Samsung, one of the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers, introduced the Galaxy S23 series at the Samsung Unpacked event. Galaxy S23 Ultra, the most powerful name of the series, attracted all the attention with its features. According to many people, the model is the most equipped phone in the industry. So how much was spent in the production phase of the device?
Galaxy S23 Ultra costs $469
The Galaxy S23 Ultra is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor built specifically for Samsung on TSMC’s 4nm process node. In addition, the cost is increasing when camera sensors, RAM and storage areas are considered. The latest bill of materials (BoM) analysis by Counterpoint’s component research service has revealed the cost of Samsung’s flagship phone.
According to the results of the research, the cost of the Galaxy S23 Ultra was calculated as approximately $ 469. Qualcomm, which produces its processor, takes 34 percent of this cost. Even Samsung’s own share remains at 33 percent. STMicro, which makes laser autofocus module, accelerometer, gyroscope, and barometer, took the 6 percent share.
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features;
Processor: | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
GPU/Graphics unit | Adreno 740 |
Storage | 256GB/512GB/1TB (UFS 4) |
Memory | 8GB/12GB RAM (LPDDR5X) |
Screen size: Screen resolution: Screen refresh rate: Screen brightness: Other: |
-6.8 inch Edge QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, -1440×3088 pixel resolution, -120Hz variable refresh/240Hz touch sampling rate -1750 nits -HDR10+, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
Rear camera: | -200 Megapixel f/1.7 main camera -12 Megapixel f/2.2 ultra wide angle -10 Megapixel periscope telephoto 3x optical zoom f/2.4 -10 Megapixel telephoto camera 10x optical zoom f/4.9 |
Video (Rear camera): | [email protected], [email protected]/60fps, [email protected]/60/240fps, [email protected], -HDR10+, stereo sound recording, gyro-EIS, Portrait mode 4K shooting |
Front camera: | 12 Megapixel f/2.2 |
Battery and fast charging: | -5,000mAh -45W wired -15W wireless charging -Support reverse wireless charging |
Wireless connection: | 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC |
Other: | -IP68 -Samsung Pay via NFC -Ultrasonic fingerprint reader -S-Pen |