Samsung Galaxy S4 Costs $237 to Build, Teardown Analysis Shows

Samsung buys a lot of components from itself.
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Every Time You Buy a Tablet, an E-Reader Dies

The e-reader is “flaming out.”
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Two More Teardowns Look Inside Microsoft Surface and Amazon Kindle Fire HD

Two more tablets, with very different business models.
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Teardown Shows Apple iPad Mini Costs at Least $188 to Build

IHS dissects the newest member of the iPad family to find out who makes the parts that make it tick, and how much those parts cost.
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Apple’s iPhone 5 Is Pried Open and Its Profitable Secrets Start Bursting Out

Is Apple curtailing the parts it buys from Samsung? Maybe.
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It’s Official: The Era of the Personal Computer Is Over

Long live personal computing.
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A Peek at the Parts — And Profits — Inside Samsung’s Galaxy Note Tablet

Price at the store: $499.99. Cost to build: About $270. Profit margin: Slightly better than Apple’s.
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Google’s Nexus 7 Costs $152 to Make, IHS iSuppli Teardown Finds

Similar to the Kindle Fire, and yet different in so many ways.
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Teardown Shows Nokia’s Lumia 900 Costs $209 to Build

Nokia’s choice in components shows a deliberate strategy to compete on price against Apple and Google in the smartphone wars.
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Apple’s New iPad Costs at Least $316 to Build, IHS iSuppli Teardown Shows

Another iPad release day spurs another round of teardowns, and at least one cost estimate.
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Apple: MEM's the Word

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