The Samsung Galaxy S7 bill of materials calculated at $255

14 March, 2016
The Snapdragon 820 chipset is the most expensive part at $62. The BOM doesn't include R&D, software development, marketing and distribution.

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  • 21 Mar 2016

Anonymous, 20 Mar 2016Aren't you speaking too early?Possibly, we all know the price on Samsung flagships drop like crazy once they realize it wasn't the smash hit they were expecting it to be.

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    • Anonymous
    • TRK
    • 20 Mar 2016

    AnonD-362866, 15 Mar 2016Every iPhone user since the dawn of time :).... Took you gu... moreAren't you speaking too early?

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      • LaI
      • 17 Mar 2016

      Anonymous, 15 Mar 2016so, other than phones, why almost all electronic products a... moreBecause chinese workers are willing to work for 1$/day. If your phone ore microwave over was made in the UK it would cost 10 times more and no one would buy it. On the other hand, chinese companies have the bad habit of infringing patents so less cost for R&D besides the cheap labor. That is why their products are cheaper. I will give you an example, swag-way was a chinese copy of the segway that sold for a tenth of the price. The company that made it got sued by segway but they made so much money that they bought segway and the lawsuit was ceased.

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        • Khs
        • 16 Mar 2016

        what a greedy..

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          • tapah
          • Khs
          • 16 Mar 2016

          what an greedy...

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            • XM$
            • 16 Mar 2016

            There is A silly Matter ..
            SAMSUNG spend the lot of Money on Their Remanufactur Smartphone ..
            You can see the These mobile Phone Parts after Six months
            In New releasing Smartphone ...
            They will already Know They are Biggest Remanufacture In the World ....
            (Still They are releasing 2 Megaphone 3 megaphone camera in Their smartphone .
            But Sony is not that type ..sony updating their OS (android 5 to 6) but Samsung does not.....)
            Totally East Lovers ...:).
            But other Mobile .uses The New Technology .and Decreasing their smart phone price
            .sony is best company ..

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              • XM$
              • 16 Mar 2016

              Samsung need to answer The people Question ..!
              About upper article ..
              For satisfying their customers ..
              These will effect on Next smartphone Sells ..

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                • QDk
                • 16 Mar 2016

                AnonD-506601, 16 Mar 2016"If you look at the big picture, which you can't, it says "... moreFunniest part is you didn't know until I explained it to you. That's why you were all like "Ahahaha Noob you noob". And then try to explain it like you knew it all along but you didn't. Seems you are always trying to make yourself feel better by manipulating things your way.

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                  • gmy
                  • 16 Mar 2016

                  AnonD-5197, 16 Mar 2016Lol. Way to conveniently ignore words to make yourself feel... more"If you look at the big picture, which you can't, it says "YouNOOB". Says a lot about your perspective on things."

                  Everyone knows the picture is an old derivative word play of youtube.

                  The funny part is you felt the need to explain what the front half says because you haven't crop it properly but then in the next sentence go on about "perspective"....this logic mirrors how you structure your arguments.

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                    • 16 Mar 2016

                    AnonD-506601, 15 Mar 2016After a little research they were able to cut costs by remo... moreLol. Way to conveniently ignore words to make yourself feel better. Haha. It seems to be all you're good at. If you look at the big picture, which you can't, it says "YouNOOB". Says a lot about your perspective on things.

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                      • Kemerut_Surut
                      • t7u
                      • 15 Mar 2016

                      When will it be available in the Philippines and how much would be the price? Please Reply! Thanks :)

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                        • gmy
                        • 15 Mar 2016

                        AnonD-5197, 15 Mar 2016After a little research they were able to cut costs by remo... moreAfter a little research they were able to cut costs by removing retails and making good use of free shipping. Their ecosystem alone isn't developed enough to sustain the margin they are selling at.

                        What are you on a crusade to slay people that say anything about XiaoMi?

                        LoL. If your "research" can only turn up that then.......good for you. And bizzare claim that I'm on a "crusade to slay people" about Xiaomi seeing as I've only talked about Xiaomi with you but whatever you need to convince yourself.

                        Although your avatar pic of "noob" seems quite fitting.

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                          • 15 Mar 2016

                          The Chinese companies are heavily subsidised by the Chinese government meaning they can sell at a loss to gain market share. Samsung is playing a losing game they can only differentiate using hardware and the Chinese can put out nice hardware at a lower price while using the same operating system. Apple is in the best position because they don't have to compete on specs and have their own os .

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 15 Mar 2016

                            AnonD-236087, 15 Mar 2016Chinese phones are cheaper because they infringe patterns a... moreso, other than phones, why almost all electronic products are made in China? most of my electronics (tv, blu-ray, sound system, speakers, phones, laptop, etc) are from famous brands from outside china like sony, behringer, kenwood, hp, imac, and you can find letters on the back 'made in china' ..and even my appliances like refrigerator, washing machine, juice maker, food processor, coffee maker, microwave, are mostly from famous brand outside china (panasonic, electrolux, hitachi, phillips etc) but still you can find on the back 'made in china' can you explain that?

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                              • LaI
                              • 15 Mar 2016

                              Anonymous, 15 Mar 2016Chinese phones are cheaper bcoz their labour are cheaper, a... moreChinese phones are cheaper because they infringe patterns and copyrights with few to zero consequences. Their R&D costs are minimal.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • tht
                                • 15 Mar 2016

                                I dont understand why people arguing the price gap between BOM and retail price of a phone.. Have you ever wonder if you order an omelette in a first class french restaurant it can cost more than 10$, but the cost of a couple of eggs only less than a dollar.. That's why we learn economy at school to understand it

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • tht
                                  • 15 Mar 2016

                                  Anonymous, 15 Mar 2016cinese phones are cheaper because they are not paying royal... moreChinese phones are cheaper bcoz their labour are cheaper, and china is the biggest provider of raw materials/resources for electronics/components in the world

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 15 Mar 2016

                                    Disposable Shamesung, 15 Mar 2016Ifixit score 3/10 = Disposable God damn technological crap ... moreThe durability of a phone really depends on the way of how users use it. And mind you, some samsung arent made in china, but made in vietnam to more-cut down cost and cheaper than manufacture it in china

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                                      • 15 Mar 2016

                                      Disposable Shamesung, 15 Mar 2016Ifixit score 3/10 = Disposable God damn technological crap ... moreMy S3 works great since 2012 with the original battery... i think you should get an iPhone if it works for you.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • gLN
                                        • 15 Mar 2016

                                        cinese phones are cheaper because they are not paying royalties on technology they have 'borrowed'.
                                        thats why you cant buy them in usa/europe as they would get sued into oblivion.