Costly Expensive, The Cost of Making Galaxy S9 + Only Half

Jakarta - It has become a tradition if a flagship phone dibanderol with expensive prices, including the new Galaxy S9 + released in February yesterday. Then how much the cost of making Samsung's brand-new phone? Galaxy S9 + became the most expensive variant in the Galaxy S9 series. Tech Insights site tries to analyze how much cost incurred by Samsung to make Galaxy S9 +. The result, the phone made to spend USD 379 (Rp 5.2 million) per unit.

The cost of this charge is more expensive USD 10 from Galaxy Note 8, thus making Galaxy S9 + Samsung phone with the cost of making the most expensive this time, Not only compare with the Galaxy Note 8, the site also compares with the cost of making other phones, such as Galaxy S8 + which only reached USD 343 (USD 4.7 million) until the iPhone 8 Plus which still has the cost of manufacture under it, ie USD 324.50 (Rp 4.4 million).

 Although the Samsung phone with the cost of making the most expensive at this time, Galaxy S9 + still lost from the iPhone X. Apple flagship phone was contrived with the cost of USD 389.50 (Rp 5.3 million). Then what makes the cost of making Galaxy S9 + expensive? The site mentions that the Exynos 9810 chipset has enough price contribution is expensive, ie USD 68.

In addition to the Super AMOLED screen panel chipset was not spared from the attention with the contribution price of USD 72. The rest there are some parts that are expensive, such as cameras, memory, and other non-electrical parts.

 Finally, keep in mind that USD 379 is an account of the production cost of the components. This means it does not include R & D, marketing, and other costs.