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Why should the CPU/GPU be the most expensive component?
by jonknee 11y ago
Why should the CPU/GPU be the most expensive component?
- forrestthewoods 11y agoDidn't say it should be most expensive. But that I'd expect it to be more expensive than wifi/cellular chips. My expectation may be wrong but that's what it is. From the iphone5s it was $19 for the A7 but $32 for the wireless section. It may not be as bad anymore. But for quite a few releases the wireless parts seemed unnecessarily expensive. https://technology.ihs.com/451425/groundbreaking-iphone-5s-carries-199-bom-and-manufacturing-cost-ihs-teardown-reveals https://technology.ihs.com/451425/groundbreaking-iphone-5s-c...
- jonknee 11y agoThe estimated price of the high performance chipset and the licensing costs of the IP are different things. Either way it's a small price to pay for international standards that just work. The iPhone would be pretty worthless if it only worked with wireless IP invented by Apple.
- forrestthewoods 11y agoUpdate: I still think standards should be open.
- alkonaut 11y agoPatents affect both the digital and analog parts, but analog hardware is tricky to develop. I don't find it odd at all that the radio parts of a smartphone costs more than the cpu/gpu SoC.