Google's Nexus One vs. the Droid: Two Phones Dissected

15.01.2010
Motorola can add one more item onto its : Droid does have more expensive hardware than the . But only by a small margin.

A new teardown analysis finds has $179.11 worth of components inside. Google's Nexus One, on the other hand, has $174.15 worth of goodies beneath its shiny shell, according to the same company. That difference is despite the fact that the Nexus One boasts a faster processor and twice the RAM of its Motorola-made contemporary.

Now, does this finding do anything to change the value of the phones from a consumer perspective? Of course not. But for anyone intrigued by , it does make for some interesting trivia.

Inside the Nexus One

So here's the scoop, starting with the . Google's high-profile phone . The surgeon -- a company called -- reached its $174.15 conclusion by analyzing every piece of hardware inside the phone.

As one might expect, the Nexus One's processor -- the superfast 1 GHz Snapdragon -- is its most expensive component, accounting for $30.50 of its total bill of materials. The phone's display comes in next, with an estimated cost of $23.50. That's followed by the memory ($20.40), touchscreen assembly ($17.50), camera ($12.50), and then a host of .