Moto X Costs $221 To Build

[dpham00]

I always thought that it was ALOT cheaper to build devices due to mass manufacture, bulk bought parts and etc. The profit margin is extremely low for manufacturers. Does anyone know what the carriers pay per device?

Q2 operating margin for Samsung was 21%,apple 33%.all others range from - 22% (loss) to 2%.


http://appleinsider.com/articles/13...ne-profits-samsung-at-50-remainder-lose-money

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[dpham00]

How can that be though.. This is filled with 2012 parts! (sarcasm)

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720p screens started rolling out in 2011.

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[dpham00]

I always thought that it was ALOT cheaper to build devices due to mass manufacture, bulk bought parts and etc. The profit margin is extremely low for manufacturers. Does anyone know what the carriers pay per device?

On top of the subsidized price that we pay, Android typically costs the carrier $200-300 more, iPhone $400 more.

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[Greg C]

On top of the subsidized price that we pay, Android typically costs the carrier $200-300 more, iPhone $400 more.

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That explains all the fees the carriers charge to the consumer.

 

[roadkizzle]

720p screens started rolling out in 2011.

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Yeah, but 720p RGB Amoled ones weren't possible until the Note 2. All the ones prior were pentile.

 

[dpham00]

Yeah, but 720p RGB Amoled ones weren't possible until the Note 2. All the ones prior were pentile.

There were also 720p slcd

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[roadkizzle]

There were also 720p slcd

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But there were more issues getting good Amoled displays, and the point of the amoled display is to allow the rich notification options.

The screen technology is not 2011 because there were no RGB amoled displays with over 300 ppi at the time commercially viable.

 

[dpham00]

But there were more issues getting good Amoled displays, and the point of the amoled display is to allow the rich notification options.

The screen technology is not 2011 because there were no RGB amoled displays with over 300 ppi at the time commercially viable.

That's true. Although, I think both slcd and rgb Amoled are excellent, compared to pentile.

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[yashade2001]

Wow

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