Consumers and Developers Costs for iPhone5

O velti iPhone 5 COSTS FOR CONSUMERS & DEVELOPERS The iPhone 5 has brought about several new features when compared to the previous Apple line. While these improvements are certainly exciting, it also means many increased costs for both consumers and developers. Take a look at the extra dollars you may need to front! 30-PIN One of the biggest controversies surrounding the iPhone 5 is the new 8-signal connector port. Now 80% smaller than its predecessor, it will require CONNECTOR NEW 8-SIGNAL .CONNECTOR consumers to shell out more cash for new accessories. Take a look at some estimated costs to consumers, below. CONSUMERS Costs to purchase new accessories Screen Protector $14.95 Case $29.00 Workout Case $44.95 Sound Dock $249.95 Spare USB Cord $19.00 USB Power Adapter $29.00 Car Charger $24.95 TOTAL $411.80 For developers, the biggest challenges will be the larger screen size and higher resolution. But how much will that cost them? Check out the estimated costs below. DEVELOPERS Costs for the average developer Building for a different screen size Building for higher resolution (retina screens) 15% 12% increase in time increase in time 2-4% increase i design efforts 1-2% incre design efforts me for time for 7-10% Increase in time for development efforts 7-10% Increase in time for development efforts WHAT OUR DEVELOPERS HAVE TO SAY... "For IOS, there are no real additional costs or hours "Building games for higher resolutions is trivial-The greater cost to building for both low and high resolution versions of a device surfaces during quality testing. On average, the quality assurance process is twice (100% more time) as costly for an application that supports both retina and non-retina associated with the screen sizes BRAINIUM as the platform scales up most of it by itself. But Android, on the other poynt hand, requires up to 25% additional work to compensate for the various platforms and screen sizes." Casey Jones HEAD OF SALES, resolutions. Every button and POYNT every texture needs to be evaluated twice to make sure both the high-resolution and low-resolution versions work as expected." Farhad Shakiba CO-FOUNDER, BRAINIUM STUDIOS Source: Costs to developers data derived from a survey conducted by Velti's Mobclix Exchange in August among 100 iOS developers, globally, in the Mobclix Exchange