The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra bill of materials estimated at $469

31 May 2023
Most of that goes to Qualcomm and Samsung with the Snapdragon chipset and cellular connectivity parts being particularly pricey.

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  • 01 Jun 2023

Anonymous, 31 May 2023Man since when worse among all Cpus called Crapsynos is an ... moreAre we gonna pretend that India has its own market and it's very different from the rest of the world? They have models with minimum of 8GB RAM, they are mostly cheaper then anywhere in the world, they have a special phone models just for them, sure they are very similar to global one but STILL! They are a completley different market then any in the world! Samsung's F series for example and same story goes with other brands sellimg there, like BBK brands and Xiaomi. They all tailored special offers just for India.

Cheers CptPower!
Have a nice and fulfilled day!
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So, should we ignore it or put it as an valid argument like you did? What do you think CptPower? :)

Why don't you try with some other examples with other countries who are not 3rd world you know?

Anyway, wish you a happy and fulfilled day!
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    • 01 Jun 2023

    Anonymous, 31 May 2023Ever since Huawei stopped making their kirin chipsets compe... moreKirin chipsets were one tier below others. Their top chipsets were barely equal to high-mid qualcomms.

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      • 01 Jun 2023

      RealLifePhones, 31 May 2023base S22 Ultra & S23 Ultra should have gotten 12GB of R... moreYou don't need several GBs of RAM when the modules used are fast. The chinese brands use cheap and slow modules, so they have to use more RAM. Samsung's modules are the fastest in the world, 8GB is fine then.

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        • 01 Jun 2023

        Anonymous, 31 May 2023You can thank all those that demand 3-4 rear cameras, new r... moreAnd 4K resolution

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          • 01 Jun 2023

          I'm honestly mostly struck by the BoM falling at all, breaking such a long trend - and now of all times, in an inflationary period in the wider economy!

          If flagship phone manufacturing is getting cheaper generally that's a good sign for the future.

            AnonD-731363, 31 May 2023Man from a 1600eur S23 Ukltra lowest model price the market... moreAre you a Samsung executive to know how much they spent on software dev, R&D or other things?
            Also, R&D isn't necessarily about "invention".

            Also, I didn't even try to say that Samsung has good smartphones: they don't deal with PWM flickering, like, at all (even tho their display division is fully capable of doing that); they still make "flagships" with side-curved screens (450+ ppi ones); their Z Fold 4 has 2 (two!) additional selfie cameras, negating one of the points to even have a foldable smartphone (not that there were many to begin with). Not to mention Exynos, bloatware, accessories and prices.

            Just stop trying to get into a non-existing argument.

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              • 01 Jun 2023

              Anonymous, 01 Jun 2023Xiaomi charges 900 euros for phones that do not cost 250 th... moreplease, show me the proof don't just bullshit

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                • 01 Jun 2023

                Anonymous , 01 Jun 2023Do you realise that boM is not the only factor in the final... moreI can easily bet Sony's BoM for their flagship phones is way more than Samsung and Apple, especially for that variable zoom periscope telephoto camera that no one else is doing at the moment.

                  Anonymous Bystander, 01 Jun 2023Reality Check: People, rich or poor, who convince themse... moreActual reality check:
                  It's not a huge markup in actuality because there is A LOT more cost that goes into this than a simple BoM. Hope this helps.

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                    • 01 Jun 2023

                    Anders, 31 May 2023So it's getting cheaper and cheaper for manufacturers ... moreThis!

                    And the excuse of inflation for the prices and then they have record profits.

                    I dont know when did this idea that companys have to have profit every year stick in peoples minds? BS story that people keep repeating like sheep. No, you dont have to have profit every year, why would you?its not economically possible to keep profiting every year withouth end. Take a loss for a few years cause the world is in a recession and then when all settels take a few years 0 profit and then build from there slowly. Do not take advantage of your fellow human

                      Marketing eats a lot for sure...

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                        • 01 Jun 2023

                        Anonymous, 31 May 2023Apart from 60 Hz and no lossless zoom (which will change wi... moreWhat a joke man. Even midrangers don't lag. Rocking A52.

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                          • 01 Jun 2023

                          Anonymous, 31 May 2023You can not possibly describe the A15, which is better than... moreIt is not better, nor is the A16. Slightly better CPU performance, yeah. GPU-Performance, not even close to the 8 Gen 2. And when a test was done with gaming + a video running at the same time, the iPhone failed miserably while both the S23U and the Pixel 7 stayed smooth. Apple is losing their advantage real quick now, it's not like iPhones have the same status as they did many years ago, crowned as the absolute best anymore.

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                            • 01 Jun 2023

                            Yeah just rip consumers off

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                              sa11oum, 01 Jun 2023Public service announcement: None of you understand how bu... moreReality Check:

                              People, rich or poor, who convince themselves that what they are paying for a smartphone with a huge markup (bad price-to-specs ratio relative to other phones) is "all because of business and is justifiable" yada yada doesnt understand that they themselves are getting preyed on by the companies they support.

                                Public service announcement:
                                None of you understand how businesses work if you complain about this kind of markup.

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                                  • 01 Jun 2023

                                  Anonymous, 01 Jun 2023Cheaper BoM than S21 Ultra, yet selling it $1,199 and not p... moreDo you realise that boM is not the only factor in the final cost? And it is just an estimate not the real value

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                                    • 01 Jun 2023

                                    Cheaper BoM than S21 Ultra, yet selling it $1,199 and not put a headphone jack so that people would buy their Galaxy Buds. No thanks, I left Samsung for Sony now and I never regret it.

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                                      • 01 Jun 2023

                                      Anonymous , 01 Jun 2023For galaxy was a special optimised version not just an over... moreThats ironic bcos you are making up bs too. There is no such thing as "special optimised 8g2 for galaxy". Samsung actually downtuned 8g2 for the S23 series to get good battery life.

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                                        • 01 Jun 2023

                                        [deleted post]Not sure how you use your Xiaomi charger for it to last only 1 year. I have been using the 10W charger I got from my Xiaomi A3 for 3 years to charge various devices daily. Meanwhile, my household have seen Apple 20W charger used for charging my wife’s Iphone being replaced 2 times in the 3 years.