Production cost of iPad Air and how much profit is made by Apple are found apart

It was 7.5 mm thick, weight was 469 g, and it was considerably lighterIPad AirHowever, as a result of being dismantled at once, the cost has been found out.

IPad Air Teardown - iFixit
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Air+Teardown/18907

IPad Air Teardown Review - YouTube


IPad Air to be dismantled is Silver's Wi-Fi + Cellular model.


The front panel part of the iPad is glued to the frame part with a large amount of adhesive. In order to melt this adhesive it is necessary to warm the bonded part, but if you overheat too much with a dryer etc., the home button will be deformed,IOpenerIt is possible to dismantle cleanly by melting the adhesive slowly using.


And when the adhesive got loose, between the front panel and the frame partIFixit Opening Picks set of 6Insert and remove the front panel. The adhesive that adheres this front panelVery very very muchIt is said that it is being used.


Remove the screws at the four corners fixing Retina display boasting 2048 × 1536 resolution ......


Paccari.


Remove the ribbon-like cable connecting the display and the main body ... ...


Here we can finally purge ribbon like cables connecting the front panel and the main body.


This made it possible to separate the front panel and the display cleanly from the main body.


Next, warm the rear side with iOpener to remove the main body battery.


Plastic CardsRemove the batteries from the housing using a bellberry ... ....


SIM card slot at the bottom right side of the main body is separated first.


Next, the logic board placed next to the batteryPlastic Opening ToolsRemove it in its entirety. Since the battery is fixed with the spring contacts and screws of the logic board, it is necessary to remove here first.


Finally we will peel the battery in Plastic Opening Tools at once.


The main body batteries removed are 3.73 V, 32.9 Wh, capacity is 8827 mAh.


This is the motherboard that Kole was placed next to the battery.


A new A7 chip is placed in the center, which means that CPU speed and graphic performance will be up to 2 times faster with this chip.


And in the part surrounded by the green frame is the M7 coprocessor, collecting data from accelerometer, gyroscope, compass etc and measuring movement of iPad Air.


Lightning connector at the bottom of the main unit.


1.2 megapixel in camera on the main body surface.


3.5mm stereo headphone mini jack.


We also purge 5 megapixel cameras with f-value of 2.4 on the back.


This completes the whole disassembly.


IFixitIPad Air disassembly (repair) difficulty, 2 in 10 steps (the smaller the number the more difficulty is) and it is quite difficult. This is impossible to remove the front panel from the main body until the display is purged from the main body, a large amount of adhesive is used, it is difficult to detach the front panel and the battery fastened with the adhesive It seems to be from there.


Moreover, the manufacturing cost of this iPad Air is also known at once.

IPad Air Has Spendier Display, Costs Less to Make Than Earlier Models - Arik Hesseldahl - News - AllThingsD
http://allthingsd.com/20131105/ipad-air-has-spendier-display-costs-less-to-make-than-earlier-models/


ISuppliAccording to the survey results, the production cost of iPad Air is $ 274 to $ 361 (about 36,000 yen). The iPad Air is sold with a 16 GB Wi-Fi model at 51,800 yen, which is the cheapest model.

As for the breakdown of the cost, the display is $ 90 (about 8900 yen), the parts of the touch screen is 43 dollars (about 4,200 yen), the front panelGorilla glassIs used, and for the touch screen sensor it is newCyclic olefin copolymerThe sensor is used. The cost of flash memory varies depending on the model, and price ranges from 9 dollars (about 890 yen) to 60 dollars (about 5900 yen) are used. IPod Air's Wi-Fi + Cellular model network chip is made by Qualcomm, and the cost is about 32 dollars (about 3200 yen). Also, the cost of the A7 processor manufactured by Samsung is only $ 18 (about 1800 yen), which is estimated to cost about $ 5 (about 500 yen) lower than the A5 processor used for the past model. For the backlight of the display, 84 LED lights were used in the old model, but it decreased to 36 on the iPad Air. Using more efficient and bright LED light, light is reaching the entire display by using thin optical film.


According to iSuppli 's estimate, it seems that the 16 - GB Wi - Fi model is 45%, and the 128 GB Wi - Fi + Cellular model has a rough profit of 61%.