• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Stupid article by people who can’t do percentages.
    Downvoted for false info.

    with unit pricing expected to range between $180 and $200. In contrast, Qualcomm’s latest premium SoC reportedly costs smartphone manufacturers as much as $280

    How is 180 less than half of 280? The saving is “only” 36%.
    What is actually the case is that the Qualcomm is 55% more expensive, which is a huge difference from the claim of the headline.
    MediaTek being 55% cheaper would be: $280 -55% = $126.

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      $180 * 1.55 = $279

      Is the way they’re calculating it

      The (most expensive) Qualcomm part is 55% more expensive than the (cheapest) MediaTek part