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Stat Spot: G1 BoM cost versus iPhone BoM cost

$144 The bill of materials cost (BoM) for the HTC G1, the first Android-powered handset, is approximately USD 144. This compares with USD 175 for the iPhone 3G. The biggest single cost component is the ARM baseband chip, costing USD 28.49, (19.8 percent of the G1’s total BoM), followed by the display panel at USD 19.67 (13.7 percent of the BoM).

Source: iSuppli
Marek Pawlowski

Marek Pawlowski is the founder of MEX. Since 1995, he has focused the MEX business on helping digital industries to develop better, more profitable products through improved understanding of user behaviour with mobile devices and wireless networks. MEX is best known for its events, research and consulting, which balance commercial, technical and user insights to define the future of mobile user experience.

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