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iPhone 3GS: $179 to build says iSuppli
iPhone 3GS: $179 to build says iSuppli
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 $40 more than iSuppli's most ...
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medialets.com — Apple has made claims that the iPhone OS 3.0 yields significant performance gains on the 3G model,... and that the new 3GS can accomplish the same tasks up to twice as fast as its predecessors. Anecdotally, the new 3GS definitely “feels” ... (more) Speed Test: iPhone 3GS Even Faster than Apple Claims
iPhone - View all the features of the new iPhone 3GS.
iPhone - View all the features of the new iPhone 3GS.
apple.com — Images of the iPhone 3GS video recording interface, the Voice Control screen, and the built-in digital compass.... Introducing iPhone 3GS Meet the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet. iPhone 3GS features video recording, Voice Control, up to 32GB of ... (more) iPhone - View all the features of the new iPhone 3GS.
iPhone 3GS: Call it a comeback!
iPhone 3GS: Call it a comeback!
zodttd.com — Hi everyone! I’ve been laying low for a long time now. But I am back and coming... full steam ahead! I just received my iPhone 3GS, and to many it may seem like a rediculous upgrade…But wait til you see this video! You see, the iPhone 3GS has ... (more) iPhone 3GS: Call it a comeback!
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iSuppli estimates the iPhone 3GS costs $179 to make
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... lining. If you break down to the mineral components of the human body, we're cheap, but the actual components of the body are pretty expensive, it turns out. Expensive to the tune of $45 million, if you count up all the money you could pick up from taking out your bone marrow, extracting your DNA, and selling off a lung or two. Just like the iPhone's parts, when assembled, are worth more than iSuppli's $179, you too pick up some value when assembled the right way. [via Engadget] TUAWiSuppli estimates the iPhone 3GS costs $179 to make originally ...

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