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Cost Of iPhone 3GS's Additional Features Is $4.63
Silicon Alley Insider —
... teardown manager. In the 16-gigabyte model of the 3GS, the cost of the NAND chips is $24, he says, and $46 in the 32-gigabyte version. The phone's Display Module - $19.25, Touchscreen Assembly - $16.00 and Application Processor - $14.46 are some of the more costly materials. The cheapest components are the Power Circuit - $1.25 and Audio Codec - $1.15. Manufacturing costs are pegged at $6.50 and unexplained "bill of materials" at $48.00. Read full details of the cost breakdown here . Image: magic_quote
iSuppli breaks apart iPhone 3Gⓢ parts costs
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... iSupply worked its magic on the new iPhone 3Gⓢ and found it only costs a few bucks more to manufacture than last year's 8GB iPhone 3G that it replaces. Interestingly, the iPhone they tore apart contained Flash memory from Toshiba where Apple generally gets its Flash from Samsung (and had a multi-Billion dollar up front deal with the vendor). The other three biggest changes were the new Arm Cortex Samsung processor, new autofocus 3-Megapixel camera and the Broadcom Corp. single-chip Bluetooth/FM/WLAN module. The latter replaces two chips. ...
Apple: iPhone 3GS Materials Cost Similar To Last Version
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... iPhone 3GS is comparable to model it replaced, according to market research firm iSuppli, which conducted a detailed tear-down of the new version of the phone. ...
iPhone 3G S Costs Apple Almost $179 To Build
ChannelWeb Complete Feed —
... capability comes from a single-chip Broadcom product for which Apple pays an estimated $5.95, iSuppli said. STMicroelectronics and AKM are new suppliers to the iPhone 3G S. STMicroelectronics provides the accelerometer and AKM the electronic compass. A more complete breakdown of the costs of the iPhone 3G S by iSuppli's Teardown Analysis Service can be found by clicking here .
iPhone 3G S Costs Apple Almost $179 To Build
The Channel Wire —
... capability comes from a single-chip Broadcom product for which Apple pays an estimated $5.95, iSuppli said. STMicroelectronics and AKM are new suppliers to the iPhone 3G S. STMicroelectronics provides the accelerometer and AKM the electronic compass. A more complete breakdown of the costs of the iPhone 3G S by iSuppli's Teardown Analysis Service can be found by clicking here .
iPhone 3GS: $179 to build says iSuppli
Engadget Mobile —
... iSuppli's just released its estimated cost of Apple's newest offering, the iPhone 3GS. Total costs for the 16GB model costs $178.96 to manufacture, according to them -- give or take $4.63 more than the 8GB iPhone 3G estimate from last year. It's also about ...
iPhone 3GS: $179 to build says iSuppli
Engadget —
... iSuppli's just released its estimated cost of Apple's newest offering, the iPhone 3GS. Total costs for the 16GB model costs $178.96 to manufacture, according to them -- give or take $4.63 more than the 8GB iPhone 3G estimate from last year. It's also about ...
AT&T Continues Subsidizing New iPhone
Contentinople: —
... (NYSE: T), which means that the carrier is continuing to subsidize this year's model in anticipation of increased data revenues over the long term. The bill-of-materials (BOM) cost estimate comes from the analysts at iSuppli. "The entry-level, 16Gbyte version of Apple s new iPhone 3G S carries a BOM cost of $172.46 and a manufacturing expense of $6.50, for a total of $178.96," according to Andrew Rassweiler, director and principal analyst for teardown services at iSuppli. (See ...
iPhone 3GS teardown: Apple's cost $179, added FM tuner
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog —
... Hardware analysis firm iSuppli has posted one of its fascinating teardown reports, on the iPhone 3G S, showing the source of components and estimating the manufacturing costs. ...
iSuppli: Apple's iPhone 3G S costs $179 to make
TechSpot —
... third at $16. Samsung supplies the applications processor, priced at $14.46, and Infineon continues to supply its PMB8878 baseband chip for an estimated $13. Meanwhile, Broadcom replaced discreet Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips from Marvell and CSR, respectively, with a $5.95 part that handles both features in addition to having a tiny FM radio receiver on board even though the iPhone currently has no FM-receiving features. A complete breakdown of the iPhone's components can be found at iSupplis website .
The iPhone 3GS costs $178.96 to build; according to iSuppli
iPhonefreak —
... may receive for buying these materials in the bulk quantity the would require. Nonetheless, it is neat to see that the new model is just a few bucks more than the previous, even with the upgrades. [ iSuppli ] The iPhone 3GS costs $178.96 to build; according to iSuppli
iPhone 3GS costs $178.96 to produce, claims iSuppli
SlashGear —
... the iPhone 3GS, now courtesy of iSuppli we know roughly how much it all costs. The analysts have been picking through the iPhone 3GS’ components and have deemed that Apple’s handset costs $178.96 to produce in its 16GB form. ...
Linkpost | 6.25.2009
TechBlog —
... • iPhone 3G S Carries $178.96 BOM and Manufacturing Cost, iSuppli Teardown Reveals - And, of course, it costs several times that if you buy it without a contract. • ...
iPhone 3GS Manufacturing Costs Estimated at $178.96
Gearlog —
... to the company, the 16GB model has an estimated price tag of$178.96--that's $172.46 in parts and $6.50 for manufacturing expenses.
That's a bit of a bump from $174.33 that the company estimated it would cost to put together the iPhone 3G, this time last year. All things considered, it's not a huge profit margin, given the phone's $199 price tag--at least it's not before the carrier costs are factored in.
For a full break down of manufacturering costs, check out iSuppli's site.
iPhone 3GS Hardware Cost Breakdown [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... With the recent launch of the iPhone 3GS, many are curious about exactly what makes up the guts of the new iPhone and its actual cost to build for Apple. A recent tear down by industry analyst iSuppli reveals the iPhone 3GS, while at first glance is very similar to its predecessor, actually reveals some unique changes to the hardware. According to their research, the total cost of the new iPhone 3GS 16GB is about $179, which is ...
iSuppli estimates the iPhone 3GS costs $179 to make
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... ? Yup, you're cheap in the broadest sense -- all of that oxygen, magnesium, iron, and sodium isn't actually worth all that much in the rare metals market. In fact, according to iSuppli, you're worth way less than the iPhone 3GS -- they looked at the component parts for Apple's new handset, and calculated its raw value at around $178.96. The most expensive components are the 16gb flash memory (ringing in at around $25 per part) and the display (at $19), all the way down to the audio codec board, which Apple reportedly picked up for a cheap $1.15. Of course, there was lots more ...
iSuppli Estimates iPhone 3GS Cost to Make; $178.96
Touch Podium —
... The table and cost data presented in this article [to the right] consist only of the iPhone 3G S’s BOM. The total does not include other costs, including manufacturing software development, shipping and distribution, packaging, royalty fees and miscellaneous accessories included with each phone. [iSuppli] ...
Apple's Rumored Tablet Makes Sense, But Faces Challenges
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek —
... But can Apple build such a tablet and sell it at that price profitably? The key hurdle is going to be the display. The 3.5-inch multi-touch display module is the second most costly component in the iPhone 3GS, according to an iSuppli teardown analysis done last month, and is estimated to add $19.25 to the iPhone's bill of materials. And the cost isn't coming down, says Vinita Jakhanwal, an ...
