New teardown reveals 16GB iPhone 5 parts worth $200

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By Cody LeeSep 19, 2012, 4:00 am426 pts
Last week we saw a preliminary teardown of the 16GB iPhone 5 peg its bill of materials (BOM) at $168. This number is essentially the sum of the costs of all of the handset’s parts. Today, however, a second teardown has been released, claiming that the BOM for Apple’s new entry-level handset is a bit more than…

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