Each iPhone Makes Apple Twice as Much as Each iPad

Of course they're gonna make more from the iPhone. For one they sell more iPhones than iPads, two apple charges the telco companies just as much or even more per iPhone than what they charge to personally buy an iPad in the store and three it's cheaper to produce the iPhone than iPad. The off contract unsubsidized iPhone prices are crazy. I might be wrong but isn't the 16gb iPhone 599 off contract?

Fuck You Samsung! Fuck You Google!

Fuck Apple for sueing everyone and making so much money. Fuck the greedy bastards.

The article states the margins are from iphone and ipad sales. Nowhere does it mention apps, so don't assume it does.

They didn't say on what is that margin made? Is it with apps or only hardware? If with apps, this difference make sense then, because iPhone is used more often than iPad during the average day, I'd say, thus spending more time for purchases decisions with it (especially if customers are bored commuters). I have more than 300 apps on my iPhone, since twice as less as on my iPad (180). Moreover, I have two iPhones in my family but one iPad. This analogy could explain that phenomenon.

What do you expect? The phones are like double the price of comparable touches. It does not cost double for a bigger chassis and phone transmitters.

Apple has nothing to do with the 2 year contract on iPhones that's all thanks to the carriers. 100% of the revenue the iPhone makes due to contracts is solely for the carriers profit margin not apple.

Not true. Apple negotiated a portion of AT&T's data revenues for itself. That was the case for years during the exclusivity period anyway.

Absurd. I bought my both iPhones in Apple Store for full price :)

that maybe so but there is no exclusivity anymore and the ipad wasnt out for most of that so you can't take that into consideration. but i could be wrong :)

Its no wonder that the iPhone makes more money than iPad because of the ridicules 2year contract €66 a month over 2years that's a profit of a about €1200 , next thing Apple might introduce a 2 year iPad contract???? I wonder have they ever thought of that -because Apple loves money and sueing in court!