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The Priciest Part On iPhone 4-Retina Display
Iphone 4 is the most expensive phone till that is Apple iPhone 4. This claim is being duly supported by the part by part cost analysis of the phone. The total estimated cost of iPhone 4 came out to be $187.51 for 16 GB version. This is higher than the estimated cost of iPhone 3GS [$178.96] and HTC nexus One [$174.15].
This total cost was estimated after the prices of each component were recorded individually. These prices were in turn taken from the manufacturer of those components. However, this total estimated cost doesn’t include other charges like- Apple’s development costs, shipping charges, advertising costs etc.
One thing that came out from this cost analysis was that the iPhone 4’s priciest part is its ‘Retina Display’. It is said to be developed by LG at the cost of $28.50 which is 15.2% of the total cost. This retina display which is 3.5 inch thick and boasts of a 960 by 640 resolution hasn’t been used in any other electronic product till date. In fact, it is being marketed as display with a higher resolution than even a human eye!
The pixel density is much higher than 1080p which speaks a lot about the quality and clarity of picture on your mobile screen. There is also a protective layer on the touch screen which is scratch resistant and maintains the vivid color display.
The next costliest part on iPhone 4 after retina display is NAND flash memory, produced by Samsung and priced at 27. Its 14% of the total cost!
Some other iPhone 4 components and their prices
•4G bits of mobile Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM-cost $13.80-developed by Samsung
•baseband integrated circuit, cost $11.72
•A4 processor-cost-$5.80
•Gyro scoping chip-cost $2.60
