On May 10th, it was reported that a blogger compiled the price information of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 series processors after 2016, revealing that prices have almost quintupled in nearly 10 years.
According to the compiled information, the price of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 in 2016 was around 300 yuan, the Snapdragon 845 in 2017 was around 480 yuan, and the Snapdragon 855 in 2018 was around 550 yuan.
In the following years, the prices were as follows: the Snapdragon 865 in 2019 was around 600 yuan, the Snapdragon 888 in 2020 was around 1000 yuan, the Snapdragon 870 in 2021 was around 630 yuan, and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 was around 1200 yuan.
Moving into the years beyond 2022, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is priced at around 1160 yuan, and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in 2023 is priced at around 1400 yuan.
Of course, the above information is obtained from some supply chain sources, so there may be some discrepancies with the information obtained from Qualcomm or mobile phone manufacturers.
Anyway, flagship smartphone prices have indeed been rising in recent years. While there are multiple factors at play, the increase in processor prices is certainly a driving force.
Some netizens humorously suggest that these Android phone manufacturers seem to be working for Qualcomm. They use Qualcomm's processors and at the same time have to pay various patent fees to Qualcomm.
