Apple: That's how much the company earns from every iPhone 12 Pro - bribery allegation against global security chief

Apple goes into the Christmas business with a completely renewed product range.

The new iPhone 12 in particular should boost profits, as a look at hardware costs shows.

• Because of the

  corona

  pandemic,

  Apple

  only launched its new iPhone with a delay this year.

• But

  the group is now able to deliver just in

  time for the important

  Christmas

  business.

• That should give the

  Californians

  a big

  jump in

  profits.

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Munich - The tech giant

* is a winning machine.

In the past fiscal year alone, the Californians made almost $ 221 billion in sales and an operating profit of $ 66.3 billion.

This corresponds to an operating margin of 24.1 percent.

Most hardware manufacturers can only dream of this.

But

knows how to arouse desire and can be properly paid for.

This is also shown by a look at the current

*.

According to an overview by the Japanese business newspaper

in cooperation with the market researcher

, the components in the current top model

cost

a total of 406 dollars, or around 341 euros.

In the store,

charges 1120 euros for its entry-level flagship.

Of course, the difference of 779 euros does not correspond to

actual profit

.

After all, the Californians still have to cope with the costs for development, software, production, logistics and the generous marketing budget compared to the industry.

But even so, something should get stuck on each iPhone.

Apple: Trouble with the police - allegations of bribery against global security chief

Meanwhile,

in

trouble with the police

at its headquarters in

.

On Monday, the

District Attorney's Office

charged

,

the company's global security chief

, with attempted bribery.

According to this, the deputy police chief of Santa Clara is said to have asked Moyer to 200 iPads with a total value of around 70,000 dollars in the summer of 2019.

In return, he promised Moyer to

benevolently examine

the company's applications for four gun

licenses to be issued

to

employees.

In contrast to most US states, citizens of

only allowed to carry weapons in public if they are in possession of a concealed weapons permit (CCW).

Apple

firmly dismissed the prosecution's suspicions.

They expect “full integrity from all of our employees.” After the allegations became known, a “comprehensive internal investigation was initiated”.

The top management of the Santa Clara police force has long been the focus of investigators.

According to the public prosecutor's office, Sheriff

and his deputy

are said to have

repeatedly demanded consideration for being granted gun

in recent years.

At the beginning of January, the two police officers, Moyer and an insurance broker from the region now have to

answer

in a court in

.