The “2012 Smartphone Guide” recently released by the Nomura Equity Research explains the inside story of a smartphone. It also explains which components are present in the smartphone and which companies provide these components with market shares.
Well Well!!!! you will be really surprised to know that there are more than 25 components that are needed to be present in a modern smartphone. And you will know also get to know which companies provide these components . Moreover you will also get know the price of these components present in the smartphone which means you can calculate the cost of your smartphone .
Try it and get shocked……..
Components Present Inside Smartphone :
1.DISPLAY
Manufacturers: Samsung (25% marketshare),
Japan Display (20%),
LG Display (15%),
Sharp (10%),
Chimei (10%) and
AUO (10%)
Price: Cost of Display will range from $18 to $20.
2.PROCESSORS
Manufacturers: Qualcomm (35% marketshare),
Texas Instruments (20%),
Samsung (12%) and
Nvidia (5%)
Cost: Cost of the processors in the smartphone will range from $15 to $17.
3.NAND FLASH
Manufacturers: Samsung (31% marketshare),
Toshiba (31%),
Micron (27%) and
SanDisk (9%)
Price: Cost of NAND Flash will range from $20 to $22.
4.DRAM
Manufacturers: Samsung (38% marketshare),
Hynix (21%),
Elpida (16%) and
Micron (13%)
Price: Cost of DRAM will range from $8 to $10.
5.BASEBAND
Manufacturers: Qualcomm (45% marketshare),
MediaTek (13%),
Intel (10%),
STEricsson (11%),
Broadcom (5%) and
Marvell (3%)
Price : Cost of this component will range from $10 to $13
6.BASEBAND
Manufacturers: TPX (15-20% marketshare),
Young Fast (15-20%),
Wintek (10-15%) and
Nissha Printing (10-15%)
Price : Cost of Touch panel of a smartphone will range from $7 to $11.
7.CAMERA MODULE
Manufacturers: Sharp (10-15% marketshare),
LG Innotek (10-15%),
Foxconn (8-10%),
SEMCO (5-10%) and
STM (5-10%)
Price: Cost of this component will range from $9 to $10.
8.BATTERY
Manufacturers: Simplo (40-50% marketshare),
Dynapack (35-40%)
Price: Cost of the battery of a smartphone will range from $5 to $8.
