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Especially if there is an iPhone 4S for $299 in a month.
by cincinnatus 15y ago
Especially if there is an iPhone 4S for $299 in a month.
- SwellJoe 15y agoYes, of course. It'll never compete with a mythical iPhone 4 at $299. iPhone 4 currently costs ~$450 unsubsidized and is a dramatically less powerful device than the one we are discussing. You know that Android devices are outselling iPhones, even in the high end, right? Price is not the only reason people are choosing Android devices over iPhones.
- Steko 15y agoOn the Apple store an unlocked iphone 4 is $650. Android phones outsell iPhones for several reasons, chiefly supply and price.
- SwellJoe 15y ago"Android phones outsell iPhones for several reasons, chiefly supply and price." Do you have a source for this assertion, or is it just a gut feeling?
- YooLi 15y ago"... even in the high end, right? " Source?
- danssig 15y ago>Price is not the only reason people are choosing Android devices over iPhones. Citation please? Some people no doubt buy Android for phobias about "walled gardens", etc. but that's about all I can think of having used both.
- gbog 15y agoPhobia means irrational fear. Preferring open gardens is IMO very rational. Shouldn't need to explain why on HN, right?
- timdorr 15y agoWith a 2 year contract for, roughly, $1900. Unlocked it's $649, so you can see why a similarly-spec'ed phone at half the price is kind of a big deal. If you got this with a contract, it would go for $49. Compare that to the Epic 4G Touch for $199 with a contract.