So much for Samsung making cheap phones.
Galaxy S4 costs Samsung $237 to build, more than Apple iPhone 5
Galaxy S4 costs Samsung $237 to build, more than Apple iPhone 5
So much for Samsung making cheap phones.
Galaxy S4 costs Samsung $237 to build, more than Apple iPhone 5
Lol the comments on that article made me happy... happy to not be one of those people. Our ignorant statements about "build quality", etc. are WAY more sophisticated...
Seriously though, here's the thing... OF COURSE IT COSTS MORE!!! It's more than 3x the device! WAY better processor, NFC, double the RAM, almost double the battery capacity, way bigger screen with much higher pixel density... everything about this thing is more expensive. The fact that it's not 2-3x the cost is actually lending credibility to the engineers of this thing.
If we're going to compare the iPhone 5 to something, lets compare it to a dual core, 1GM RAM, 1440mAH battery with no NFC, no removable parts and a smaller (in size and pixel density) screen. Say, the Galaxy Nexus? Very similar processor, same RAM, 1850mAH battery, (does have NFC, but oh well). Much bigger screen but 316ppi instead of 326, so close there.... oh what? It sold off contract for $400, compared to $750 for Apple. For $350 less, you get much better software, a larger battery, NFC, a larger screen and no ridiculous home button.
Obviously the mainstream hipsters disagree, but the cost-benefit of the iPhone 5 seems to be approximately 40% of what Samsung made 2 years ago, yet it costs them almost as much to make that 2 year old tech as it does for Sammy to make the S4, which is arguably triple the value.
Sorry if I went off a little there, but holy cow. This is like discovering it costs more to make a Mercedes than a Toyota. OF COURSE! And people wonder why I say Apple is currently 2 years behind in tech... it's 18 months behind on hardware, if not 2 years if you consider the Galaxy S2 which was summer 2011 AND it's 2.5-3 years behind on software. Good lord I hope they bring their A Game this June at Apple-ville or whatever they call it... because Android needs some competition so we can put an end to this HTC, Sammy nonsense and go back to fighting the "real enemy", little girls and old nerds.
Edit:
Just realized I went off again in my apology for going off. I'm going to bed. If I offended your love of Apple, HA! JK I love you even if we buy different phones. SERIOUSLY someone tell Apple to bring the heat. We need some real innovation or Sammy will just phone in the Note 3 and S5 too. They're already 3x better, who are they going to compete against, Microsoft!? HAHAHA seriously, no.
Edit of Edit:
Man, I can't go 5 seconds without insulting another operating system. I'm really leaving this time, because Blackberry looks scared.
LONG LIVE THE NEXUS!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously though, here's the thing... OF COURSE IT COSTS MORE!!! It's more than 3x the device! WAY better processor, NFC, double the RAM, almost double the battery capacity, way bigger screen with much higher pixel density... everything about this thing is more expensive. The fact that it's not 2-3x the cost is actually lending credibility to the engineers of this thing.
It's yesterday's technology at today's prices
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Would you agree with me that phones do not need to have quad core processor 2 GB of RAM?More important -- and a fact forgotten by so many -- it currently lacks the economy of scale.
That doesn't make for sexy headlines though.
Me? I couldn't care less how much a phone costs to make. I'm not making it. Doesn't affect me at all.
No it isn't.
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Um, yes it is.
Everything iphone claimed was new with the 5 has been some long ago with Android.
There are no new features on the iphone 5.
Biggest complaint about it that I hear from customers is no simultaneous talk and surf, yet even the Thunderbolt does that.
Iphones are outdated at release
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WTF?? I do that all the time on my iPhone. You cant do that on CDMA carriers its not Apples fault.
WTF?? I do that all the time on my iPhone. You cant do that on CDMA carriers its not Apples fault.
And really? Does android have good looking apps? Absolutely not(there are exceptions)Um, yes it is.
Everything iphone claimed was new with the 5 has been some long ago with Android.
There are no new features on the iphone 5.
Biggest complaint about it that I hear from customers is no simultaneous talk and surf, yet even the Thunderbolt does that.
Iphones are outdated at release
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NO, understand this now CDMA LTE and GSM LTE is different.Actually it IS Apple's fault, every other LTE phone does it except the iphone because apple made it that way.
Please don't speak if the truth isn't with you
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NO, understand this now CDMA LTE and GSM LTE is different.
I talk and surf ALL THE BLOODY TIME I also did iot on 3G when I had the iPhone 3GS stop being ignorant.
No, it's not. LTE is LTE. The technology behind it doesn't change just because you fall back to CDMA vs GSM. The iPhone doesn't do it on CDMA because Apple chose not to. HTC, Samsung, Motorola, etc chose to do it. It's all in how they decide to implement the radio/antennas/baseband. A device is more than capable of simultaneous voice/data if the manufacturer decides to allow it.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409716,00.asp