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I dunno if I buy this. Sure the spread of Android devices and manufacturers is wider across the price and cost spectrum, but there are 'high-end' Android phone
by sillyquiet 8y ago
I dunno if I buy this.
Sure the spread of Android devices and manufacturers is wider across the price and cost spectrum, but there are 'high-end' Android phone manufacturer as well.
Samsung comes to mind, surely it's big enough to produce high-performance phones that can compete architecturally with Apple's SoC as well as addressing the developing nation / low-cost phone market?
- tyingq 8y ago"But there are 'high-end' Android phone manufacturer as well" Sure, yes, but not at a volume that allows them to create a processor that competes with iPhone only on their flagship model. Also, they can't charge $999 for their flagship. The average sales price for an iPhone is higher than the flagship model at Samsung.
- chipotle_coyote 8y agoWouldn't you consider the flagship model at Samsung the Galaxy Note 9? Which starts at... $999?
- scarface74 8y agoEven Samsung sales mostly lowend phones. The average selling price of their phones is still under $300. https://www.gsmarena.com/analysts_average_selling_price_of_a_samsung_phone_on_the_rise_thanks_to_galaxy_s8-news-26514.php https://www.gsmarena.com/analysts_average_selling_price_of_a... From everything I can tell and looking at the numbers, the high end Android market is minuscule.
- babypuncher 8y agoRight, but while Samsung's hardware team is focused on designing silicon for low, mid, and high-end devices throughout the year, Apple is building one chipset for two or three high end models every year. Apple just shoves last years models further down the price spectrum rather than launching new low and mid range devices every year. The tighter focus, combined with the fact that Apple rakes in more cash to spend on R&D, is why their engineering team is able to win out here.