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- The 5G iPhone 12 price won’t be as expensive as its Android flagship phones that launched so far this year, a well-known insider reports.
- Apple is supposedly looking to cut manufacturing costs everywhere it can, as the 5G modem and antennas will cost anywhere between $75 and $135 per device, depending on 5G technology.
- Ming-Chi Kuo said in a note to investors that the iPhone 12 battery will get the biggest cost savings, as Apple is moving to a simpler design.
Android handsets have been getting more and more expensive ever since Apple first-breached the $1,000 barrier with the iPhone X three years ago. At the same time, Apple launched cheaper and cheaper iPhones, and the $699 iPhone 11 turned out to be a massive success, just like its predecessors. The dawn of 2020 brought us the first Android flagships of the year, with Samsung delivering quite a surprise. The cheapest Galaxy S20 starts at $999. Fast forward to mid-August, and the Galaxy Note 20 is just as pricey while featuring even more compromises. The “problem” with these new Android flagships is that they all support 5G, and the 5G components are pricey. The Snapdragon 865 chip, the 5G modem, and the 5G antennas contribute to the sky-high price of these handsets. Even the OnePlus 8 Pro is not the affordable flagship killer the company used to make. The 5G parts are so expensive that even Google reportedly made an unprecedented choice for the Pixel 5; the phone will not come with the top Qualcomm mobile chip under the hood to cut costs.
This brings us to Apple’s iPhone 12 series, all phones that will support 5G connectivity. Apple also has a components cost problem, one that’s fixing differently than others, according to several leaks. But Apple’s phones will all run on the same powerful chip, they won’t compromise on build quality, and they won’t start at $999.
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