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20 Dec
iSuppli discovered that even on the outside, Apple Inc.’s iPod touch looks a lot like its iPhone, the media player sports a distinct design and unique advancements compared to the iPhone. Also, iSuppli said that the 8Gbyte version of the iPod touch carries a Bill of Materials (BoM) cost of $149.18 based on pricing in October. The 8Gbyte version of the iPod touch sells for $299.
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A new teardown of the iPod touch shows that it is not as similar to the iPhone as one might think, according to the research firm iSuppli. While cosmetically and functionally identical to the iPhone in many regards, such as in its “springboard” touchscreen interface, the iPod touch shows internal evidence of using a different design with some advancements.
20 Dec
Where the two models diverge is in the efficiency of the internal components. The iPod Touch’s internal design is optimized for its slimmer shape, according to iSuppli’s analysis. The components are packaged in an innovative way to conserve on space.
19 Dec
Instead of buying an iPod Touch which has tons of awesome features, maybe you opted for more storage instead of said cool features and are thinking, gee, this interface is lame, I wish it had the iPod Touch interface. Well, if you are, here is how you can get the iPod Touch interface on your 5G and 5.5G iPod Classics. The mod will not brick your iPod if it fails but if it does, you will have to restore and try again.
19 Dec
In addition, the high-end version of the iPod Touch pushes the envelope in terms of memory density for Apple by packing in 16 Gbytes of NAND flash memory for storing data, which is double the amount of the high-end iPhone. Other differences include the use of a single printed circuit board design, rather than the iPhone’s modular two-PCB design, iSuppli said. The touch-screen circuitry is located on the PCB in the iPod, as opposed to being a separate module on the iPhone.
19 Dec
The iPod Touch uses a different set of parts for the WLAN and touch screen functions of the device. It also uses advanced packaging techniques not used in the iPhone in order to squeeze all that hardware goodness into a smaller space. However, they both share most of the same internal parts including the key integrated circuit that sits at the core of both machines.
19 Dec
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The iPod Touch is quite a profit maker for Apple. It costs only $147 to build and sell for $300 dollars. This is giving apple around a 50% profit from all iPod sales. This profit includes the cost for manufacturing, advertising, and all other fees.
As of October, the bill for materials of the 8GB model was about $149.18, and with expenses for manufacturing, assembly and testing, the total costs runs about $155.04. With a retail price of $299, the device’s profit margin of 92.9% is typical for the iPod line. “The iPod touch likely represents the future of the high end of the iPod line,” analyst Andrew Rassweiler said.