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Google's G1 phone cheaper to make than the Apple iPhone
BloggingStocks —
... Part of the difference may be in the memory of both units. While the iPhone 3G comes with 8GB of memory already installed, the T-Mobile G1 comes with a paltry 1GB memory card, which of course can be upgraded unlike the iPhone's memory capacity. The cost breakdowns: $144 for the G1 and $160 for the iPhone 3G. Even with the price break of a meaningless $20, can the G1 ever hope to compete with the iPhone's sales numbers? ...
iSuppli says T-Mobile G1 costs $144 to make, nothing to love
Engadget —
Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsTeardown specialist iSuppli is at it again, digging through the G1's guts this time around in an effort to wrap its inquisitive brain around the inaugural Android handset's bill of materials. The result? $144, which naturally doesn't reflect HTC's R&D -- an additional expense that might have been unusually low for the G1 considering HTC's overwhelming expertise in manufacturing all things mobile. For the record, this is about $30 less than iSuppli's July estimate for the 8GB iPhone 3G, though ...
iSuppli says T-Mobile G1 costs $144 to make, nothing to love
Engadget Mobile —
Filed under: HTC, AndroidTeardown specialist iSuppli is at it again, digging through the G1's guts this time around in an effort to wrap its inquisitive brain around the inaugural Android handset's bill of materials. The result? $144, which naturally doesn't reflect HTC's R&D -- an additional expense that might have been unusually low for the G1 considering HTC's overwhelming expertise in manufacturing all things mobile. For the record, this is about $30 less than iSuppli's July estimate for the 8GB iPhone 3G, though the ...
Google's G1 phone cheaper to make than the Apple iPhone
BloggingStocks —
... Part of the difference may be in the memory of both units. While the iPhone 3G comes with 8GB of memory already installed, the T-Mobile G1 comes with a paltry 1GB memory card, which of course can be upgraded unlike the iPhone's memory capacity. The cost breakdowns: $144 for the G1 and $160 for the iPhone 3G. Even with the price break of a meaningless $20, can the G1 ever hope to compete with the iPhone's sales numbers? ...
GPhone 10 Percent Cheaper, Uglier Than iPhone
Digital Daily —
... T-Mobile’s G1, the first smartphone based on Google’s Android operating system, really is as cheap as it looks. According to a new theoretical tear-down by research firm iSuppli, the G1 costs about 10 percent less to manufacture than Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 3G. ...
T-Mobile G1 Costs $144 to Manufacture
Android Phone Fans —
... [Via CNN Money]
T-Mobile G1, $144 to make, iPhone $160: which is better value?
Product Reviews Net —
... but why is that and which handset offers the better value? The first major difference with the Apple iPhone is the 8GB internal hard drive that the standard iPhone 3G has, which the G1 does not have.
Both handsets have the usual Internet access, email, voice communications, music playback and camera. However iSuppli analyst Tina Teng has said that although the interface on the G1 is above the industry average, it lacks the wow factor that you get with the Apple iPhone.
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