iPhone 3G S Carries $178.96 BOM and Manufacturing Cost, iSuppli Teardown Reveals

With the new iPhone 3G S’s Bill of Materials (BOM) and feature set nearly the same as the previous model in the iPhone line, you might think the product’s component selection would be virtually unchanged. However, a dissection conducted by iSuppli Corp.’s Teardown Analysis team reveals some interesting changes in the parts and suppliers.