28 news items tagged teardown
iPhone XS Max costs Apple US$20 more in materials than iPhone X, says IHS
Friday 28 September 2018The teardowns and cost benchmarking team at IHS Markit has completed its preliminary physical review of the new iPhone XS Max. The model A1921 version of the smartphone sold in North...
GigaDevice chips adopted for new Samsung flagship phone, says report
Tuesday 3 April 2018China-based NOR flash memory firm GigaDevice Semiconductor has entered the supply chain for Samsung's new flagship smartphone with its serial flash chips, according to a report by...
Galaxy S9+ materials cost US$43 more than previous versions, says IHS Markit
Friday 23 March 2018The new Samsung Galaxy S9+ equipped with 64GB of NAND flash memory (model number SM-G965U1) carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost of US$375.80, much higher than for previous versions...
iPhone X costs Apple US$370 in materials, says IHS Markit
Thursday 9 November 2017Teardown engineers at IHS Markit have completed their preliminary physical dissection of the new Apple iPhone X and found that the model A1865 version of the smartphone with 64GB...
Apple iPhone 8 Plus carries over US$280 BOM, IHS teardown reveals
Tuesday 26 September 2017The new Apple iPhone 8 Plus, equipped with 64GB of NAND flash memory, carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost that comes out to US$288.08, higher than any previous versions of the...
Galaxy S8 materials costs highest by far compared to previous versions, IHS teardown reveals
Monday 24 April 2017The new Samsung Galaxy S8 equipped with 64 gigabytes (GB) of NAND flash memory carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost that comes out to US$301.60, much higher than for previous versions...
iPhone SE is 3 iPhone generations rolled into 1, IHS teardown reveals
Thursday 7 April 2016A preliminary estimate by IHS and its teardown and cost benchmarking service shows that the iPhone SE smartphone costs about US$160 to build. The US version of an entry-level iPhone...
Samsung Galaxy S7 teardown reveals ho-hum refresh, says IHS
Thursday 17 March 2016A preliminary estimate by IHS shows that the Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone costs about US$255 to build. The US version of the Galaxy S7 with 32GB of NAND memory carries a bill of materials...
New Apple Watch has lowest ratio of hardware costs to retail price, IHS teardown reveals
Friday 8 May 2015The Apple Watch has the lowest hardware costs compared to retail price of any Apple phone IHS Technology has researched, according to a preliminary estimate by IHS. The teardown of...
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge pricier to build, cheaper to buy than comparable Apple iPhone 6 Plus, says IHS
Wednesday 15 April 2015The recently released Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is the most expensive Galaxy S line smartphone yet built, but has a lower retail price than a comparable iPhone 6 Plus, according to a...
Commentary: Few Taiwan-made IC parts in iPhone 6
Thursday 25 September 2014A recent teardown of the iPhone 6 showed that Apple still prefers to use IC parts offered by leading international players, excluding most Taiwan-based IC design houses for the supply...
Google Glass far more than the sum of its parts, IHS teardown reveals
Wednesday 14 May 2014Teardown analysis is a useful tool for understanding the component and manufacturing cost of electronics devices – but it does not always tell the whole story of the value of...
Samsung Galaxy S5 carries over US$250 BOM, IHS teardown reveals
Wednesday 16 April 2014The Samsung Galaxy S5 with 32GB of NAND flash memory carries a BOM of US$251.52, according to IHS. The cost rises to US$256.52 when the US$5 manufacturing cost is added.
Microsoft Xbox One hardware cost comes in below retail price, IHS teardown reveals
Thursday 28 November 2013Microsoft's new Xbox One carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$457, according to preliminary results from IHS' teardown analysis service. Manufacturing is estimated at US$14, which...
Apple iPhone 5s carries US$199 BOM and manufacturing cost, IHS says
Thursday 26 September 2013Apple's new flagship product- the iPhone 5s- features some cutting-edge components that represent pioneering achievements for the smartphone market while maintaining a nearly identical...
US-made Moto X cost comparable to Asia-assembled smartphones, IHS reveals
Wednesday 28 August 2013Conventional wisdom says it is cheaper to produce things in Asia than in North America, which is why US electronics brands have steadily outsourced nearly all their product manufacturing...
Samsung Galaxy S4 carries US$236 bill of materials, IHS teardown reveals
Wednesday 20 March 2013The HSPA+ version of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S4 smartphone carries a US$236 bill of materials (BOM), up significantly from the Galaxy S3, due to major upgrades in the display,...
Microsoft Surface RT more profitable than iPad, IHS teardown reveals
Tuesday 6 November 2012The Microsoft Surface RT model with the minimum 32GB of NAND flash memory and an optional black Touch Cover carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$271, an IHS iSuppli teardown analysis...
IHS teardown reveals many iPhone 5 components change, but most suppliers remain the same
Wednesday 26 September 2012A physical teardown of the iPhone 5 confirms the bill of materials (BOM) and manufacturing cost reported last week in an IHS iSuppli virtual teardown. The low-end model with 16GB...
Low-end Google Nexus 7 carries US$152 BOM, IHS teardown reveals
Thursday 12 July 2012The entry-level 8GB version of Google's new Nexus 7 media tablet carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$151.75, according to preliminary findings from the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis...
New iPad costs more to produce, IHS teardown reveals
Tuesday 20 March 2012The new iPad, equipped with 32GB of NAND flash memory and 4G LTE wireless capability, carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$364.35, according to a teardown analysis by IHS iSuppli...
Samsung cuts LTE chip cost by half, ABI Research teardown reveals
Tuesday 7 February 2012The Samsung Galaxy Nexus made a big impact on the market in December 2011, thanks to its sleek design, new Android OS (Ice Cream Sandwich) and NFC capability. The smartphone has another...
Kindle Fire teardown reveals cost-saving design, says IHS
Friday 18 November 2011The IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service has commenced its physical dissection of the Amazon Kindle Fire media tablet and soon will release its preliminary estimate of the device's...
Teardown of HTC ThunderBolt provides insights on rumored LTE iPhone, says IHS iSuppli
Monday 11 July 2011If the rumors are true that the next-generation iPhone will support 4G LTE, the new Apple smartphone likely will be significantly more expensive to make than the current iPhone 4...
Nokia N8 smartphone matches iPhone 4 costs, iSuppli says
Thursday 14 October 2010Despite major differences in features and component selection, Nokia's new N8 smart phone carries a Bill of Materials (BOM) cost nearly identical to that of the iPhone 4, according...