Samsung is at the moment testing Android 14 with One UI 6.zero internally. They’ve promised a considerable photographic enchancment for this spring. It is going to carry us nearer to the 2x ‘zoom’ (50 mm focal size) that many individuals have been asking for. This enchancment will full what’s already thought of to be an almost excellent smartphone by many consultants.

Counterpoint Analysis has just lately printed a research that reveals the price of manufacturing a Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely. The research solely focuses on the parts and doesn’t embody extra prices akin to logistics, storage, or tariffs.

The Price of Manufacturing a Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely: A Detailed Breakdown

In line with Counterpoint’s skilled consultants, the manufacturing price of a Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely is roughly $469. And 35% of this price is attributed to the Qualcomm Snapdragon Eight Gen 2 for Galaxy chip. Samsung enjoys it solely together with its Snapdragon X70 modem with 5G connectivity. This worth contains not solely the chipset, but in addition the 6.Eight inch 120 hertz AMOLED QHD+ panel, the reminiscence configuration (RAM + storage), the digicam system with its 200 megapixel sensor and its periscopic telephoto lens, in addition to the audio system, the S-Pen, and a protracted checklist of parts.

It’s attention-grabbing to notice that the display screen is the second costliest element. It’s originating from Samsung and with Dynamic AMOLED 2X know-how. It’s representing 18% of your complete ultimate element invoice. The digicam system represents solely 14% of the value of the Galaxy S23 Extremely.

Reminiscence accounts for 11% of the fee, whereas case and chassis supplies take 8%. The remaining 15% is for the whole lot else, akin to connectors, keypads, S-Pen, audio system, microphones, and most significantly, the battery.

Evaluating the element worth of flagship telephones from Apple and Samsung. Plainly manufacturing an iPhone 14 Professional Max and a Galaxy S23 Extremely price about the identical. Nonetheless, the revenue margin that Apple permits itself is way increased than Samsung’s.