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the 3GS is only $45 on AT&T. Some carriers overseas are offering the iPhone 3GS/4 for free (with a contract of course). Not to diss Android, but iOS devices ha
by applepie 15y ago
the 3GS is only $45 on AT&T. Some carriers overseas are offering the iPhone 3GS/4 for free (with a contract of course).
Not to diss Android, but iOS devices have better apps, better battery life, etc.
- andrewpi 15y agoThose are all subsidized prices.. not the true cost.
- applepie 15y agowhat i said.
- applepie 15y agoall i'm saying is it would be nice if these users can at least have a great first-time user experience without having to worry about their phones crashing , running out of battery within 30 min. of use, or getting malware and trojans on their Android phones.
- juliano_q 15y agoWhy I feel that I am reading Engadget? This is not the kind of comment that I expect to read on HN.
- kenyan_komu 15y agoAgree on you about the battery life, but I'm not sure about apps since I have never used an Iphone but ios is more mature so it had some head start so I guess its apps are also a bit ahead. The cheapest Iphone here in kenya is about 450 USdollars compare that with the ideos at 80 dollars. With such a gap battery life ceases been an important issue for most kenyans.
- robtoo 15y agoI assume you're being down-voted because you are comparing the price of a contract-free phone with that of a contract phone (but excluding the cost of the contract). A quick look at the AT&T website suggest that to get that $49 iPhone, you need to sign up for at least $55 of services per month for 24 months, which comes to $1369 total. Sure, there are probably deals to be had, but you'll never get it down far enough to even pretend to compete with a $80 phone and $0-20/month off-contract minutes.