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The cost of producing one unit of the U.S version of the 16GB Samsung Galaxy S4 is $237 according to an analysis by market research firm IHS, a company that source for critical information and insight. Producing a Galaxy S4 is much higher that that of Apple iPhone5, which cost $205 to build and the Nokia Lumia 900 which cost Nokia
$209 to build.

One amazing fact about this analysis is, Samsung ability to source components from within its internally maintained divisions. Unlike other phone manufactures which source components for their devices elsewhere.
For you to understand, I will break down the cost of some components used in producing the Samsung Galaxy S4.
The S4 is powered by Qualcomn Snapdragon   $20
The Exynos 5 octa, a chip by Samsung              $28
An image processing chip by Fujitsu                  $1.50
16GB of flash memory                                      $28
A display and touchscreen parts                        $75
 Buying the 16GB Samsung Galaxy S4 from AT&t cost $639 and from cost $689 with free shipping.