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Great news-- scaled back cheaper version of iPhone 5 on the way!
Posted by: Black
Date: July 29, 2013 03:48PM
Happy days are here again!
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Re: Great news-- scaled back cheaper version of iPhone 5 on the way!
Posted by: decay
Date: July 29, 2013 03:52PM
is Pegatron a Decepticon?


Good News, Everyone!




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Re: Great news-- scaled back cheaper version of iPhone 5 on the way!
Posted by: bazookaman
Date: July 29, 2013 03:54PM
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decay
is Pegatron a Decepticon?

He's Megatron's one legged brother.


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Re: Great news-- scaled back cheaper version of iPhone 5 on the way!
Posted by: pRICE cUBE
Date: July 29, 2013 03:59PM
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bazookaman
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decay
is Pegatron a Decepticon?

He's Megatron's one legged brother.

POMTL!

Chime the computerized ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR


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Re: Great news-- scaled back cheaper version of iPhone 5 on the way!
Posted by: GGD
Date: July 29, 2013 04:18PM
I was never under the impression that the case was a significant portion of the iPhone build cost. Seems like what's in the case costs a lot more.

What's else is going to be eliminated? Flash? RAM? Screen? CPU? Cellular Radio? Cameras? Battery?
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Re: Great news-- scaled back cheaper version of iPhone 5 on the way!
Posted by: Michael
Date: July 29, 2013 08:13PM
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GGD
I was never under the impression that the case was a significant portion of the iPhone build cost. Seems like what's in the case costs a lot more.

What's else is going to be eliminated? Flash? RAM? Screen? CPU? Cellular Radio? Cameras? Battery?

An article in TidBits (http://tidbits.com/issue/1184) suggests that the fit on the 5 is so precise (a few microns!) that there is likely a high rejection rate on the cases, increasing their costs substantially. The plastic is apparently much more tolerant of "close enough" that will allow a lower cost for the same internals.
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Re: Great news-- scaled back cheaper version of iPhone 5 on the way!
Posted by: MacJeepster
Date: July 30, 2013 05:56AM
I don't know why people focus so tightly on the initial price of a smartphone.
The real cost is the monthly data charge.
Indeed, a more powerful smartphone pays the same obscene price for data, but may receive more value for the large expenditure.


-mj



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