Sunday, November 4, 2012

The report said the 16GB WiFi version of the iPad mini component costs $ 188

Beijing time on November 4, according to foreign media reports, market research firm IHS iSuppli (hereinafter referred to as "iSuppli") Apple iPad mini Tablet PC, dismantling report released on Saturday. The report shows that the 16GB WiFi version priced at $ 329 iPad mini component cost of $ 188. iPad mini Friday officially on sale.

iSuppli's report also showed that the 32GB and 64GB WiFi version of the iPad mini component cost 278 and $ 350, respectively. In addition, support 4G network version of the iPad mini will increase the cost of 33-35 U.S. dollars. This means, with the highest priced at $ 659 the 64GB 4G version of the iPad mini component cost of $ 385.

Addition to the component cost (or bill of material costs), iSuppli teardown also revealed some of the key elements of the iPad mini suppliers. 7.9-inch touch screen components from LG Display and AU Optronics. The display costs $ 80, 43% of the total component cost. This display uses a new technology called GF2, the screen thickness dropped significantly. iSuppli teardown team leader Andrew Lasswell the (Andrew Rassweiler) said that this new technology for the manufacture of certain problems, resulting in the display of rising costs. However, with the improvement of the manufacturing process, it is expected that this part of the costs will fall in the future.

Samsung Electronics remains the exclusive manufacturer of the Apple A5 processor. Samsung Electronics and Apple both companies in a number of countries play the patent infringement lawsuit, but this did not affect the long-term supply of components of the two companies and cooperative relations. However, other components, Apple has begun to turn to other suppliers. Such as Samsung Electronics had also memory chips and displays for Apple iOS devices, but in the dismantling the iPad mini flash memory chips from Hynix DRAM chips from Elpida. iSuppli estimates the cost of the memory chips in the iPad mini for $ 15.50.
Lasswell said, iPad mini using other components already appeared in other Apple products. For example, the audio chip is still from Cirrus Logic; accelerometer from STMicroelectronics; wireless chip from Broadcom; entire wireless module from Japan Tamura.

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