BlackBerry Torch Cost RIM $183 To Build

Once again iSuppli has torn down the latest BlackBerry to give us the details on what makes up the BlackBerry Torch 9800. Here are the highlights according to the WSJ:

• Assembled in Mexico
• Total cost of components: $171
• Manufacturing costs: $12
• Display and touchscreen are most expensive parts at $34.85
• Memory chips from Samsung cost $34.25
• Marvell 624Mhz processor: $15

That total $183 cost is not bad compared to the Storm models that cost RIM about $200 but is higher than older Bold models that cost them about $170. Still it blows my mind that it costs so much when compared to the $187.51 in materials that go into the iPhone 4.