TOKYO -- A teardown of Honor's latest smartphone model has revealed that parts made by U.S. companies account for 40% of the product's manufacturing cost, as the former budget brand of embattled Chinese tech group Huawei Technologies has turned to American suppliers since the former parent was targeted by Washington's sanctions.
Nikkei took apart the handset with the help of Fomalhaut Techno Solutions, a Tokyo-based research specialist. The estimated prices of components inside were tallied to calculate the relative share different countries had in producing the device.
