Forbes published for 28Nov05 on page 134 has a detailed cost break down* on what a CDMA or WCDMA phone sold costs:
- $21 memory
- $57 chipset
- $6 battery
- $4 packaging
- $10 licensing to Qualcomm
- $17 screen
- $13 software
- $5 platic casing
- $13 other electronics
*The estimate above was for a "typical 3G phone" and the analysis was done by IDC & Forbes.
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