iPhone 4 Costs $187.5 to manufacture

Apple lanche of iPhone 4 , and  we have seen lot  of things about this device like photos and videos  .

This time now an electronics market research firm, iSuppli has revealed that a 16GB iPhone 4 carries a Bill of Materials (BOM) cost of $187.51 , based on thier preliminary cost estimate derived from a physical teardown of the product.

iSuppli has conducted such a study many times on many popular gadget  . The company has published their BOM estimates for  gadgets including iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPad in the past. BOM estimates play an important part in studying the impact of a product launch on the company’s revenues. Apple has traditionally maintained low component costs on the iPhone which has helped Cupertino enjoy higher profit margins. However, the component costs seem to have marginally risen with iPhone 4. You may note that the BOM estimate for the lower end iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS were estimated to be $174.33 and $178.96 respectively.

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