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<p><span class="publish-date">Sep 22, 2016</span><span class="author-name">Statista</span></p>
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<p>Last week, the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus officially went on sale in the United States and around the world. Starting at $649, Apple&#8217;s new smartphone isn&#8217;t exactly a bargain, but it does pack a lot of technology and, according to some performance benchmarks, it&#8217;s more powerful than many PCs.</p>
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<p>So we know how much we have to pay for an iPhone 7, but how much does it cost Apple to produce it? A lot less. According to estimates by IHS, the material and manufacturing costs (excluding other expenses such as R&amp;D and marketing costs) of the cheapest iPhone 7 amount to $224.80. While that may not sound like a lot, it is the most expensive standard-sized iPhone Apple has ever made, as our chart illustrates.</p>
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