{"id":14066,"date":"2013-09-28T11:52:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T06:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/?p=14066"},"modified":"2013-09-28T23:55:44","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T18:25:44","slug":"iphone-5s-costs-only-rs12000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entecity.com\/news\/iphone-5s-costs-only-rs12000\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 5S costs only Rs12,000?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>iPhones have always been a status symbol, for which people are ready to pay a hefty price to have one in their hands. If the news from the internet are true,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/in\/iphone-5s\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Apple&#8217;s iPhone 5S<\/a> is selling for as high as Rs 1 lakh in the grey markets of Mumbai and Delhi.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Apple unveils iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C smartphones\" href=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/apple-unveils-iphone-5s-and-iphone-5c-smartphones\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C smartphones<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, making the iPhone 5S isn\u2019t exactly expensive than manufacturing the previous version. According to a report by IHS Inc, the all new iPhone 5S costs approximately $190.90 or Rs 12,000 to manufacture. Putting the components together and making the actual phone that we hold in our hand is only $8 extra. Thus the total cost of the iPhone 5S is not more than $198.90. For perspective, last year&#8217;s iPhone 5 cost only $197 to make.\u00a0<a title=\"Production of iPhone 5 Costs only Rs 11,818 says Barclays\" href=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/production-of-iphone-5-costs-only-rs-11818-says-barclays\/\" target=\"_blank\">Earlier we have reported that\u00a0Production of iPhone 5 Costs only Rs 11,818.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_A7\" target=\"_blank\">A7 processor<\/a> in iPhone 5s costs $19 which is significantly higher than the A6 used in the iPhone 5 and 5c, which currently costs $13. The user-interface segment of the 5s, including the Touch Id scanner, costs $15. This compares to $8 for the user interface for the 5c, which has no fingerprint scanner. Since there is no real change in design in the iPhone 5S and the only new hardware additions are the flash, the Touch ID sensor and the 64 bit chipware, that extra dollar seems to have been spent really well. \u00a0The IHS Inc also dissected an iPhone 5c, a cheaper version of the 5s, and put its total production cost at $173.45. \u00a0While it costs substantially less to produce an iPhone 5c than it did an iPhone 5, those costs are still on the high side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t Miss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"15 Tips for your all new iPhone 5.\" href=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/15-tips-for-your-all-new-iphone-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">15 Tips for your all new iPhone 5.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"5 Free Must Have iPhone Apps For Beginners\" href=\"http:\/\/news.entecity.com\/5-must-have-free-iphone-apps-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 Free Must Have iPhone Apps For Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By maintaining the same component specification and the same suppliers for the panels as the iPhone 5, Apple was able to hold the line on its hardware costs for the 5s. Whatever the manufacturing costs be, Apple is clearly making profits with the new iPhone 5s and 5c.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iPhones have always been a status symbol, for which people are ready to pay a hefty price to have one in their hands. If the news from the internet are true, Apple&#8217;s iPhone 5S is selling for as high as Rs 1 lakh in the grey markets of Mumbai and Delhi. 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