We already know that the iPhone 3G is cheaper to produce for Apple, and nobody kept the fact that AT&T is paying a certain amount to Apple for each iPhone sold, so the end user can get the smartphone for only $199(the 8GB model), but nobody knew exactly how much gets Apple for each one of these beauties...until now. Well, it's not official, but it's more than nothing!
According to recent notes from Oppenheimer analysts, quoted by MacRumors via Barrons, AT&T pays Apple $325 for each iPhone 3G, so that we can get them for those incredible prices - $199 for the 8GB model, and $299 for the 16GB one. Even more, it seems tha AT&T is paying an additional $100 per phone for iPhones sold in Apple stores, so the total comission ends up at $425, bringing Apple's prices at $624 and $724.
I just wonder about the Samsung Instinct...how did they manage to pull that incredible $129.99 price? That's another interesting story, but I have no idea about its details yet. Anyway, thins are looking good for everyone, especially for Apple and its customers...but I wouldn't worry about AT&T, either! ;)
