Hours are lengthy; the work is numbingly repetitive, produces injuries at surreal charges, and infrequently includes exposure to poisonous chemical substances. Wages are low and suicide charges among the workforce are distressingly high. Should Chinese wages begin to approximate Western norms, or native labor win for itself anything in the way of real collective bargaining power, we may be certain that manufacturers will find different, more congenial places to assemble their gadgets.

Samsung also has an 11% market share in Asia, where Apple doesn’t make the highest 5. The Samsung Galaxy A50 was the best-selling smartphone in 2019. Female college …