Motorola’s Q costs just $158 to build
By Kristen Beckman
Jul 21, 2006
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—Not only has Motorola Inc.’s Q device set a new low point for smart-phone pricing at around $200, it also has achieved a low production cost as well, with materials and manufacturing costs of only $158, according to a teardown analysis completed by iSuppli Corp.
The analysis concludes the Q phone includes $150 worth of components and costs $8 to make, not including shipping, marketing and other channel expenses. The display module is the most expensive component of the handset at $25, said iSuppli.
Verizon Wireless offers the Q for $200 with a two-year service contract or $350 with a one-year contract. The phone is a dual-band CDMA2000 1x EV-DO smart phone with a QWERTY keyboard,...
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Jul 21, 2006
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—Not only has Motorola Inc.’s Q device set a new low point for smart-phone pricing at around $200, it also has achieved a low production cost as well, with materials and manufacturing costs of only $158, according to a teardown analysis completed by iSuppli Corp.
The analysis concludes the Q phone includes $150 worth of components and costs $8 to make, not including shipping, marketing and other channel expenses. The display module is the most expensive component of the handset at $25, said iSuppli.
Verizon Wireless offers the Q for $200 with a two-year service contract or $350 with a one-year contract. The phone is a dual-band CDMA2000 1x EV-DO smart phone with a QWERTY keyboard,...
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Biggest piece of $hit I ever placed in my hands. I'll take the ultra reliable, very fast, solidly built Blackberry please.
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No, I believe we had it right the first time. $158 in parts for the phone, $1.58 a day for the person who put it together.
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also the parts they priced was at retail, not wholesale price for parts. so go about 50% of 150.00 and you got the actual cost to make phone.and do the 8.00 by half and you may come close to the labor cost.
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That's actually not true. iSuppli uses volume pricing to make those calcualtions.
Mot may by a little better, but not too likely. The report also didn't factor in soft costs.
Mot may by a little better, but not too likely. The report also didn't factor in soft costs.
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I think the trouble with this device is that people are expecting too much! Is the email and build quality that of a blackberry? NO is it as capable as the treo? NO its a phone with advanced data features, not a PDA!
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Ah HI, yeah, ever hear of a little thing called.. oh ya, what is it?? HMMMmm.. OH ya, R&D? is that where the extra costs come in. I mean didn't this design just fall from the skY into moToS hands.. ::haha, rolling thunder::
Okay, well get over it, it cost about $25k in parts for my e320 🙂
Cost about $250k in materials for my condo
Cost's about $150 in material to have a kid
Cost's .10 cents to bottle a coke!
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Okay, well get over it, it cost about $25k in parts for my e320 🙂
Cost about $250k in materials for my condo
Cost's about $150 in material to have a kid
Cost's .10 cents to bottle a coke!
Need more?
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barryefau said:
Ah
Cost's about $150 in material to have a kid
Need more?
Are you bionic? My baby making material came out free, or did you pay for labor?
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umm 🙂 am I the only one who pays for this? 🙂
reprhrase - labor and delivery material
reprhrase - labor and delivery material
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That makes a little more sense, how you phrased it before just caught me as funny.
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you might as well enjoy yourself while on here and at work, and everything you do for that matter or life is going to suck. So am I on here just for fun...no. But might as well have some when the opportunity arises, a nice break from other wise bleak dreary day.
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yeahright said:barryefau said:
Ah
Cost's about $150 in material to have a kid
Need more?
Are you bionic? My baby making material came out free, or did you pay for labor?
Hell, if you can get $150 a pop I have an old sock in the hamper that is worth a fortune!
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