The components of the iphone x cost $ 357.50

Every time a new Apple iPhone goes on sale, it comes accompanied by a report that estimates the real cost of manufacturing it. And now, recently put on sale the iPhone X, we already know what the price of its components is.

An interesting fact, but only one more data

According to estimates recently made by TechInsights and shared through Reuters news agency, Apple's new iPhone X has an estimated manufacturing cost of $ 357.50, which contrasts with the quality price of $ 999 (in United States). United). With these figures, the iPhone X presents a gross margin of 64 percent, five percentage points above the iPhone 8, whose gross margin is estimated at 59 percent.

According to TechInsights, some of the components in the iPhone X are more expensive than their equivalents in the iPhone 8. A clear example is the edge-to-edge screen, which with its 5.8-inch size has an approximate cost of 65.50 dollars versus 36 dollars on the 4.7 ″ screen of the iPhone 8.

Also the stainless steel body of the iPhone X, which costs approximately $ 36, is above the $ 21.50 of the body of the iPhone 8.

Following the launch of the iPhone 8, estimates made suggested a gross component cost of $ 247.51, compared to an estimated $ 288.08 for the iPhone 8 Plus. These estimates were made by IHS iMarkit, a research firm, while the current one, referring to the iPhone X, comes from TechInsights, a company that performs disassembly and analysis of devices.

Of course. We must not lose sight of the fact that the component cost estimates made by companies such as TechInsights or IHS only take into account the price of such raw components, and do not consider other expenses such as investment in research and development, software creation, spending on advertising and distribution, etc. On the other hand, although the data is interesting, it does not constitute an accurate measure of Apple's profit margin on the iPhone X, nor does it reflect the total real cost of manufacturing the device.