A new report published by American industry research firm IHS claims that Samsung’s flagship smartphone of 2016, the , costs the company a mere $255 to manufacture. It then hits the shelves in the United States with an unsubsidized price tag of $670 attached, which means that , the South Korean giant makes an eye-watering $415 profit.
IHS believes that the most expensive component the flagship has on board is Qualcomm’s , which costs Samsung approximately $62 per unit, followed by the at $13.80, after which comes the $5 assembly charge. The other $174.30 is eaten up by additional hardware, including the aluminum frame, glass backplate, Super AMOLED display and integrated SSD.
IHS believes that the most expensive component the flagship has on board is Qualcomm’s , which costs Samsung approximately $62 per unit, followed by the at $13.80, after which comes the $5 assembly charge. The other $174.30 is eaten up by additional hardware, including the aluminum frame, glass backplate, Super AMOLED display and integrated SSD.