The exact number according to machackpc.com is $188 US to produce a iPhone 4. Now the following is the price it cost Apple to produce the previous iPhone’s.
- First iPhone (2007) at US $ 217.73.
- iPhone 3G (2008) at US $166.31
- iPhone 3GS (2009) at US $ 170.80
So the markup can be figured out pretty easily, since I live in Canada I know what they’re going to sell the iPhone 4 at. They’ve said $699 CAD, so you can do the math. At this point I’m going to be hanging onto my 3GS, just because I don’t think I need the iPhone 4 I need to wear out my 3GS before I can buy it.
Here is a breakdown chart provided by machackpc.com that states how much each portion costs Apple.
Source: machackpc.com