IPhone 4's parts cost more than Droid Incredible's

Customers can buy Apple's iPhone 4 or HTC's Droid Incredible for the same price, but the parts that make up the HTC smart phone cost about $18 less than the parts in its competitor, according to two reports from hardware analysis firm ISuppli. The Droid Incredible, a Verizon Wireless phone designed for Google's Android software, costs $163.35 in parts, the analysts found after a three-month dissection and examination period. Factoring in manufacturing, the total cost is $172.25. ISuppli's final iPhone 4 analysis pegs the price of parts at $181.85, with a total cost to make of $189.41.