iPhone 4S breakdown estimates same $188 cost as iPhone 4

A new teardown analysis of the iPhone 4S claims that the parts for the 16GB version of Apple's iPhone 4S cost $188, or just 50 cents more than the iPhone 4.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 37

Apple becomes world's leading smartphone vendor ahead of new iPhone debut

Apple now sells more smartphones than any other hardware maker in the world, and the company's sales are only expected to increase with today's introduction of the next iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 24

Led by iPhone & iPad, sales of wireless semiconductors to top PCs in 2011

Sales of CPUs, memory and other semiconductors will be greater for wireless connected devices, like Apple's iPhone and iPad, than for traditional PCs this year, a new analysis has found.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 5

Japanese disaster could leave Apple with shortage of five key iPad 2 components

Investment and research firms this week continue with their efforts to quantify the effect the recent Japanese earthquake will have on Apple and its capacity to manufacture its top-selling products, with the latest report identifying five core iPad 2 components likely sourced from the region.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 124

Supply issues estimated to drive cost of Apple's iPad 2 touchscreen up to $127

Components for the touch display on the new iPad 2 are estimated to cost Apple $127 for each device, an increase of more than $30 from the first-generation iPad.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 23

iTunes tops movies; $10M in fake iPhones, iPods seized; Jobs' mansion nears demolition

Sales figures for 2010 show that Apple's iTunes Movie Store remained on top with 64.5 percent market share among competing Internet video services in the US. Also, more than $10 million worth of counterfeit iPhones, iPods and other items have been seized by the Los Angeles Port Police. Finally, officials say the physical permit allowing Apple CEO Steve Jobs to raze the controversial Jackling mansion will be issued soon.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 28

iSuppli bucks trend, increases 2011 Apple iPad sales forecast to 43.7M

As many prognosticators rethink their iPad sales predictions after Apple's quarterly earnings report, iSuppli has gone against the grain and increased its 2011 shipment forecast to 43.7 million units.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 27

Costliest of Apple TV's $62 in components is $17 A4 processor

The new, low-priced Apple TV has an estimated component cost of $61.98, and manufacturing reportedly adds about two more dollars to the total expenses.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 26

Materials cost for Apple's sixth-gen iPod nano estimated at $43

A breakdown of the sixth-generation iPod nano's parts by iSuppli places the estimated material cost at $43.73.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 13

Apple assails iSuppli iPhone 4 part cost estimates

Apple sniped a shot at the component cost estimates published by iSuppli in its latest conference call report, suggesting that the estimates were not very close to reality.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 124

iSuppli: Apple's iPad the "Tickle Me Elmo" of 2010, boosts forecast

Market analysts at iSuppli have revised their iPad sales forecasts for 2010 from 7.1 million units to 12.9 million, writing that "product demand [is] expected to vastly exceed available supply" and calling the new mobile computing appliance "the 'Tickle Me Elmo' of the 2010 holiday season."

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 12

Limited iPhone 4 stock viewed as 'competitive risk' for Apple

If Apple wasn't saddled with iPhone 4 production constraints, launch sales could have gone as high as 2.5 million, one analyst believes. And if limited stock continues, it could open Apple up to a "competitive risk," according to a new analysis.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 87

Components of 16GB iPhone 4 estimated to cost Apple $188

A breakdown of the components that make up Apple's iPhone 4 has found that the most expensive item in the device is its high-resolution Retina Display, with an estimated price of $28.50.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 23

iSuppli: Apple was only US PC maker to outgrow market in Q1 2010

The greatest growth in the PC industry in the first quarter of 2010 came from overseas computer manufacturers, with one exception in the U.S.: Apple.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 19

Apple edges Motorola with 3% global cell phone market share

Apple moved ahead of rival Motorola in unit sales in the first quarter of 2010, with the iPhone taking a 3 percent share of the total cell phone market.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 88

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