Despite their continuous legal battles and the more than evident rivalry between Samsung and Apple, the reality is that both companies have a more than close relationship and that they cannot live without each other. The latest evidence of this is that the Korean company will enter $ 110 for each iPhone X that Apple manufactures because of the components that Samsung manufactures for those in Cupertino.
If we pay attention to the estimates that the experts make, it could give the fact that Samsung could make more money by making components for the iPhone X than by making them for its own Samsung Galaxy S8. How can this be? We give you the details below.
The screen is the most expensive component of the iPhone X, and it is precisely the component that Samsung exclusively manufactures, although not the only one. If we put together all the components that Samsung manufactures for the iPhone X, the company's total revenue for each unit of Apple's smartphone is estimated at $ 110. If we do the same calculation taking into account the components that the Galaxy S8 manufactures, the total per smartphone is $ 202. Although the difference between the two terminals is almost double, the iPhone X is expected to sell much more than the Galaxy S8, so that experts assure that the Korean manufacturer could enter 4.000 million dollars more to manufacture for Apple than for your own terminal.
Obviously we are missing an important detail: Samsung will earn more money with its Galaxy S8 than it makes for making components, so it is not a fair comparison. But it does serve to reflect the extent to which Samsung is interested in having Apple as a customer, and why Apple is so concerned with diversifying its suppliers and not depending so much on the Korean manufacturer.