A report reveals the actual iPhone 12 production cost

According to the laboratory, the production cost of the iPhone 12 is only $ 373, while the production cost of its brother Pro is only about $ 406. For comparison, the iPhone 12 starts at $ 829, while the Pro model starts at $ 999.

As for the individual costs of components, the highest cost was the Qualcomm X55 5G modem, which is $ 90 per phone, and Samsung’s OLED screens, which are estimated to be around $ 70 per phone.

The cost of production of the A14 Bionic processor is about $ 40, while the cost of the random access memory (RAM) is about $ 12.8 per phone, then comes the cost of the internal storage memory of $ 19.2 per phone. The cost of the camera sensors that Sony makes for iPhones ranges between $ 7.4 and $ 7.9 per phone.

The laboratory published a chart showing the home of each supplier of phone components, and South Korea accounts for 26.8 percent of all components for the new iPhone 12, followed by the United States with 21.9 percent, and then Japan by 13.6 percent. Apple still assembles the majority of its iPhones in China.

It is noteworthy that the famous Apple news analyst (Ming-Chi Kuo) released a recent report on the company’s performance ahead of entering the holiday season.

According to the analyst, iPhone 12 models are now sold differently than originally expected. The demand for the Pro and Pro Max models is higher than expected, while the demand for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini is not up to expectations.

Kuo stated that the demand for the latest iPad Air tablet computer also came better than expectations, and he expects that sales of iPad computers will continue in terms of strength over the next year, in light of reports of Apple’s intention to provide iPad computers with a miniLED screen, in addition to supporting networks The fifth generation 5G, as well as a cheap model of computers, are scheduled to be launched during the second half of 2021.