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I know Will posted on this earlier, but I love the guys over at iSuppli and had to jot down my thoughts on this one… When I heard they took apart the T-Mobile G1, the techno-dweeb inside of me got giddy and started laughing.
They took the unit apart piece-by-piece, and calculated the build of materials (BOM) cost. As you can tell from the lovely title of this post, the BOM cost of the device is $143.89. I should note however, that this estimate includes only the component and material costs for the G1. This doesn’t account for other expenses including software, R&D, manufacturing costs and more.
So, in theory if you had the bulk discounts, knowledge and know-how, you could technically build yourself a G1 for that price. That is, if you bill $0/hr for your labor, manufacturing and R&D time on the project.
Key components and their cost:
- Baseband – $28.49
- Display – $19.67
- Camera – $12.13
- Radio Frequency (RF)/Power Amplifier (PA) portion – $9.84
- Remaining components – $73.76.
With the G1 selling at just under $180, are you surprised at the BOM cost for the device? Is the price-tag good value for your money… in your eyes?
[Via: iSuppli]
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James Falconer
James was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada. Almost 15 years ago he started out in the 'real world' as a web and graphic designer. Through the years he has finely tuned his skills in SEO, internet marketing, conversion strategy, and project management. To date, he runs his own successful consulting business where he advises companies all over the globe. A co-founder of www.crackberry.com, and sole proprietor of www.mactropolis.com, James in recent years has become very active in the tech blogosphere. Online community building and strategy is fast becoming one of his passions. Watch for James' no frills attitude, unique perspective and to-the-point comments here on IntoMobile!
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