Do you know why the price of ipad2 soaring? If not, after reading this article you would know this.
In general, the iPad2 and the first generation is similar to each other in many aspects. In addition, the changes on the cases and battery, others such as the material suppliers, the touch screen and the electronic componentsthey used are all the same. They apply the same component from the NAND Flash to the drive. Moreover, core chip iPad2 used are the same with iPhone4. Furthermore, other IC components including the application processor, Bluetooth, radio frequency, GPRS and the WLAN chip, all choose the same suppliers of iPad1. The uniqueness is that the second generation uses the updated editions. Nonetheless, compare to iPad the cost of the touch screen rises, which is 127 US dollars.
From the beginning to end, the manufacturers are continuing facing a succession of challenges of the high cost. In spite of many manufacturers dedicated themselves to overcoming this problem, the yield rate is still very low. Hence, the price is higher than expected. Besides, the constant improvement of the touch screen drives the price of iPad2 to the higher point. The other factor is the natural disaster speed up the rises of the cost.
The same frequency and power amplifier solution with the iPhone 4, Apple still use in the iPad2 of GSM/HSPA. The CDMA iPhone4 has applied the wireless chip which produced by Qualcomm Company; So Apple may draw the chip suppliers in and use the chips of Qualcomm in the iPad2 of GSM/HSPA edition. When contrast to A4 processor, the cost of A5 processor is increased by seventy-five percent, for its improved performance and design. A5 processor, which is also used by the other manufacturers, is designed by Apple Company. Apple has the intellectual property rights of this processor. The over cost of IC Componentscan be neglected after the production of iPad2.
Besides, iPad used more advanced battery which thinner and has more units value 25 US dollars in iPad2, while it costs 21 US dollars in the first generation. However, no matter the prices of iPad up or not, the Apple fans will constantly chase it.
Source: http://www.hqew.net/article/showdetails-article-86.html
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