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Would you like to know what it costs to make a Samsung Galaxy S9 + or an iPhone X? How Much Profit Do High-End Phone Makers Really Make? The electronic research company TechInsight has recently analyzed some of the most current equipment of the moment, thus clearing our doubts. During its research, the company showed that making an S9 + is more expensive than an S8 + or a Samsung Galaxy Note 8, although not as much as an iPhone X.
This is what it costs to make a Galaxy S9 or an iPhone X
Right now the iPhone X is the most expensive phone to make. Apple has to pay for each 315 euros. Right behind is the Samsung Galaxy S9 + with a manufacturing cost of 307 euros, 8 euros cheaper. Making a Galaxy Note 8 costs Samsung for 300 euros, while for a Samsung Galaxy S8 + the South Korean has a total cost of 278 euros. The cheapest device to make today is the iPhone 8+. Producing it is only worth 262 euros.
And yes, the iPhone X is the most expensive mobile to manufacture when compared to its rivals, but it also brings the company a great benefit. For every iPhone X that Apple sells, the firm puts 844 euros in its coffers. Currently this model costs 1,159 euros in the market with 64 GB of internal memory. Samsung is earning for each Galaxy S9 + considerably less than Apple. The current price of the phablet is 950 euros, so it is pocketed for each 642 euros.
It's no surprise that the Galaxy S8 models are cheaper to make than the Galaxy S9s, but what makes the new S9 + more expensive than the Note 8? This device also has a dual camera, but does it have a slightly larger screen and S-Pen support? It's hard to pin down exactly as component prices vary slightly, but it's interesting to know that the Galaxy S9 + camera is the third most expensive component in the phone, after the display and the processor.
With a price of about 38 euros to change, the Samsung Galaxy S9 + camera is the most expensive we have seen in a long time. It is closely followed by the double camera of the iPhone X, which costs 34 dollars, and that of the Note 8, valued at 32 euros. Considering that the S9 + uses the same dual-pixel ISOCELL sensor in its main camera as the Galaxy Note 8, the increased cost can probably be attributed to the new opening mechanism that was included in the device. If you are interested, you can check here all the details of the TechInsight analysis.
