Google Nexus One Cost $174 in Materials

iSuppli did a teardown on the Google Nexus One, which is built by HTC, and found that the materials used cost a bit over $174. You can see a detailed breakdown of the parts at iSuppli’s site. The OLED display cost less than the processor while 4Gb of DDR DRAM cost them 20 bucks. Not bad!

"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 smart phone ever dissected by iSuppli’s Teardown Analysis Service—a remarkable feat given the product’s BOM is similar to comparable products introduced during the past year," said Kevin Keller, senior analyst, competitive analysis, for iSuppli.

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