Make new iPad is more expensive, Apple has a lower margin

Make new iPad is more expensive, Apple has a lower margin

Make a new Apple iPad worth more than the second iPad Components of the third generation iPad come out at least $ 316 (5900 CZK), analysts say the company IHS iSuppli . Higher production costs mean lower the margin for Apple, as the producer prices compared to the third generation iPad "pair" has not increased. On the other hand, you can expect higher returns from sales of content that Apple provide tens of millions of owners of new apple tablet.

                For example, the price of components (abbreviated BOM - Bill Of Materials) new iPad 4G with 32 gigabytes is $ 364.35 plus $ 10.75 costs of production represent half the selling price of the tablet (729 dollars). The iPad 2 cost of production model of the equivalent of thirty dollars less, namely 335 "bucks." It should be remembered that the cost of research, development, marketing and other in this calculation are not taken into account.
The most expensive component is the display (87 dollars) and a new processor A5X (23 dollars). These two components represent 30% of the tablet. According to the site Apple Insider is a company in Cupertino, California produced Samsung. Along with the batteries, so the South Korean company involved in the "BOM" about 50 percent.
Complete analysis of costing for the production of new iPad according to IHS iSuppli: