iPhone 4 component breakdown
After we get these mental and minerals, we are going to build the organs for the
Iphone. These components are not coming from one company, they come from
several companies in the world. In this part, I will introduce several companies who
make the Iphone.
1. Hitachi, a Japanese company for hard drives. Make up 0.79% Apple’s costs of goods sold.
2. Renesas Electronics, Quanta, Pegatron, Electro Scientific and Sony are the big part for the electric
components make up about 12%
3. Sumitomo Chemicals develops chemicals and alternative materials and it cost 1.07% for Apple.
4. Qualcomm, Intel, Samsung, Bradcom and Texas Instruments are the chip makers for the Apples
and these part make up 24% in the total amount.
5. For the flash memory technology, the Steve Wozniak’s new company and Sk hynix makeup about
3% in the total amount
For a conclusion, Apple spend on the components about 40% in the total cost. In my opinion,
Apple chose so many companies for their components suppliers because they have to control
their cost. The much more suppliers means much lower cost. If they only pick one for the
supplier, the cost and products quantity will lower. For the social impact, these companies
create a lot of work position for local people. Because some of these jobs do not need too
much skills, so the workers do not need too much education.
Google map:
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Reference:
Lynley, M. (2012, May 27). Meet The Companies That Make the iPhone. Retrieved April 28, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-companies-that-make-the-iphone-2012-5#16-hitachi-a-manufacturer-of-hard-drives-accounts-for-about-079-of-apples-costs-of-goods-sold-according-to-bloomberg-data-1