Yes, but hardware vendors need to decide if they put the chip in all devices and reduce manufacturing/design/testing costs, or put the chip on a Geo specific mo

Yes, but hardware vendors need to decide if they put the chip in all devices and reduce manufacturing/design/testing costs, or put the chip on a Geo specific model and incur higher mfg/design/testing costs. It's always a tradeoff and the cost of the chip in itself is not the sole decision driver.