$236 for bill of materials for Samsung Galaxy S4 : IHS

The Samsung Galaxy S4 may bump into as a reasonably basic upgrade from its precursor, however in keeping with a replacement teardown, it seems the new hardware is significantly costlier.

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Market intelligence firm IHS iSuppli is reporting that the bill of materials for the HSPA+ version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 costs roughly $236.

Here's many examples on however the two generations in the flagship Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone series differ

• Display: Touted to be the largest increase, the S4's full HD AMOLED show with a 1,920 by 1,080 resolution costs $75 compared to $65 for the 1,280 by 720 WXGA resolution screen on the S3.
• Processor: IHS according that Samsung is "believed" to be mistreatment an Exynos 5 Octa eight-core chip with Samsung’s own 28-nanometer method. that is said to cost $30 compared to simply $17.50 for the chip on the S3.
• Sensors: The S4 -- which got the side advantages of humidity, temperature and IR gesture sensors -- has $16 worth of sensors compared to $12.70 for the S3.
• LTE: The Galaxy S4 supports the new 4G LTE air standard and up to six world LTE bands. Thus, the wireless interface rings up at $25 -- up from just HSPA+ for $16 on the S3.
  
  Nevertheless, while there have been reports regarding valuation and availability of Samsung Galaxy S4 in other countries, Samsung has not discovered what proportion the automaton smartphone can cost to customers -- either with or while not a contract.
  
  The Samsung Galaxy S4 is predicted to roll out this spring can all of the most important wireless suppliers in the us.
  
  In total, Samsung during the device's unveiling last week that the Samsung Galaxy S4 be offered with 327 carriers across 55 countries.