三星Galaxy S4看人下菜碟
Galaxy S4美國(guó)發(fā)布會(huì)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。
????三星公司(Samsung)在美國(guó)和韓國(guó)銷售的Galaxy S4在外觀上毫無(wú)二致,但內(nèi)部構(gòu)成卻差別很大,主要體現(xiàn)在處理器、無(wú)線系統(tǒng)和各種材質(zhì)上。 ????市場(chǎng)調(diào)研公司IHS的iSuppli拆解小組在拆解這兩款產(chǎn)品時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)了這些差異。 ????據(jù)IHS稱,美國(guó)銷售的16GB機(jī)型的配件成本是229美元,加上制造成本為237美元。而韓國(guó)版所用配件成本為244美元,加上裝配成本為252美元(見(jiàn)下表)。 ????IHS拆解服務(wù)高級(jí)分析師文森特?梁在月初舉行的新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上表示:“這兩款產(chǎn)品的差別就像韓國(guó)泡菜和美國(guó)涼拌卷心菜的差別。” ????據(jù)梁表示,蘋(píng)果公司(Apple)通常不會(huì)針對(duì)不同市場(chǎng)采用不同的配件。 ????“Galaxy S4至少有4種版本,三星藉此表明,它的戰(zhàn)略是推出一款功能和價(jià)格都讓人心動(dòng)的產(chǎn)品——然后改變配置以適合不同市場(chǎng)或地區(qū)的偏好。這種做法和三星在手機(jī)領(lǐng)域的頭號(hào)對(duì)手蘋(píng)果所采用的一機(jī)通吃的做法形成了鮮明對(duì)比。” ????下圖:IHS的拆解清單。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)) ????譯者:清遠(yuǎn) |
????Although from the outside they look the same, on the inside the Galaxy S4 that Samsung sells in the U.S. and the one it sells in Korea turn out to have significant differences -- including the apps processor, the wireless subsystem and the bill of materials. ????The differences were discovered when the two products were dissected by the iSuppli wrecking crew at IHS. ????The component costs of the 16 GB model sold in the U.S. is $229, according to IHS, rising to $237 when the manufacturing cost is added. The Korean edition has a BOM of $244 and a combined assembly and component cost of $252. (See table below.) ????"The products are as different from each other as kimchee and coleslaw," said Vincent Leung, senior analyst for IHS' teardown services, in a press release issued Thursday. ????According to Leung, changing components from one market to another would not be Apple's (AAPL) style. ????"With at least four different known incarnations of the Galaxy S4, Samsung is demonstrating its strategy of offering a mobile product that has appealing features and pricing -- and then adapting the device to suit the tastes of varying markets or regions. This approach is in stark contrast to the one-size-fits-all philosophy used by Apple Inc., Samsung's primary competitor in the wireless space." ????Below: IHS's tale of the tape. |