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$399 isn't really entry-level.
by szatkus 7y ago
$399 isn't really entry-level.
- reanimated 7y agoIn iPhone line of products - it is. It's a cheapest entry level iPhone now.
- alpaca128 7y agoMy current phone cost half as much and is by far the best-performing smartphone I've ever owned. No, I don't get why I'm supposed to pay double for iOS. Then again I don't see any smartphone on the market that I'd actually pay a premium price for. They're all not quite convincing to me. Also, $399 is not entry level compared to the first generations of the iPhone, which was already not considered cheap. I'm not a fan of this severe price drift.
- nicky0 7y agoThe first iPhone cost $499 in 2007.
- lalaithion 7y agoWhich is $621 in today's money (after inflation).
- rconti 7y agoHuh. you're right. I remembered the price drop fiasco-- turns out the entry level 4GB was $499 and the 8GB was $599 at end-of-june 2007 launch, but the price for the 8GB dropped from $599 to $399 when they discontinued the 4GB in September, just over 2 months after both products were released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_iPhones#Price_drop_outcry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_iPhones#Price_drop_...
- balladeer 7y agoI agree. I look at it as the price of a phone, not price of an iPhone and the new iPhone SE as of today is too costly for what it offers. I switched to iPhone (older SE) from Android. Size and privacy were two reasons. Then my SE broke down after 3 years (I hadn't put any protective gear). I bought 7 as I needed another phone immediately and I was going away for two months. The last one year I have been using 7 the lack of a headphone jack is so frustrating I would never buy the new SE. The next time I have to buy a phone I will buy the smartphone that will provide at least 2-3 years of guaranteed OS upgrades (or there's Lineage support) and has a headphone jack.