$18 more than Kindle Fire
Google’s new Nexus 7 is hitting retail in Anglo-Saxon markets, so IHS used to opportunity to unveil the results of its teardown analysis.
IHS puts the Nexus 7 8GB bill-of-materials at just $152, significantly lower than a previous teardown by TechInsights, which placed the BOM cost at $184.
IHS estimates the Kindle Fire BOM at $133. Back in November the cost was estimated at $191, which indicates a staggering drop in component prices.
As for the Nexus, the 8GB BOM is $151.75, while the 16GB model costs $159.25, or about $8 more, proving our previous guesstimate.
Analysts are surprised that Google managed to keep costs so low and if the drop in Kindle Fire component costs is anything to go by, the Nexus could be a very nice money maker indeed.
