Hasta La Gadget!

There’s another shiny new gadget on the market, and that means it’s time for another teardown from the folks at iSuppli. This time out the team tackled the new iPhone 3GS. According to the company, the 16GB model has an estimated price tag of $178.96–that’s $172.46 in parts and $6.50 for manufacturing expenses.

That’s a bit of a bump from $174.33 that the company estimated it would cost to put together the iPhone 3G this time last year. All things considered, it’s not a huge profit margin, given the phone’s $199 price tag–at least it’s not before the carrier costs are factored in.

For a full break down of manufacturering costs, check out iSuppli’s site.