“The entry-level, 16Gbyte version of Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 3G S carries a BOM cost of $172.46 and a manufacturing expense of $6.50, for a total of $178.96,” said Andrew Rassweiler, director and principal analyst, teardown services, for iSuppli.
This is mind-blowing. Just $6.50 for putting the thing together once you have the parts?! Amazing what a Taiwanese contract manufacturer can do for you.
Estimating how much it would cost to manufacture in Europe or the U.S. is left as an exercise to the reader.
