Among many mobile phone brands, apple is a brand used more by mass consumers, and apple mobile phone has always occupied a very important position in the mobile phone market. Although the quality of Apple's mobile phone has always been praised by many consumers, especially Apple's unique IOS system is the key to adding points to Apple's products, Apple's mobile phone has no advantage over other mobile phones in price. Most consumers still think that the price of Apple's mobile phone is too expensive. So what about the cost of Apple's mobile phone? How much does it cost to sell an iPhone? This article will bring you relevant information.
The report pointed out that previously, Apple had to pay Qualcomm $7.50 for each iPhone sold, but now the fee has risen to $9, that is, Apple will need to pay Qualcomm $8 to $9 for each iPhone sold in the future
Yesterday, UBS analyst Timothy & middot; A report released by Timothy arcuri estimated that Apple may have paid $5 billion to $6 billion in cash to Qualcomm to end the legal war between the two technology giants in global lawsuits.
Apple paid a high price for ending this fierce legal war. The legal dispute spans many continents, even affects Apple's ability to release 5g iPhone, and puts great pressure on Qualcomm's core patent licensing business model.
Since the settlement, Qualcomm's share price has risen by more than 38% and Apple's share price has risen by 2%. Of course, through this settlement, apple won 5g baseband chip for iPhone, which is also a good result.