Cost for PlayStation Vita Components Comes in at 159.10 Dollars (123.55 Euro)

The PlayStation Vita handheld from Sony is set to launch in North America and Europe in late February and all those interested in picking it up need to know that the cost to create one of the devices seems to be significantly smaller than the retail price set by Sony.

UBM TechInsights has managed to get access to one of the devices, the 3G enabled version, and has taken it apart in order to identify the components that make the device work.

Here are the core components of the PlayStation Vita handheld:

- Sony CXD5315GG – a quad core processor with K4P2G324EC 256 MB Mobile DDR2-S4 SDRAM memory dies made by Samsung for a total of 512MB
- Toshiba THGBM3G5D1FBAIE – the multichip memory package controller
- Marvell 88W878S-BKB2 – Avastar WLAN/Bluetooth/FM single-chip system-on-chip
- Fujitsu MB44C026A – multichannel switching controller
- Sony 1144KM427 – apparently an AKM magnetic compass
- Wolfson Micro WM1803E – for audio purposes
- Qualcomm MDM6200 –single-mode modem
- Qualcom PM8028 – power management IC
- Toshiba TY890A111222KA – mobile SDR SDRAM memory
- Kionix KXTC9 – three-axis MEMS accelerometer
- Avago ACPM-7868 – GSM power amplifier
- Avago ACPM-5005 – W-CDMA band V power amplifier module
- Avago ACPM-5001 – W-CDMA band I power amplifier module
- Avago ACPM-5002 – W-CDMA band II power amplifier module
- Avago ACPM-5008 – W-CDMA band VIII power amplifier module
- EPCOS B7429 – SAW duplexer
- Sony CXM3555ER – SP10T antenna switch module
- Atmel MXT224 – 224-channel touchscreen sensor
- STMicroelectronics 32P10SOD
- STMicroelectronics 3GA51H – gyroscope

When the cost of all the above mentioned components is tallied up the total comes in at 159.10 dollars (123.55 Euro) at the current prices from distributors, according to UBM TechInsights.

The late 2011 Japanese launched for the PlayStation Vita has been less successful than Sony projected, with the handheld soundly beaten in sales by the rival Nintendo 3DS, but the company is still aiming to sell a lot of Vita handhelds in both Europe and American in February.