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January 15th, 2010, 11:40
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_500x_droid-wifi_01.jpgiSuppli (http://www.isuppli.com) has already revealed that the Nexus One parts cost (http://gizmodo.com/5444350/googles-nexus-one-costs-17415) $174.15 and the iPhone 3GS (http://gizmodo.com/tag/iphone3gs/) $178.96 (including manufacturing), but the Droid? Thanks to a recent teardown, we now know Motorola's more generous, with parts totaling $179.11.
If you add in $8.64 for manufacturing the Droid, the final cost is $187.75. Breaking it down, the 16GB microSD card it comes with costs $35, the LCD screen is $17.75 and the extra sheet of material making the touchscreen a capacitive one is another $17.50. If you've been tossing up whether to get a Nexus One (http://gizmodo.com/tag/nexusone/), iPhone 3GS or Droid, I doubt the extra couple of dollars in value will sway you much, but it's very interesting to see just where Motorola's spending the money. [iSuppli (http://www.isuppli.com/News/Pages/iSuppli-Does-Droid-Teardown-Finds-$18775-Bill-of-Materials-and-Manufacturing-Cost.aspx)]
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If you add in $8.64 for manufacturing the Droid, the final cost is $187.75. Breaking it down, the 16GB microSD card it comes with costs $35, the LCD screen is $17.75 and the extra sheet of material making the touchscreen a capacitive one is another $17.50. If you've been tossing up whether to get a Nexus One (http://gizmodo.com/tag/nexusone/), iPhone 3GS or Droid, I doubt the extra couple of dollars in value will sway you much, but it's very interesting to see just where Motorola's spending the money. [iSuppli (http://www.isuppli.com/News/Pages/iSuppli-Does-Droid-Teardown-Finds-$18775-Bill-of-Materials-and-Manufacturing-Cost.aspx)]
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