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The firm examined the components inside Googles phone and estimated in a new report that it costs $174.15 to make. The firm estimates that a $30.50 Qualcomm Inc. processor is the most expensive part, followed by the phones 3.7-inch display, at an estimated $23.70.
By comparison, Apples iPhone 3GS costs $178.96 to make, according an iSuppli report issued shortly after the devices June release. About $24 of that went toward flash memory. ISuppli was looking at the iPhone version with 16 gigabytes of memory; the iPhone also comes with 32 GB of memory.
Google was able to save money on its phone by including less memory. The Nexus One has just 4 gigabytes of memory but can accommodate more through a memory card slot that the iPhone doesnt have, iSuppli noted. The memory in the Google phone costs an estimated $20.40.
Googles Nexus One sells for $529, though consumers willing to enter into a two-year data plan with T-Mobile USA will be able to buy it for $179. The iPhone 3GS costs $199 or $299, depending on its storage capacity, when bought with a two-year wireless contract from AT&T Inc.
Google Inc. began selling the Nexus One last week in its first attempt to peddle a consumer electronics device. Google is billing the Nexus One as the first “super” phone in an effort to position the device as a cut above the iPhone and other smart phones such as Research In Motion Ltd.s more utilitarian BlackBerry.