https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/why-the-iphone-8-might-cost-more-than-1000.html >Samsung may be to blame if the iPhone 8 costs more than $1,000. >According to MacRumors, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo — a widely followed and historically accurate Apple analyst — said this week that Samsung is likely charging Apple up to $130 per display used in each iPhone 8 unit.