There's just no basis in the real world for this and a lot of phones have high end cpus that are a tiny premium over the midrange.
Even crazier, you don't think Sony has access to snapdragon cpus? They choose not to use it because of customers don't demand it, why not use a slow rockchip cpu and make more money for the owners.
The only reason someone can add 30-50% to the price is because 95%of consumers have no clue about business and just randomly. They make up these numbers and act like they're experts despite never studying business, never breaking down a companies financials, never even downloading the public filings of any companies.
You can get an idea how much it costs to fabricate a chip and how much they sell for by downloading the financials of any large comparable chip maker tetc.
If a phone costs x, a companies margin is y, you can figure out how much a lot of other components cost until you get down and factor out whah the cpu is estimated to cost. Then add margin back in to figure out roughly how much it costs to buy in bulk...
Or you can literally go on google and just use someone else's guess.
https://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-x-teardown-parts-cost-ihs-markit-2017-11
Estimates the cpu to cost ~27. Add some margin and what at most it's 75 to the end company buying in hulk in a terrible world.
How you make up a 30-50% increase with no justification for it ....
Anyway end rant. Not like we're going to persuade each other and the hiby answered my issue while being able to sell at a $455 price tag and make a profit, so I know it's possible, whether you choose to believe it or not doesn't really change my life.