Considering the technical hiccups that took place during the official announcement of the new iPhone models Apple still managed another milestone. According to Monday’s company press release the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models sold over 10 million units in just three days after the launch.
A lot of the speculation had mounted heavily on the web with rumors confirming a next-generation iPhone with a larger screen and a revamped design. Both of the models are available in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
Another 20 additional countries will receive the much anticipated models of the iPhone 6 on Sept. 26, 2014.
“Sales for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus exceeded our expectations for the launch weekend, and we couldn’t be happier,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “We would like to thank all of our customers for making this our best launch ever, shattering all previous sell-through records by a large margin. While our team managed the manufacturing ramp better than ever before, we could have sold many more iPhones with greater supply and we are working hard to fill orders as quickly as possible.”
What has probably contributed to the success of this newest launch is the release of the mobile operating system (OS) iOS 8. The iPhone’s updated OS comes with a new health app, a simpler and faster user interface with a handful of features users will come to enjoy very much.
There is no doubt the company continues to bank and heavily rely on the iPhone for growth in the business. With Samsung bringing its portfolio of smartphones it has been a formidable competitor for the likes of Apple forcing them to radically change its approach to unveiling these iPhones.
Teardown analysis and score to repair the iPhone 6
According to iFixit Apple’s iPhone 6 scores a 7 out of 10 to repair it. The score was on the basis of the following criteria:
o The display assembly comes out of the phone first
o Battery has straightforward to access
o Fingerprint sensor cable has been re-routed
o IPhone 6 plus still uses proprietary pentalobe screws
o Apple does not share repair information
Elsewhere the teardown report from Recode.net revealed some figures as to what the Cupertino ends up paying for these smartphones. On average Apple invests $200 to $247 dollars for parts and labor.
The iPhone 6 models sell between the ranges of $649 and $849 without a contract. In addition, the iPhone 6 Plus that comes with a larger display sells for $749 and $949 without a contract.
Profit margins on these models will be slightly higher for those with higher hard memory capacity.
“They seem to be configured and priced to encourage you to buy the models with the higher memory,” said Andrew Rassweiler, the IHS analyst who supervised the teardown. He estimates that Apple is paying a price of about 42 cents per gigabyte on the flash memory, which is supplied by numerous companies, including Micron and SK Hynix.”
Finally, the most expensive component for the iPhone 6 and iPhone Plus is the display and touchscreen. Now, with this record-selling achievement Apple has answered the question again as to whether they can innovate thanks to its line of products like the iPhone.
