The cost price of iPad Air has surprised researchers
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
The firm IHS decided to dismantle the new tablet from Cupertino and calculate its approximate costs.
researchers came to the conclusionThat in terms of technological development iPad Air significantly ahead of its predecessors. But the fact that the cost of manufacturing new products at $ 40 lower than in the case of the third-generation iPad, curious workers from IHS surprised. The company claims that Apple iPad Air costs range from US $ 274 for the base model to 361 dollars for maximum configuration.
Specifies that the display assembly is performed at a more advanced level than before, because the thickness of the screen It was reduced from 2.23 mm to 1.8 mm, so that the cost of this unit reached 133 dollars. At the same time, it was possible to reduce the number of LEDs required for lighting from 84 to 36 - comfortable level of brightness of the screen is preserved thanks to a more rational distribution of light within device.
On what is saved in Cupertino? IHS says that on chips for wireless interfaces, as for the tablet was chosen is not the most compact solution: a single set of chip takes up more space in the building, but allows the manufacturer a good idea to save money on creation of separate devices for different parties operators. In addition, the new A7 processor was cheaper than the established third-generation A5 in the iPad as much as $ 5 and only costs $ 18.