Explained: How Companies Make Cheap Phones That Are So Good | Elemental Ep 1

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Published on August 30, 2020 7:30:11 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aEOKGkbTEQ

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Have you ever wondered how some smartphones are made so cheap? If you did, here is a quick dive into the business of making smartphones. In the first episode of Elemental, our latest series on the smaller things in tech that make a bigger impact on the world, we take you on a journey through the world of smartphones, where you are wearing the shoes of a product manager. We also play a game that lets you build smartphones.
So chill out, kick back and watch the latest episodes of Elemental every Sunday.

0:00 Introduction
1:26 Indians are spending less during the pandemic
2:07 What does a product manager do?
3:09 Economies of scale
3:33 We play a smartphone-building game
6:27 How compromises are made
6:54 How quality checks are performed
7:48 The role and cost of marketing
9:20 Hidden costs

You can check out Smartphone Tycoon here:
Steam - https://bit.ly/2YElBDm
Android - https://bit.ly/3b14TTv
App Store - https://apple.co/3gya3rr


Anchor and animations: Shubham Raheja (https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/shubham-raheja-43)
Video Editor: Pankaj Rawat (https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/pankaj-rawat-44)

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