Google’s Nexus One Smartphone Costs $175 in Hardware: iSuppli

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Google’s Nexus One Smartphone Costs $175 in Hardware: iSuppli

7:05 pm on January 9, 2010 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Mobile Devices, Cell Phones

Google’s newly-introduced Nexus One smartphone will include just under $175 worth of hardware, according to a “teardown” report released by iSuppli yesterday.

Hardware and components for the new device will come at a per-unit cost of $174.15, a figure that does not include expenses such as manufacturing, software, accessories, and marketing.

Google will sell its much-anticipated smartphone for $529, while its carrier-partner T-Mobile USA will charge a subsidized rate of $179 on a two-year voice and data contract.

iSuppli analysts were highly impressed with the Nexus One’s list of components, with senior analyst Kevin Keller noting that “items like the durable unibody construction, the blazingly fast Snapdragon baseband processor, and the bright and sharp Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AM-OLED) display all have been seen in previous phones, but never before combined into a single design.”

“This gives the Nexus One the most advanced features of any smartphone ever dissected by iSuppli’s teardown analysis service,” Keller continued, “a remarkable feat given the product’s [price] is similar to comparable products introduced during the past year.”