{"id":182549,"date":"2010-01-15T03:40:02","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T08:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/15\/droid-more-valuable-than-nexus-one-or-iphone-3gs-according-to-isuppli\/"},"modified":"2010-01-15T03:40:02","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T08:40:02","slug":"droid-more-valuable-than-nexus-one-or-iphone-3gs-according-to-isuppli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/182549","title":{"rendered":"Droid more valuable than Nexus One or iPhone 3GS according to iSuppli"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>Ah, here we go again: another report from iSuppli<\/a> breaking down the bill of materials (BOM) for one of our favorite smartphones. This time it’s the Droid \/ Milestone under scrutiny, Motorola’s beefcake slider that currently sells for $560 month-to-month on Verizon ($199 on contract). According to iSuppli’s analysis, Droid brings a $187.75 bill of materials that breaks down into $179.11 worth of components and $8.64 in manufacturing costs. Naturally, the BOM does not include licensing fees, software costs, accessories, or the massive outlay this device has received in advertising support. Nevertheless, it makes for interesting apples-to-apples fodder when comparing costs with the Nexus One ($174.15<\/a> in materials only), iPhone 3GS ($178.96<\/a> materials and manufacturing), and original Palm Pre ($138<\/a> materials and manufacturing). The single most expensive component on the Droid is the 16GB removable microSD card ($35) bundled with the Droid. And after a controversial MOTO report<\/a> that demonstrated a lackluster capacitive touchscreen on the Droid, it’s interesting to compare the Droid’s 3.7-inch TFT LCD ($17.75) and capacitive touchscreen overlay ($17.50) with that of the iPhone 3GS ($19.25 spent on a smaller 3.5-inch LCD and cheaper $16 touchscreen overlay) and Nexus One (whopping $23.50 for 3.7-inch AM-OLED display and $17.50 for the touchscreen assembly). Rounding out the top-end costs are the Droid’s 5 megapixel autofocus CMOS sensor ($14.25), Qualcomm baseband processor \/ RF chip ($14.04), and TI application processor ($12.90).<\/p>\n

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