IHS reports cloud-based gaming earned $387M in 2018, with Sony's Playstation Now responsible for 36% of that total, and predicts it will grow to $2.5B by 2023
Giancarlo Valdes / VentureBeat :
IHS: base 64GB iPhone 8 includes material costs of $247.51, up from $237.94 for 32GB base model iPhone 7, equaling about 35% of sale price, same as last year
Apple margins stay high as company raises price of new models — Bigger changes to Apple's business formula seen with iPhone X
IHS estimates Samsung's Galaxy S8, which retails starting at $720, costs $307.50 to manufacture, $43.34 more than it cost to make the Galaxy S7 last year
The Galaxy S8 bill of materials reaches $301.60 — Samsung's Galaxy S8 is more expensive than last year's Galaxy S7 …
IHS estimates Samsung's Galaxy S8, which retails starting at $720, costs $307.50 to manufacture, $43.34 more than it cost to make the Galaxy S7 last year
The Galaxy S8 bill of materials reaches $301.60 — Samsung's Galaxy S8 is more expensive than last year's Galaxy S7 …
IHS estimates iPhone 7 $649 base model costs Apple $225 to make, up 18% YoY
Ben Fox Rubin / CNET :
IHS teardown of 16GB iPhone SE reveals it costs about $160 to build
Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code :
IHS estimates iPhone 6s Plus costs about $236 to build, one-third its $749 retail price
Apple's iPhone 6s Plus Costs an Estimated $236 to Make — $749 to Purchase — It costs Apple an estimated $236 to make and assemble its new iPhone 6s Plus, roughly one-third the $749 retail price of t...
Slice Intelligence research says 2.79M Apple Watches sold to date; IHS estimates $49 band costs Apple $2
Exclusive: Apple mines big profits from Watch band — Nearly 20 percent of Apple Watch buyers are not only shelling out hundreds of dollars for the timepiece but are springing for a spare band too …
IHS: 38mm Apple Watch Sport component and manufacturing costs are $83.70, about 24% of retail price
Juli Clover / MacRumors :
IHS report: Verizon 64GB Galaxy S6 Edge costs about $290 to build, more than Apple's iPhones, and $34 more than Galaxy S5
Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code :