The fourth quarter of 2024 now begins. This means that in China device manufacturers will be ready to launch next-generation flagship devices with more powerful chips. Among the chips expected to arrive are Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 by Qualcomm and Dimensity 9400 by MediaTek. Famous Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station recently revealed that you may be sticking with your existing flagship device.
This is because both Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 chips use 3nm design by TSMC and according to sources, their development and production costs are 20% more expensive. For Snapdragon, one chip costs $190 which is around RM789. While the Dimensity chip costs $155 which is around RM644. In other words, the selling price of the new generation flagship smartphone will be more expensive.
This is in line with Ming Chi-Kuo's prediction that the sales price of next-generation smartphones can also reach 30% more expensive. In my calculations, if the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 12/512 GB costs RM6799 – that means the Galaxy S25 Ultra can reach over RM8000. Anyway, this is just a prediction and we have to wait and see for the official announcement to come.