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Galaxy S6 Edge is the costly device to manufacture

  affan khalid

A report later leaked out analyzing how costly it gets while manufacturing the Galaxy S6 edge. It appeared that the smartphone boosting a curved edge is the most expensive ever for Samsung.The S6 edge is not a cheap deal for customers as well but if you see the Bill of Material you will get a fair idea that it will not cost less than $290 for the 64GB version made for Verizon. This includes parts and assembly but not the R&D expenses, or money spent on software, distribution, and marketing.The Galaxy S6 Edge is even expensive than latest iPhones to build. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models have a Bill of Material of $247 and $263, respectively. The Galaxy S5 cost Samsung around $256 while the Galaxy S4 was manufactured for $244.The most expensive component in the Galaxy S6 edge is its curved screen, as you may have predicted. Attached with the touchscreen, it costs $85. The Exynos 7420 SoC is likely to cost $29.50, while the 3GB of DDR4 RAM is for $27. The 64GB of internal storage has been revealed to cost $25. Verizon’s version of the Galaxy S6 edge uses a $15 Qualcomm base band chip.

Galaxy S6 Edge is the costly device to manufacture

Galaxy S6 Edge is the costly device to manufacture

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