Samsung has never skimped on its flagship phones. The production of last year's models was already quite expensive for the South Korean giant, but this time the company really hit the jackpot. New Samsung Galaxy The S8 is the most expensive smartphone on the market, that is, as far as the price of components and production is concerned.
The most expensive thing on the whole phone is, of course, the curved, "infinite" display protected by Gorilla Glass. But neither the aluminum body, the iris reader, nor the operating and flash memory chips with a capacity of 64 GB are cheap. The Exynos 8895 processor, which Samsung manufactures itself, will also cost a considerable amount.
Parts in one piece Galaxy The S8 will cost the company $301,60. To this, we still need to add the completion for $5,90, and we arrive at a total amount of $307,50 (approximately CZK 7). Production Galaxy As a result, the S8 will be $43,43 more expensive than in the case Galaxy S7 and $36,29 more than u Galaxy S7 Edge.
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Prices of individual parts:
- Display - $ 85
- Chassis + rear glass - $ 28,20
- processor - $ 45
- Memory (NAND + DRAM) - $ 41,50
- Cameras (including iris reader) - $20,50
- WLAN + Bluetooth module - $ 6
- Sensors - $ 6,50
- Battery - $ 4,50
- Accessories in the package - $ 15
For comparison: The production of one piece of iPhone 7 will cost Apple to approximately $224,80 (approx. CZK 5). However, it's important to note that in the United States, Apple's phone starts at $600, while the price tag Galaxy The S8 starts at $720 for the aftermarket model. If not for last year's battery fiasco Galaxy Note 7, according to information, the price for this year's flagship of the company would be even higher.
The table above clearly shows us exactly how much production is down Galaxy S8 more expensive than other flagship models. The second highest amount for the production of a phone will be paid by Google with its Pixel XL, which the company will cost $285,80 (approximately CZK 7). This is followed by last year's "es-sevens" from Samsung, and it only took fifth place Apple with the previous year iPhonem 6s Plus.
source: IHS Markit
