We know the cost of producing a Galaxy S7 – Juicer

IHS Experts have disassembled the latest high-end Samsung to assess the price of its components and it costs more to produce than an iPhone 6S.

After iFixit, c is the turn of the IHS office to take his screwdriver to remove the last high-end smartphone from the south Korean Samsung. If the first had stressed the difficulties in dismounting by sticking him in a 3/10 repairability, IHS is interested to share the cost of its components.

The display and processor cost dear

Not surprisingly, the processor is the most expensive element of the Galaxy S7 since it costs 62 dollars and Samsung is positioned in front of the screen (55 dollars). Remember that Samsung has selected Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, one of the most powerful chips on the market but there is another version of the Galaxy S7 / S7 Edge, equipped for its part of a Exynos 8890.

European market has also right to Exynos 8890 which is produced by Samsung. The price of the SoC is variable and we can assume that the “house” chip Samsung deserves a little cheaper. By comparison, Apple’s A9 chip would cost between 22 and 25 dollars

Super screen AMOLED is also from Samsung as many components of the smartphone such as the storage memory ($ 7.25) and the battery mAh 3000 (3.65 dollars). Before being an electronics giant, the brand south Korea is a manufacturer of components and these components allow to reduce the bill. As for Apple, the maker SK Hynix (also South Korea) that provides the RAM ($ 25).

On the side of the photo sensor, Samsung maintains the blur of the supplier. If IHS advance a cost of $ 13.70, it does not specify whether it is a Samsung sensor (ISOCELL) or Sony (IMX) but according to Wayne Lam, an analyst with IHS, the S7 “benefits probably the best camera on the market right now, “.

Samsung has yet made a risky bet, that of reducing the number of pixels from one device 16 megapixels in S6 to “only” 12 megapixels on the S7. A choice not so common in this market rather known for its race megapixels but Wayne Lam is formal, the Galaxy S7 done better with less.

The cost of production is not everything

The cost of Production totals to 249.55 dollars which must be added about $ 5 for final assembly bringing the total to 255 dollars (230 euros) or 67 dollars more than a 16GB iPhone 6S (188 dollars (169 euros)) and almost 20 dollars more than the version 6S plus, valued at 236 dollars (213 euros).

in France, the Galaxy S7 selling price is 699 euros but Samsung obviously not realizing a margin of 470 euros. the price of components is only part of the total cost of the last brand smartphone and a giant like Samsung is facing high spending on research and development, marketing and development of the software part.

in view of its financial situation, however we did not worry for the south Korean who must perform a very comfortable margin.

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