Originally Posted by
adam151082
Bollox does it cost $18, the machine time in the metal frame would cost $18. then theres all the screen, camera, glass, people wages to build the phone and build all the parts.
"Interestingly, it seems as though many of the components that grant cutting-edge benefits are rather cheap, with the most expensive being Apple’s “retina display” at a cost of US$28.50 per unit. Elsewhere, the internal
A4 processor from Samsung costs around $10.75 per unit, a gyroscope chip about $2.60 and the accelerometer just $0.65. Oh, and if you didn’t already realize, that metal strip around the outside is the phone’s antenna.