Lately, in our search for more inside information regarding the mobile market, we’ve stumbled across quite a few interesting bits of info concerning Samsung’s future plans. We’ve discussed the possibility of the Galaxy S5 being released earlier than expected, and rumor has it that the Korean manufacturer is also working on changing the battery technology in its future smartphones. There have also been whispers suggesting that the company might enforce the usage of genuine accessories in the future – something that might end up biting the consumer in the a$$.
Anyhow, in case you feel the need of your daily dose of Samsung-related news, then you’ve come to the right place. Check back after the break for more details.
Samsung Spent a Ton of Cash on R&D in 2013
According to the research firm going by the name of “Booz&Company”, Samsung has spent no less than $10.4 billion on research and development in 2013 (they are saying 2013, but the research has actually been done for the July 2012 and June 2013 timeframe). According to the above chart, the Korean giant is ranked 2nd, closely followed by Intel on the 4th place ($10.1 bn) and Microsoft on the 5th place, with $9.8 billion spent on R&D. The first place goes to Volkswagen with $11.4 bn invested in this area.
NOTE: As you can see above, Google ended up on the 12th place ($6.8 bn) while Nokia and Sony are closing the Top 20 (places 18th and 20th respectively).
We should remind you that Samsung is a consumer electronics giant, and as such, the company is developing not only smartphones, but various other products as well. Nevertheless, since the mobile market is one of the most profitable areas for Samsung, we suspect that a good portion of those $10.4 billion went into R&D for mobile devices.
That’s a lot of money, and this could be one of the main reasons why Samsung doesn’t seem to be as pleased with the amount of SGS4 units sold this year, despite the very high sales figures. But, we’re just guessing. Fact of the matter is, Samsung is doing pretty well right now, and it has a lot of cash to spend on R&D (and marketing, by the way), which could indicate that the future flagship smartphones of 2014 and 2015 might knock our socks off. Any thoughts
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