The only valid price for something is what someone will pay for it. They're priced like that because Samsung and Huawei think that there is a market for it. Ti

The only valid price for something is what someone will pay for it. They're priced like that because Samsung and Huawei think that there is a market for it. Time will tell if they're right, but I can see the logic. High end smartphones are already at the $1,000 mark, and all they have to differentiate themselves from the $200 models is some nice design, and a slightly nicer screen processor and camera - they're fundamentally the same item. Manufacturers search hard for differentiation on a commoditised space, and this is the first major bit for years. This is a high end product, aimed at the '1%' who can afford to a stand out device. Do you remember when iPhones weren't ubiquitous, and if there was someone in the group who had one everyone would want a go? That's what the manufacturers are hoping for.