CALCULATED THE COST OF SAMSUNG GALAXY S4

You can blame the company for plastic Samsung Galaxy S4 in the housing  (unlike the iPhone 5, Xperia Z or HTC One), but its presence is not only due to the desire for practicality or increased production rates, but also the desire to reduce the cost of the device. Experts from the IHS iSuppli preliminary estimated cost of one unit of the flagship for the Korean manufacturer.

As the table shows, 3G-version of the smartphone Samsung costs $ 244 ($ 236 for parts + $ 8.5 assembly), LTE-version - at 241 dollars. This difference is caused mainly by the use of different processors - in 3G-version uses the eight-core Exynos 5 Octa, and LTE-smartphone - Quad Qualcomm Snapdragon 600.

This processor is not the most expensive component of the smart phone, the most expensive Korean company manages the display. 5-inch Super AMOLED matrix with Full HD resolution is $ 75.

Of course, keep in mind that this is still a rough calculation - the exact cost will be available only after the receipt of the device on the market (end of April). However, experience shows that an accurate count is usually slightly different from the prior.

And in this case it is obvious that the Samsung Galaxy S4 costs not only more expensive than last year's leader (which, in general, of course), but also much more expensive than Apple manages the production and assembly of a iPhone 5, even though the materials of his case. Previously, experts have estimated that the cost of the latest Apple smartphone with 16 GB of memory - 207 dollars. Meanwhile, according to preliminary information, the unlocked iPhone 5 will cost the U.S. more expensive Samsung Galaxy S4. 

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