Every time any major company launches a new terminal on the market, new devices are subjected to different resistance tests, tests that in many cases are too exaggerated and that do not simulate the day-to-day life of normal use of the device. But the manufacturing costs of the components that are part of the device are also published. Depending on the publication that echoes this information, you can focus the news by ensuring that the difference between the manufacturing cost and the selling price are benefits.
Leaving aside the sensational headlines, the one in this article is not, we can see how according to the IHS firm has published the cost of all the components of the new Pixel XL. According to this company the cost of manufacturing the Google Pixel is up to $ 285. Taking into account that the price of the terminal in the United States is 769 dollars, the difference between both amounts are not benefits since the cost of manufacturing must be added to the costs of shipping, R&D, distribution, and assembly … So the final cost of manufacturing the terminal and putting it on sale in the stores where it is distributed rises considerably.
Most tech companies, including Apple (which is always said to get beastly margins for every terminal sold), handle a profit percentage of 21-22%, which shows us once again that the manufacturing cost is one of the variables included in the price of the terminal. The manufacturing cost of this terminal is very similar to what we can find in the iPhone 7 Plus and the Samsung S7 Edge, all of them located, more or less, in the same final price range.
Very good but apart there are many salaries to pay, marketing and blah blah blah