We all know that Apple is raking in the dough from its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, but how much does the company shell out to have the phones made?

According to a preliminary teardown estimate by research firm IHS, all the parts and pieces used in the 16GB iPhone 6 total $196.10. Add in $4.50 for manufacturing, and the cost of production for the iPhone 6 totals $200.10.

The bill of materials for the iPhone 6 Plus, meanwhile, comes out to $211.10, and rises to $215.60 with that $4.50 manufacturing cost. The phablet's 5.5-inch screen is, naturally, more expensive than the 6's 4.7-inch display, but the optical image stabilization on the camera and larger battery on the 6 Plus is pricier as well.

Note that these teardown assessments only account for hardware and manufacturing costs, not any other expenses such as software, licensing, royalties, or research and development.

As a consumer, you'll pay $200 for the 16GB iPhone 6 or $300 for the 6 Plus with a contract from a wireless carrier. Without a contract, the phones are priced at $649 and $749, respectively.

So, those opting for the iPhone 6 Plus over its smaller sibling will pay an extra $100 for the additional 0.8 inches of screen size, but for Apple, the plus-sized model only costs $15.50 more to produce, delivering an "even heftier margin than normal," IHS said.

"Apple has always been adept at offering higher-end iPhone models with enhanced, desirable features — and then pricing those versions for maximum profitability," Andrew Rassweiler, senior director of cost benchmarking services for IHS, said in a statement. "In the past, the premium versions of iPhone offered higher memory configurations for additional profit. While Apple continues this memory strategy, the company is also taking a similar approach with the iPhone Plus, structuring its pricing to add bottom-line profit on models that have a very desirable feature: a large phablet-sized display."

For more, see PCMag's review of the Apple iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6, as well as iPhone 6 vs. iPhone 6 Plus: Big or Bigger?

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