iSuppli: Palm Pre Costs $138 to Build; Less Than iPhone, G1 (Updated)
iSuppli has issued a formal estimate for the build cost of the Palm Pre, pegging it at $138. This undercuts the iPhone, at $174, and even the G1, at a modest $144. Why so cheap? UPDATED https://gizmodo.com/isuppli-official-estimate-the-iphone-3g-build-price-is-5025546 Well, it’s not clear in Businessweek’s summary of the report, but iSuppli is assuming—rightfully—that many under-the-hood components, like…
