The Nexus One, sold with the Google brand name but manufactured by HTC, carries a Bill Of Materials (BOM) of $174.15, based on a preliminary estimate from iSuppli’s Teardown Analysis Team.
This total is only the hardware and component costs and does not take into consideration other expenses such as manufacturing, software, box contents, accessories and royalties.
The Nexus One, manufactured by HTC, costs $529 unlocked or $179 with a two-year T-Mobile contract.
The phone contains about $174 worth of hardware — about five bucks less than the iPhone 3GS.
iSuppli estimates the cost of the 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor at $30.50, making it the most expensive single component in the Nexus One. With the inclusion of the Snapdragon and the associated power-management and Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver chips, Qualcomm commands 20.4 percent of the Nexus One’s BOM, giving it the biggest dollar share of any component supplier in the design.
When it comes to overall cost of ownership, the Nexus One beats out both the iPhone and the Droid — at least, looking at the current T-Mobile-centric incarnation of the device. The difference there is largely due to T-Mobile’s cheaper plans compared to Verizon and AT&T.
The Nexus One, manufactured by HTC, costs $529 unlocked or $179 with a two-year T-Mobile contract.
