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Given the similar specs on HTC Sensation (shipping 1.2 Ghz not 1.5) which sells for $550 unsubsidized leads us to some possible conclusions: (1) Xiaomi is goin
by Steko 15y ago
Given the similar specs on HTC Sensation (shipping 1.2 Ghz not 1.5) which sells for $550 unsubsidized leads us to some possible conclusions:
(1) Xiaomi is going with razor thin margins on this first model to establish their name.
(2) $310 price unlocked won't apply for most of the people reading this.
(3) time to short higher margin android handset shops like HTC as commoditization hits with a vengeance.
(4) Conversely high end component makers look to win out as low margin phones explode everywhere and vendors bid for high end chips, screens and batteries.
- wnight 15y agoAll of the above. Well #1 for sure. And they'll sell the phone for more where possible, but also play the other side by selling it dirt cheap via the net just to grow, so #2. And yeah, #4. We're always going to need components and without a pesky OS vendor to demand a cut HW manufacturers will either make more, or simply win through increased volume at the new low prices. I'm sure a lot of us are waiting for the entrenched interests to crumble. So #3, for sure. As the market opens up, and cheap hardware like this makes everyone a potential android developer, the high-margin players are relegated to the more clueless of their customer base as the rest are enticed away.