The Samsung Galaxy Edge S6 is a very sexy smartphone, innovative, but what it is expensive. This is not surprising, as it comes to market with something innovative in the mobile sector. Indeed, in addition to glass shells and metal chassis, the smartphone is left with two curved edges on each side. However, while it will cost 859 euros for the first model in the range, it may be interesting to know the price of production of the latter.
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The total amount of materials to build this smartphone is the largest amount that is spent for the Samsung Galaxy range. Also, this makes it the most expensive smartphone to make, even compared to the iPhone 6 Plus.
A calculation made by IHS showed that the Galaxy Edge S6 with 64 GB on board has a BOM ( Bill of Materials , which can result in parts list) to $ 284.85 (270 euros) and a cost of up to 290.45 dollars (USD 270) where the manufacturing cost is added.
If you take the 64GB version of the iPhone 6 Plus, the total manufacturing cost of 240.05 dollars (223 euros), and therefore much cheaper than the Galaxy Edge S6.
Interestingly, IHS noted that in the US , the iPhone 6 Plus 64GB is sold 849 dollars, compared to $ 800 for the Galaxy Edge S6 at Verizon. In France, the cheapest model iPhone 6 Plus is sold 809 euros, while, as mentioned earlier, the Edge S6 is sold for no less than 859 euros. In other words, in the hexagon the Korean giant made a bigger margin on its flagship device.
Andrew Rassweiler, senior director at the research firm IHS, said: "Samsung always seems to carry more features, and cost in its flagship Galaxy S range over the past three generations has only increased. Today, it is substantially higher than the iPhone " .
The screen is the most expensive component
As might be expected, the most expensive component in the Edge S6 is curved touchscreen , which overflows on the right and left side of the smartphone. The curved portion of the screen acts as a secondary screen for notifications, and it can be used to launch applications with one hand. All necessary components for the touch screen add $ 85 to the cost of manufacturing, said Rassweiler.
The second most expensive part of the Edge S6 own Exynos chip 7 from Samsung. It costs 29.50 dollars. The smartphone is the first to feature a chip based on 14-nanometer manufacturing technology, which provides a much better computing power in a smaller space than previous generations of chips. Apple should use a 14-nanometer chip in a future iPhone.
The new chip will also affect the cost of other components. The smartphone has 3 GB of RAM DDR4 memory, adding $ 27 to the cost of the components. This is the first time that the DDR4 memory has been spotted in a smartphone, Rassweiler says. The iPhone and the iPhone 6 6 Plus use DDR3 memory. Disassembly also mentioned that the cost of 64 GB of flash memory used for data storage costs 25 dollars.
Here is a "exploded view" of the smartphone as photographed by IHS.
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The total amount of materials to build this smartphone is the largest amount that is spent for the Samsung Galaxy range. Also, this makes it the most expensive smartphone to make, even compared to the iPhone 6 Plus.
A calculation made by IHS showed that the Galaxy Edge S6 with 64 GB on board has a BOM ( Bill of Materials , which can result in parts list) to $ 284.85 (270 euros) and a cost of up to 290.45 dollars (USD 270) where the manufacturing cost is added.
Interestingly, IHS noted that in the US , the iPhone 6 Plus 64GB is sold 849 dollars, compared to $ 800 for the Galaxy Edge S6 at Verizon. In France, the cheapest model iPhone 6 Plus is sold 809 euros, while, as mentioned earlier, the Edge S6 is sold for no less than 859 euros. In other words, in the hexagon the Korean giant made a bigger margin on its flagship device.
Andrew Rassweiler, senior director at the research firm IHS, said: "Samsung always seems to carry more features, and cost in its flagship Galaxy S range over the past three generations has only increased. Today, it is substantially higher than the iPhone " .
The screen is the most expensive component
As might be expected, the most expensive component in the Edge S6 is curved touchscreen , which overflows on the right and left side of the smartphone. The curved portion of the screen acts as a secondary screen for notifications, and it can be used to launch applications with one hand. All necessary components for the touch screen add $ 85 to the cost of manufacturing, said Rassweiler.
The new chip will also affect the cost of other components. The smartphone has 3 GB of RAM DDR4 memory, adding $ 27 to the cost of the components. This is the first time that the DDR4 memory has been spotted in a smartphone, Rassweiler says. The iPhone and the iPhone 6 6 Plus use DDR3 memory. Disassembly also mentioned that the cost of 64 GB of flash memory used for data storage costs 25 dollars.
Here is a "exploded view" of the smartphone as photographed by IHS.