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Samsung smartphones shows that assembly in China is no longer required: no Samsung smartphone is made in China anymore. They're mostly made in Vietnam and now I
by someperson 6y ago
Samsung smartphones shows that assembly in China is no longer required: no Samsung smartphone is made in China anymore. They're mostly made in Vietnam and now India (with some small scale manufacturing in a bunch of protectionist countries like Brazil for domestic demand but not for export)
The age of China being the factory of the world is ending. And that was before Trump's trade war.
- baybal2 6y agoYou need to know difference in between assembly, and manufacturing. Just screwing parts, and subassemblies coming from China is assembly. Manufacturing implies integration not on just parts, and subassemblies level, and having much bigger part of the supply chain under one roof.
- totalZero 6y agoSamsung still has some ODM devices assembled in China. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-china-focus/made-in-china-samsung-farms-out-more-phones-to-fend-off-rivals-idUSKBN1XR0TJ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-china-focus/...
- someperson 6y agoThanks for the correction. A few years ago I did read that they had low-volume ODM devices made in China for the Chinese domestic market. 80% of Samsung's smartphones being made outside China is still great though.