Every Product in the world is less price than the manufacturing cost. But the final product in our hand consisted of a minimum of 60-95% additional costs. The extra cost may include Advertisement, Shipping, Retail stores cost. We can’t control anything in the supply chain. But, based on the manufacturing cost, You can understand the value of your product compared with other sam category devices. Here we listed Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Manufacturing Cost and its components price.
Estimated Manufacturing Price
This estimation was done with the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G (model SM-G977B/N/P/T/U) meant for Asia and EMEA. This estimation is for the Exynos processor model. As for the Qualcomm model, we hope to see a teardown of its actual manufacturing cost quite soon.
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From our analysis of the inner workings of the Galaxy S10 5G, we also performed a quick cost estimate on the unit. Here, we present a few costing points of note and an overview of cost allocation on the phone.
Display Cost
Yes, Samsung Display is the best in the market. The display occupies a High cost in terms of the Components. The AMOLED Hole Punch display costs $90.00. Compared with standard displays, the cut-out Displays require 20% more.
Processor Cost
Samsung used the industry’s new Exynos 9820 @ 8 nm instead of Exynos 9810 @ 10 nm. The former processor (Exynos 9810 @ 10 nm) is seen on Galaxy S9+, and its die size is about 122 mm2. The S10 5G comes with Exynos 9820 @ 8 nm, the industry’s cutting-edge processor with a die size of 124 mm2. This Galaxy S10 5G processor costs $10 less than the one on S9+.
RAM Cost
On the other hand, the display cost increased by about $9 because S10 5G comes in a bigger size. There is now a punch hole instead of top-notch, and it is an edge-to-edge display design. Coming to the memory pricing, the cost of memory chips dropped drastically, and as a result, Samsung added a 128GB storage chip on the Galaxy S10 5G instead of 64GB. Also, the RAM was increased by 8GB (LPDDR4X) at no additional cost increase. Even users of this device will get an extra 128GB microSD card out of the box as a freebie package. All these components are still under $12 added to their Supporting Material costs.
Other Components
Looking at the chart released by the guys at TechInsight, the display of Galaxy S10 5G costs more than other components/features, estimated at $90.00. The memory cost is relatively high at $62.50, while the chipsets and network modems cost $70.50. There are more cameras on this device, and it costs Samsung $62.50 for all these cameras. Other costs can be seen in the chart below.
The total amount it costs Samsung to manufacture a unit of its Galaxy S10 5G device, a variant of the S10, is about $490 (total for all included components). Many sources have it that this device will cost around $999.99, then Samsung will make up to 60% profit for each unit sold.
What more?
This is the estimated manufacturing price for the Samsung S10 5G. The actual amount may vary because Samsung will not reveal the actual price. The components rates can be low due to bulk Manufacturing. You can’t buy any device without additional costs. But, we spend an extra 50% on premium devices for High-Quality testing, Advertisement, and Promotion with Celebrities like that. Brands cut down this Advertisement cost and other Non-Needed costs like OnePlus, and Xiaomi. That’s why you get them for a meager price.
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Selva Ganesh is the Chief Editor of this Blog. He is a Computer Science Engineer, An experienced Android Developer, Professional Blogger with 8+ years in the field. He completed courses about Google News Initiative. He runs Android Infotech which offers Problem Solving Articles around the globe.
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