Samsung claims that Apple no longer wishes to use their technology.

Little do most people know that in past iterations of the iPhone a large number or the internal components, ranging from memory modules to the actual System on a Chips that powers the phones. However, due to recent conflicts between the two companies Samsung claims that Apple no longer wishes for Samsung to supply components for the iDevices.

Is this something that will really affect users? To be really honest, no, I don't think so. Most users, whether it be iPods or iPhones or any kind of other electronic multimedia device, simply care for devices that get stuff done. Can most people tell the difference between an IPS screen and an AMOLED screen? No. Will a user be able to tell a large difference between NAND memory that reads at 100mbps versus NAND reading at 200mbps? Not very likely.

Apple is more than capable of producing their own technology, as exemplified by the A6 SoC found in the iPhone 5. It seems that the only reason they valued their business with Samsung is because Samsung has been producing electronic components for years now, and they have the science down pat. With this “break-up” occurring between Apple and Samsung there might be a few changes, but hardly any that will completely change a user's mind about Apple products.

Samsung has recently produced NAND memory arrays capable of I/O speeds of a little over 200mbps, which nearly double the I/O speeds found on the older Galaxy Smartphones. It was very likely that this technology would be sold to Apple, who would see its users benefit from faster read and write speeds. However, with this “break-up” it could be possible that for the next months or even years Apple Products do not make as much progress as they generally would have when their components were manufactured by Samsung. However, because the general user is not always able to tell these differences it is unlikely that this “break-up” could cost Apple anything but the time it would take them to find another manufacturer to replace Samsung electronics.

Samsung, much like Apple, is likely to see a large difference, in well... anything, now that Apple is gone. Perhaps more of its top-notch technology will be implemented into their smartphones now that they are not tied to the competition in any way. Maybe Samsung electronics will so no difference in now that they are not supplying the competition. It's very difficult to tell how this will end so early on.

What do you think? Will this break-up affect either company noticeable?

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