20 March 2013

The components of the Galaxy S4 have a higher cost than the iPhone 5

The new Samsung Galaxy S4 was presented a few days ago , but already has all the spotlight on himself. Many users do not convince the materials used by the Korean company for the realization of their devices, but a recent report shows that the internal components of the new smartphone Samsung have a total cost greater than those of 'iPhone 5.

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Just because the new Galaxy is made of plastic, does not mean that it is necessarily cheap. The researchers at IHS have recently published a report estimating the costs of production of the new top of the range smartphone Korean, and the results are really interesting. The HSPA + version has an estimated cost of production of about $ 236, while the LTE version of the estimate is $ 233.

If we also consider the cost of labor, equal to $ 8.50 per device, the version of HSPA + increased to $ 244, while the LTE version to $ 241. Now you may wonder why the LTE version costs less than HSPA +, and the earthworks in fact, researchers say that LTE is used in configuring a processor less expensive than the other version.

All this can be compared with the costs of production of an iPhone 5 16GB, which are around $ 207. As you can see the cost of production of the Galaxy S4 is significantly higher compared to the smartphone made ​​in Cupertino. Probably the amazing resolution and pixel density of the new screen adopted by Samsung has a key role in this context, but it is still curious that despite being made of less costly materials, is the same more expensive to manufacture.

Via | BGR

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