The iPad Air Costs Apple Less to Make Than Previous iPads

IHS has performed its teardown analysis of the iPad Air and found that it costs less to make that previous iPads.



The firm said that the iPad Air costs between $274 and $361 to build depending on the model. Apple sells the device for $499 to $929.

Andrew Rassweiler, the analyst who oversees the teardown work at IHS’s lab in Los Angeles, said “What I expected to see inside was basically an iPhone 5s with a bigger display. That was a little true, but a little not.”
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