iSuppli has checked the components that makes up the newest iPhone from Apple, the “4S” and according to them, the total cost of these components amounts to US$190. And it sells for around $649 in the US, such an iPhone, so a pretty good profit. For comparison, Nokia’s Lumia 900 phone costs $209 to make … Read more →
More Android-based smartphones were sold in Q1 2010 than iPhones, on the North American market. A trend, which according to iSuppli, will continue so we’ll see more Android smartphones in 2012 than iPhone OS. In 2012, iSuppli believes that Android will be on 75 million smartphones and Apple’s iOS on 62 million devices. Obviously Android … Read more →
We knew it was just a matter of time before somebody, usually iSuppli, would take apart the iPhone 4 and do some calculations on what the different parts cost. A 16GB iPhone 4 costs $187.51 according to iSuppli, which is more than Droid’s $179.11 and iPhone 3GS’s $178.96. iPhone 4’s retina display, likely from LG, … Read more →
American company, iSuppli, took an inside look at the Nexus One phone from Google, manufactured by HTC. It turns out that the price for all parts accumulate to $174.15. The most expensive part is the 1GHz Snapdragon CPU from Qualcomm which apparently accounts for around $31. The 3.7″ AMOLED screen from Samsung is estimated at … Read more →