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Nexus One costs $174 to build
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article published on 9 January, 2010
According to a new materials cost teardown performed by iSuppli, the new Google Nexus One costs $174.15 to build, with the most expensive part being the extremely powerful Qualcomm SnapDragon processor, estimated at $30.50 USD.
The most interesting revelation is the fact that "Touchscreen Assembly (capacitive multitouch)" costs $17.50, about 10 percent of the entire bill of materials, ... [ read the full article ]
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11. January 2010 @ 11:16 |
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says the guy with hundreds of DVD drives :P lol
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NeoandGeo
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12. January 2010 @ 10:59 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
don't forget all the engineering time, prototypes, research, programers times & manufacturing of molds for the phone has to be recuped from that remaining money. it is like buying a model warship kit that costs between $30 to $300 dollars. the plastic maybe cost $2 but have to factor in the cad designs, research & mold manufacturing. depending on how complex a mold is & what metal it is made from determines the price of mold from $100k to over a $1 million each.
That is why a price of $299 would be more than fair, and create a very hefty profit.
And isn't the Nexus One like the Droid where only Google apps lack multitouch capability?
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 12. January 2010 @ 11:00
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12. January 2010 @ 21:42 |
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This is why these iSupply reports (for many products) are bad...
1) They're still simply ESTIMATES of PARTS ALONE (no labor, packaging, shipping, R&D, marketing, etc. costs)
2) WAY too many people don't even seem to have the mental capacity to understand #1
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13. January 2010 @ 00:43 |
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i dont see the point in having a new smart phone.I own a nokia 6070 that was given to me as a gift nearly 3 years ago and it works fine.I consider a phone something to ring people and talk to people nothing more.if i wanted to post on facebook while im walking around or use the internet on the go i'd buy a cheap laptop for $400 and that would work far better than a mobile phone.I dont know all the features these new phones have but like i pointed out a phone is to ring people.
@creaky my mum uses a motorola razr V3 and it works fine.
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13. January 2010 @ 01:14 |
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Originally posted by xboxdvl2:
i dont see the point in having a new smart phone.I own a nokia 6070 that was given to me as a gift nearly 3 years ago and it works fine.I consider a phone something to ring people and talk to people nothing more.if i wanted to post on facebook while im walking around or use the internet on the go i'd buy a cheap laptop for $400 and that would work far better than a mobile phone.I dont know all the features these new phones have but like i pointed out a phone is to ring people.
@creaky my mum uses a motorola razr V3 and it works fine.
than you are not the market ;)
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NeoandGeo
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13. January 2010 @ 05:35 |
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Originally posted by xnonsuchx:
This is why these iSupply reports (for many products) are bad...
1) They're still simply ESTIMATES of PARTS ALONE (no labor, packaging, shipping, R&D, marketing, etc. costs)
2) WAY too many people don't even seem to have the mental capacity to understand #1
Which is why $299 would be a great price to make a very hefty profit. Pricing 3x above parts is ridiculous. Look at the Samsung Omnia, it can't cost more than $100, and likely closer to $50 and it is "valued" at $450. You're an idiot for defending cell phone pricing schemes.
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jetyi83
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13. January 2010 @ 19:02 |
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people that ramble and complain incorrect facts and about how much better the iphone is dont deserve an android anyway. If they cant learn to read or make real arguments, there is no way they would know how to utilize the android os anyway. stick to the iphone, they limit your functionality so that even the very simple can use it. obviously some iphone fanboys on here seem very simple.
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NeoandGeo
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15. January 2010 @ 09:59 |
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Originally posted by xboxdvl2:
i dont see the point in having a new smart phone.I own a nokia 6070 that was given to me as a gift nearly 3 years ago and it works fine.I consider a phone something to ring people and talk to people nothing more.if i wanted to post on facebook while im walking around or use the internet on the go i'd buy a cheap laptop for $400 and that would work far better than a mobile phone.I dont know all the features these new phones have but like i pointed out a phone is to ring people.
@creaky my mum uses a motorola razr V3 and it works fine.
Your opinion doesn't count when you hit 60. Stop spewing ignorant "facts" about your personal tastes.
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ddp
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15. January 2010 @ 13:02 |
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NeoandGeo, says who?
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15. January 2010 @ 14:20 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
NeoandGeo, says who?
Indeed.
Originally posted by NeoandGeo:
Your opinion doesn't count when you hit 60. Stop spewing ignorant "facts" about your personal tastes.
Actually it's your comments that are ignorant. I personally use a phone to call and text, but no more than that. Not because it's 'ignorant' as you call it, but because that's all i want and need from a phone. If you want to use a phone for more than that, good for you.
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15. January 2010 @ 15:22 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by xnonsuchx:
This is why these iSupply reports (for many products) are bad...
1) They're still simply ESTIMATES of PARTS ALONE (no labor, packaging, shipping, R&D, marketing, etc. costs)
2) WAY too many people don't even seem to have the mental capacity to understand #1
Which is why $299 would be a great price to make a very hefty profit. Pricing 3x above parts is ridiculous. Look at the Samsung Omnia, it can't cost more than $100, and likely closer to $50 and it is "valued" at $450. You're an idiot for defending cell phone pricing schemes.
I think we know who fits into the original poster's #2 reason lol
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