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isuppli.com - 11/11/2008

iSuppli Corporation : Applied Market Intelligence

— isuppli.com — “The G1 presently supports only Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) mail, which doesn’t work with many corporate e-mail systems,” Teng said. “However, this problem can be solved if Google licenses Microsoft Corp.’s ActiveSync synchronization system, ... (more) iSuppli Corporation : Applied Market Intelligence

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macnn.com - 11/11/2008

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— macnn.com — RIM’s Blackberry Bold Aims to Connect with Consumers In its first-ever solo television advertisement for a product, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) touts its new BlackBerry Bold 9000 smart phone as a device that allows users to “Connect to everything ... (more) iSuppli

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cultofmac.com - 11/11/2008

iSuppli: G1 Beats iPhone 3G BOM $143 v. $172

— cultofmac.com — Google’s Android-based G1 cell phone cost $143.89 to build, less than Apple’s iPhone 3G, according to iSuppli Corp. A teardown of the 8GB iPhone 3G’s discovered the bill of materials for the Apple handset was $172, iSuppi ... (more) iSuppli: G1 Beats iPhone 3G BOM $143 v. $172

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Is Google's G1 Cheaper To Make Than The iPhone? Maybe
Silicon Alley Insider — ... That's the latest from research firm iSuppli, who puts a build cost of $143.89 on the G1 -- based on a theoretical teardown, based on the phone's features. Compare that to iSuppli's June estimate that it costs ...

True Cost of G1’s Materials Ballparked at $144
AndroidGuys — ... The guys over at iSuppli have taken apart a T-Mobile G1 handset and calculated the “Build of Materials” (BOM) cost and the figure is surprising.  For a shade under $144, you can build your own G1 device.  That is of course, providing you have the same bulk purchase discounts and know-how. ...

Build Your Own T-Mobile G1 for $143.89
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... if you bill $0/hr for your labor, manufacturing and R&D time on the project. Key components and their cost: Baseband - $28.49 Display - $19.67 Camera - $12.13 Radio Frequency (RF)/Power Amplifier (PA) portion - $9.84 Remaining components - $73.76. With the G1 selling at just under $180, are you surprised at the BOM cost for the device? Is the price-tag good value for your money… in your eyes? [Via: iSuppli] ...

How to build your own T-Mobile G1 Phone
Phones Review — ... component and material costs for the G1 mobile phone and does not take into account other expense such as R&D, manufacturing costs and software. So the key components come out at…Baseband $28.49…Camera $12.13…Radio Frequency power and amplifier portion $9.84… Display $19.67…other components $73.76. For a complete run down visit the source. So knowing the BOM is now roughly $143.89 and that the G1 sells for just under $180, is that price a good deal? Source – isuppli ...