iSuppli Teardown Reveals Google Nexus One Carries $174.15 Materials Cost → iSuppli took the Nexus One and tore it apart for the entire world to witness. During the whole process, they meticulously went through the cost of each part – all culminating to its $174.15 bill of materials cost. It’s of course known that the subsidized cost on T-Mobile with a 2-year contract brings the usual $529 price of the Android handset all the way down to $179. The preliminary estimate that iSuppli has come up with does not take into consideration other expenses such as manufacturing, software, box contents, accessories, and royalties – only hardware and component costs. Senior analyst for iSuppli, Kevin Keller, states that “With the Nexus One, Google has taken the most advanced features seen in recent smartphone design and wrapped them up into a single sleek design.” This directly makes note of the Snapdragon processor, AMOLED display, and durable unibody construction – something seen on different phones, but never combined all up into one.  The Snapdragon processor took in a cost of $30.50 according to iSuppli; making it the single most expensive component in the Nexus One. On the other hand, the 3.7” AMOLED display that’s distinctively found on the Nexus One came in at $23.70. Not considering all the other external costs, it seems that there is still a slight profit to be made out of Google’s flagship phone. iSuppli: $359 Kindle 2 costs $185 to build, Whispernet says shhh PS3 teardown: 30% fewer parts, $300 cheaper iSuppli says T-Mobile G1 costs $144 to make, nothing to love iSuppli estimates the iPhone 3GS costs $179 to make iSuppli iPhone Wins Touchscreen Performance Tests Against Moto Droid & Nexus One Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein on His Competition Nexus One vs iPhone, Droid & Palm Pre - Total Cost of Ownership iPhone vs. Nexus One iSuppli Teardown Reveals Google Nexus One Carries $174.15 Materials Cost Ooma Launches HD Voice VoIP 13 ways a Nexus One is better than an iPhone

iSuppli Teardown Reveals Google Nexus One Carries $174.15 Materials Cost →

iSuppli took the Nexus One and tore it apart for the entire world to witness. During the whole process, they meticulously went through the cost of each part – all culminating to its $174.15 bill of materials cost. It’s of course known that the subsidized cost on T-Mobile with a 2-year contract brings the usual $529 price of the Android handset all the way down to $179. The preliminary estimate that iSuppli has come up with does not take into consideration other expenses such as manufacturing, software, box contents, accessories, and royalties – only hardware and component costs. Senior analyst for iSuppli, Kevin Keller, states that “With the Nexus One, Google has taken the most advanced features seen in recent smartphone design and wrapped them up into a single sleek design.” This directly makes note of the Snapdragon processor, AMOLED display, and durable unibody construction – something seen on different phones, but never combined all up into one.  The Snapdragon processor took in a cost of $30.50 according to iSuppli; making it the single most expensive component in the Nexus One. On the other hand, the 3.7” AMOLED display that’s distinctively found on the Nexus One came in at $23.70. Not considering all the other external costs, it seems that there is still a slight profit to be made out of Google’s flagship phone.

sourceiSuppli

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