A research firm IHS iSuppli has recently revealed that Nokia is spending $209 on the material of its flagship smartphone model, Lumia 900.
I cannot question the build quality of Lumia 900 as it certainly has a premium quality material.
The cost mentioned by IHS iSuppli is the 46% of handset’s retail price. Both, Nokia and Microsoft, are trying to increase their market share in the smartphone business. A recent release of Microsoft Office Mobile on Symbian phones is also a move to divert people from iPhone and Android phones.
iSuppli said, “The Lumia 900 represents a make-or-break effort by Nokia and Microsoft to re-establish their foothold in the smartphone business.”
Nokia is using, in its Lumia 900, memory chips from Micron and Elpida, Samsung’s display that costs $58, and some other smaller components from STMicroelectronics and Broadcom. Lumia 900 runs on the processing chip from Qualcomm.
This is very daunting time for two of the top tech firms and patience is virtue.
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