PlayStation Vita 3G teardown puts material costs at $159

The cost of materials for the 3G version of Sony's PlayStation Vita is around $159.10 (£102.79) according to tech experts at UBM TechInsights.

The hardware will retail in the US for $299 and in the UK for £279.

The full breakdown of components, a reported by our sister site Eurogamer.net, is as follows:

• Display and touchscreens: $50
• Battery: $3.60
• Cameras: $3.50
• Wi-Fi/BT/GPS: $3.50
• NAND: $6.00
• SDRAM: $9.25
• Processor: $16.00
• BB+XCR: $16.25
• Non-electronic: $11.00
• Other: $30.00
• Supporting materials: $10.00