iPhone on the cheap? Forget it says Apple.

[perksie]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/11/apple_denies_cheap_iphone/

[Anonymous]

£3 paid to assemble the iPhone !

Really. ?

[perksie]

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@Anonymous wrote:
£3 paid to assemble the iPhone !

Really. ?

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I was a bit low, it's gone up to $8 a phone now, what's that about a fiver each?

Here's a breakdown of the parts costs:

http://mashable.com/2012/09/19/iphone-5-manufacturing-cost/

and here:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57512904-37/iphone-5-may-cost-apple-$167.50-to-build-says-one-estimate/

[Anonymous]

The thing that apple does well is monetising. The product doesn't have to be particularly groundbreaking to be successful.

A 5s will be successful without a price drop, because they'll bring it out in 4 different colours that have never been on one of their phones, a slightly better camera etc etc.

Simple, small changes that will still shift millions of handsets. They're right, they really don't need to make 23 differnent phone models every year, they'll still make bundles from the one single one they produce.

[Anonymous]

what will they do once they run out of numbers? use the alphabet like sony ericsson do the iphone a-z

[Liquid]

I must admit I don't understand the need to release "updated" tech.

Unless its somthing new or the tech is very out of date surely it would be more cost effective to produce one every couple of years or so?

A new phone to me has somthing new to sell it. I could overclock my iPhone 4 to the speed of a 4s. Probally do the same with a 5.

O look it has new colours and a 200mhz speed bump doesn't quite cut it as a new phone. (Well shouldn't haha)

I love how they claim they won't skimp on materials, with all the scuff issues on the iPhone 5 the brittles screens of all gens. They can hardly claim they don't use the best available materials:(.

[Anonymous]

"Put another way, what is the proportion of sales of apps on android v iphone? You might find that Android users won't pay for as many apps as iphone users. "

This is probably because Apple charge for many apps that are available free on Android

[Anonymous]

Apple like other businesses cannot stand still and nor do the competition.

If they did they would soon stagnate !

After all they are all in business to make money.

I prefer the way Apple decide to release one handset or idevice every year instead of the scores the others do.

Blackberry and Samsung for example are regularly releasing handsets with slight technical and aesthetically different models. Flood the market and hope it takes off.

The rumours regarding apple releasing different colour and different screen sized iPhones is just that as far as I'm aware.

Time will tell.

I personally find it amusing to read the competition some owners revel in between iOS and android phones which kind of reminds me of the same rivalry between x box and playstation 3 gamers !

I know four iPhone 5 users myself being the fifth who do not have any issues regarding the "scuff gate" although I'm not ignorant enough to accept that others have.

Mac Rumors have enough live threads on that one !

The problem with apps is that there's just too much dross out there. Trivial apps that are just for fun and don't have a long term use.

I've not used 'app world' for the android user but I'd hazard a guess its not far off being alike to Apples App Store.

Xlisegray I would be really interested to view your facts and figures regarding your statement on paid for apps.

Happy days.

[adamtemp64]

looks like the original article that sparked the no cheap iphone has now been withdrawn http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20986550