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Apple stresses cost reduction for iPhone 3G, teardown reveals

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2008-07-16 18:23:32 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
...teardown analysis conducted this weekend by iSuppli iSuppli's Teardown Analysis Service on July 11 obtained an iPhone 3G and commenced a dissection in order to identify component suppliers, as well as to determine preliminary part and system costs Per the teardown analysis and subsequent examinations by analysts, iSuppli has issued a...
 
Tags: iphone, cost, original iphone, 8gbyte version, 8gbyte, iphone costs, 8gbyte iphone, apple, evolutionary design step
 
 
 
 
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RIM Blackberry Bold has BOM and manufacturing cost of US$169, iSuppli teardown reveals

2008-10-28 23:19:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
...teardown analysis of the Bold shows that RIM has succeeded in offering a product with a full set of features that bridge the gap between consumer and corporate needs, while keeping costs low enough to command an apparently healthy margin Interface is everything One of the most obvious distinctions between the Bold and previous members of...
 
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Backstory and Teardown of the Lenovo X300 (Components By Weight!) [Laptops]

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2008-02-19 00:10:53 by posted by Pantha in
...teardown with weigh for each component. Also, it nearly had a 10-inch screen Businessweek's headline confuses me, a bit: Building the Perfect Laptop. David Hill, father of the x300 and chief Lenovo designer says, "I'm a bit tired of looking at silver computers. I'd never wear a silver business suit." The comparison is lost on me. Many of the...
 
Tags: business suit, suit, lenovo x300, x300, silver business suit, ibm, ibm butterfly keyboard, businessweek, butterfly keyboard
 
 
 
 
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Backstory and Teardown of the Lenovo X300 (Components By Weight!) [Laptops]

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2008-02-18 19:10:53 by Brian Lam in Gizmodo
...teardown with weigh for each component. Also, it nearly had a 10-inch screen Businessweek's headline confuses me, a bit: Building the Perfect Laptop. David Hill, father of the x300 and chief Lenovo designer says, "I'm a bit tired of looking at silver computers. I'd never wear a silver business suit." The comparison is lost on me. Many of the...
 
Tags: business suit, suit, lenovo x300, x300, silver business suit, ibm, ibm butterfly keyboard, businessweek, butterfly keyboard
 
 
 
 
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G1 Teardown Reveals Dupe of Blackberry Trackball, Twin Vibrators [G1]

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2008-10-31 13:20:00 by Kit 'Monster Brunch' Eaton in Gizmodo
The guys over at TechOn weren't content to merely handle the G1 Android phonethey wanted to play with its innards too. There was an immediate snag: two chassis screws wouldn't undo, so they had to force the casing. Once inside though, the phone revealed itself to be the standard messy circuitry and wire-looms affair, with a couple of minor...
 
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PS3 teardown: 30% fewer parts, $300 cheaper

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2008-12-23 18:03:00 by Ross Miller in Engadget
...teardown: 30% fewer parts, $300 cheaper originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
 
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iSuppli Official Estimate: The iPhone 3G Build Price is $174.33 [IPhone 3G]

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2008-07-15 18:20:00 by Sean Fallon in Gizmodo
...teardowns, released a guess that the 8GB iPhone 3G cost $173 to manufactureonly a hair away from the figure of $174.33 they have arrived at as their official take. This figure does not include additional costs like software development, shipping and distribution, packaging and miscellaneous accessories included with each phone. However, it...
 
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iPhone 3g Probably Costs About $173 to Build, 23% Less Than the First [IPhone 3G]

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2008-06-24 17:00:00 by John Herrman in Gizmodo
...teardown" of the iPhone 3g, and has tentatively concluded that it will cost just $173 to build. That's $53 less than the first generation product despite the extended battery life, switch to HSDPA and the addition of a GPS receiver. The estimate is significantly higher (and more realistic) than Portintelligent's $100 Hail Mary , but iSuppli...
 
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New iPhone Carries $173 BOM and Manufacturing Cost, According to a Preliminary Estimate From iSuppli

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2008-06-25 21:16:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
...teardown conducted by iSuppli Corp On Jun. 9, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the release of the much-anticipated new iPhone . The new version will be available starting Jul. 11 in 22 different nations, including the United States. In advance of the iPhone release, iSuppli has performed a virtual teardown, using insights from our analysis...
 
Tags: iphone, release, iphone release, iphone products, iphone content, teardown, teardown analysis, iphone design, low-end 8gbyte version