G — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:26:00 +0000

I don’t care what people say about you @Tim but you’re a smart guy

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:15:00 +0000

Only a fool would pay $649 – $849 …… and I’m not feeling very foolish at present.

By: Mark Pomponi

Mark Pomponi — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:09:00 +0000

and $8 in Chinese sweatshop labour costs to build the thing.

By: n11

n11 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:13:00 +0000

Here’s the kicker, in 10 months all those parts will be about half the price and apple will be making MORE money.

By: jethro_static

jethro_static — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:08:00 +0000

Where can I buy those parts? lolz