Apple is lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to buy memory chips from China’s CXMT. The proposed move could lower costs, but CXMT’s place on a Pentagon blacklist may trigger strong political resistance.
Prob more like half the MSRP which really that doesn’t sound too crazy when you remember they have to cover more than the cost of the phone itself to make a profit. Still insane that they feel the need to make it faster rather than better battery life, cheaper, and larger storage as tech improves.
Prob more like half the MSRP which really that doesn’t sound too crazy when you remember they have to cover more than the cost of the phone itself to make a profit. Still insane that they feel the need to make it faster rather than better battery life, cheaper, and larger storage as tech improves.
https://iphonetonic.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-an-iphone/