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Yes, they've partnered with Foxconn in the past and have had (now closed) factories in China. This is not what I was asking about. Fact is, they do manufactur

Yes, they've partnered with Foxconn in the past and have had (now closed) factories in China. This is not what I was asking about. Fact is, they do manufacture phones in South Korea. Not all their phones, but they do manufacture them. Evidently it's still profitable enough to do so, and evidently they do not charge $10K for their top-of-the-line Galaxy S phones made in SK. https://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-gumi-factory-2014-5?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-gumi-factory-2014-5?... Sony has also made phones in SK and Japan. Obviously these are not contenders for the cheapest phone, but we weren't talking about the cheap Xiaomis and Huaweis anyway. And evidently lots and lots of people are happy to pay for more expensive phones. Apple has ridiculous profit margins and people still pay for it.

lotsofpulp 5y ago
$10k was a made up number to show that it would add considerable expense to bring every element in the supply chain up to par with the living standards in developed countries. For example, do the South Korea phones still use materials that originate from mines in the Congo? I assume if Samsung had figured out how to make phones with better labor practices than Apple, then they would be advertising it. Seems like pretty easy PR points to win business, so I would have to wonder why not? I am guessing it is either inconsistent across their product lines or labor practices are increasing over the years.