iSuppli, an authority on taking electronics apart and figuring how much it costs to build one, has just put preliminary price tag on the iPhone 3G of US$173. That’s quite a bit higher from the US$100 analysts were quoting earlier. Because this is only a virtual teardown based on estimated parts and not a real one based on looking at stuff, the guys at iSuppli could be off by, say, US$50. But based on their estimate of US$173, the new 8GB iPhone 3G is less than the original 8GB iPhone’s cost of US$226. [iSuppli]
NWilliams1
April 2, 2009 at 2:49 AM
The Iphone has spurred much intrest im many people. Apple has dominated but their stock isn’t doing as well as it used to.
I would love to see more of these devices for lower prices.
The reason the Iphone costs so much is probably due to the fact that they come with a sync cable and a charger which cost about us$50 for both. ($29 for Charger/$19 for Sync Cable)
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