QUOTE(sanosizo @ Mar 7 2010, 11:05 AM)
better hardware, new technologies with cheaper price? that doesnt sound right to me...
in my opinion, it could be cheaper, there are a few factors.
a) Apple might use their own customized processor like the one using in the iPAD.
b) Bigger manufacturing volume due to their growing market share in smartphone market, this will normally bring down the cost of manufacturing.
c) if iphone using 5MP camera, which is now the mainstream, then the camera cost might be the same or lower than the 3MP cmera currently using in iphone 3GS.
d) lower price of NAND flash ***(this one will depends on the flash memory market, generally the price will go from down time by time, but sometimes hard to predict).