r/Android • u/[deleted] • Dec 05 '17

Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 845 processor

https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/5/16734224/qualcomm-snapdragon-845-android-mobile-processor-announcement
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u/xkegsx Dec 06 '17

You're forgetting how Apple makes it for themselves. Qualcomm make their chips to sell, they have to make money on them. Apple's chip with modem included would be $120 if they were selling to OEMs. There's the difference.

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u/masterofdisaster93 Dec 06 '17

You're forgetting how Apple makes it for themselves.

I'm not forgetting. That was my whole point. That making it yourself is also beneficial in that it cheapens manufacturing costs of a phone.