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I think there is plenty of room for Android devices, at lower price points.
by noelchurchill 16y ago
I think there is plenty of room for Android devices, at lower price points.
- dilap 16y agoI'm not so sure. (1) The plan price already dwarfs the phone price in all cases (2) An older-gen iPhone on ATT is $50. That's pretty darn cheap. (As the current gen is replaced, I'd expect something similar on Verizon.) But hasn't this already happened? How are Android phone sales for AT&T?
- maethorechannen 16y ago"But hasn't this already happened?" It's certainly happened in the UK. The iPhone is available on all the major networks (for free on the higher end contracts) and is available unlocked and SIM free from Apple stores. It hasn't hampered Android's growth to any great extent.
- alanfalcon 16y agoLike $2839 for the iPhone over two years vs $2689 for a $50 Android phone over two years?
- noelchurchill 16y agoRight, the monthly cost is the same, so the only cost comparison consumers go through is the cost of the actual phones. When they're standing in the store staring at two phones and the iphone is $200 and the android is $50 (or free) that seems like a big difference, all else being the same.
- bad_user 16y agoLike $200 for an unlocked Android phone without a contract.
- Zak 16y agoI think there's room at higher price points too. There are a lot of people who prefer Android or care a lot about some specific feature that isn't available on the iPhone and isn't likely to be. I'm sure the Verizon iPhone will be very popular and cut in to Android sales, but that doesn't mean Android won't continue to grow. There are a lot of feature phone users out there.