Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S7 costs Rs 48,900. Now, guess how much Samsung spent on making it. According to market analyst IHS, the bill of materials for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 version of the Galaxy S7 is reportedly $255. This roughly translates to Rs 15,750 (considering Rs 70 for $1).
Note that this price doesn't include costs related to software research, R&D, marketing, distribution among other taxes and charges.
In India, Samsung is selling the Exynos 8890 chipset version of the Galaxy S6, which costs less. IHS stated that the costliest component in the smartphone is Qualcomm's
Snapdragon 820 chipset which is estimated to cost $62. The camera module costs around $14 and the overall assembly charge is around $6.
Interestingly, the reported highlighted that the bill of materials of the Galaxy S7 is $1 less than the Galaxy S5, which was launched two years back and had a plastic body.
Samsung recently announced that it is planning to Rs 100 crore in marketing its latest flagship smartphones to counter Apple.
The new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were launched within a month of their global launch at MWC 2016 in Barcelona. The company claims that its new smartphones offer superior performance and are IP68 waterproof.
Note that this price doesn't include costs related to software research, R&D, marketing, distribution among other taxes and charges.
In India, Samsung is selling the Exynos 8890 chipset version of the Galaxy S6, which costs less. IHS stated that the costliest component in the smartphone is Qualcomm's
Snapdragon 820 chipset which is estimated to cost $62. The camera module costs around $14 and the overall assembly charge is around $6.
Interestingly, the reported highlighted that the bill of materials of the Galaxy S7 is $1 less than the Galaxy S5, which was launched two years back and had a plastic body.
Samsung recently announced that it is planning to Rs 100 crore in marketing its latest flagship smartphones to counter Apple.
The new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge were launched within a month of their global launch at MWC 2016 in Barcelona. The company claims that its new smartphones offer superior performance and are IP68 waterproof.
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