The Apple iPhone 5 16GB version is available for $98, which has come down from $128. This is when you take it out on contract over two years with AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. Over at Walmart you can get the Samsung Galaxy S4 for $138, again with a contract of two years when you take it out with AT&T and Verizon. This has come down from $168. It is thought that these prices will remain the same until early or mid-December.
The retailers have been dropping the price tag of iPhones as the iPhone 5S and 5C are coming out.
There is no doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S3 has been a superb device. Many owners don’t understand just how amazing the device is and what tech it is. However they do know what the handset offers them.
The Apple iPhone is one of the easiest handsets to use out of the box. Android on the other hand is known for offering plenty of customisation. This is one of the biggest differences between the two devices.
How much it costs to make the device needs to be considered as this will affect the retail price. This is where the Apple iPhone 5 is ahead as it is cheaper to make.
HIS iSuppli said that there was a great deal of difference in the costs to make the devices. Apple of course like to profit, but this means that they have more money for investing in new tech.
The 16GB iPhone 5 comes in at around $196 to make, the 32GB version is around $217 and the 64GB about $328.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 16GB version costs around $244 to make, $236 of these is on materials and $8.50 goes to assembly. The Samsung Galaxy S4 costs $48 more to make than the iPhone 5. The LTE 16GB version is $3 cheaper.
“Although [the S4’s] hardware is not radically different from the Galaxy S III introduced in April of 2012, the Samsung Galaxy S4 includes some critical component updates that enhance its functionality as well as its BOM cost,” says Vincent Leung, senior analyst for cost benchmarking at IHS. “Among the upgrades are a larger, full high-definition display; a beefed-up Samsung processor; and a wealth of new sensors that set a record high for the number of such devices in a smartphone design.”
