In mid-April, Apple introduced its new second-generation iPhone SE. A model that incorporates an A chip 13 Bionic, with a classic design similar to the iPhone 8 and with a 4.7-inch LCD screen.
In theory, the iPhone SE of 2020 has practically the same components as hardware than the iPhone 8 but it is available at a much more affordable price. But ... how have they managed to reduce the manufacturing cost of the new smartphone?
Since Nikkei have wanted to analyze the internal components of the iPhone SE of 2020 to elucidate how much money does your hardware cost Apple? The company of the bitten apple logo has managed to reduce its cost by 18% compared to iPhone 8.
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This is the cost of the hardware components of the new iPhone SE
Apple engineers have managed to develop an iPhone model at a fairly affordable price but with very advanced hardware components. The company has incorporated a new processor and some telecommunication chips in its iPhone SE, but other components such as the battery or the screen are practically identical to the components that the iPhone 8 has . Using a simile, we could say that "the iPhone SE is like a family car equipped with a sports car engine." And thanks to this strategy, the Cupertino firm has managed to dramatically reduce its manufacturing cost.
The Japanese research company Fomalhaut Techno Solutions has analyzed the hardware components of the iPhone SE and have concluded that its manufacture is a real bargain.
Minatake Kashio, director of Fomalhaut Techno Solutions, confirmed the similarities between iPhone SE and iPhone 8:
"The iPhone SE has practically the same exterior, chips and screen as the iPhone 8."
Analyst estimates indicate that the cost of the internal components of an iPhone SE of 64 GB of storage capacity is 217 Dollars. That is, a 18% lower than the cost of iPhone 8 hardware components.
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Comparison of economic manufacturing cost between iPhone SE and iPhone 8
How has Apple managed to reduce the manufacturing cost of its new iPhone SE so much? The key to this question is on the screen. The second-generation iPhone SE has a 4.7-inch LCD panel with the same size and resolution as the iPhone 6 panel released in 2014. A very cheap screen that contrasts sharply with the smartphones of companies like OPPO or Huawei, which even in their low-end smartphones usually incorporate panels with organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
The iPhone SE of 2020 has a battery capacity of 1. 800 mAh , which dictates battery life. It is difficult to compare its battery with that of the iPhone 8, since the battery life depends on many factors, components and software. But normally Apple's competitors usually integrate batteries of at least 3. 000 mAh capacity.
Be that as it may, according to the signature of the bitten apple logo, the second generation iPhone SE allows users to play up to 13 hours of video on a single charge of drums. While, for example, the iPhone 11 allows to play up to 17 hours.
In the image of Fomalhaut Techno Solutions that we include below you can take a look at a comparison between the internal components of the iPhone SE in relation to the hardware of the iPhone 8. You will also be able to appreciate which components have cost Apple less money.
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Apple has reduced the cost of many hardware components
To achieve a manufacturing cost as low as 217 dollars per unit, Apple has had to significantly reduce the price of many of the hardware components of the second-generation iPhone SE released this year 2020.
The company of the bitten apple has reduced the cost of the cameras. This smartphone does not have a complex triple camera system or a LiDAR sensor as it is rumored that they will incorporate the models of the iPhone line 12. It simply has an individual camera with a smaller sensor and therefore cheaper.
Instead of investing in hardware components for the iPhone SE camera of 2020, Apple has wanted to bet on offering a better image processing. In this way, the company offers a phone with better camera functions and higher image quality than the iPhone 8 but with lower cost hardware.
However, there are some areas in which Apple has not wanted to risk it. They also had to think about attracting consumers looking for technological innovation. Therefore, they included an A chip 13 Bionic, the same processor used in the iPhone 11, on the iPhone 11 Pro and on iPhone 11 Pro Max. In this sense, Apple does outperform Android rivals, which tend to adopt much cheaper and less powerful processors in their mid-range and low-end smartphones.
In return for this data on the cost of manufacturing the hardware components, the iPhone SE is available from 489 euros in its version of 64 GB and can reach the 659 euros with a storage capacity of 256 GB.
In the United States, iPhone SE has a base price of 399 Dollars. Considering that the hardware components per unit cost 217 dollars, Apple would get a benefit of 182 dollars per iPhone sold. However, to these data we should add their appropriate percentage of costs of wages, marketing, materials, R&D and a long etcetera.
The article This is the cost of the internal components of the iPhone SE of 2020 was first published on iPadizate.
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