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It is when you compare it to a $100 Android phone and $200 chromebook.
by goosedragons 5y ago
It is when you compare it to a $100 Android phone and $200 chromebook.
- scarface74 5y agoHow long will the $100 Android get OS and security updates? The latest version of iOS works on the 2015 iPhone 6S/original SE. Apple also releases security updates for phones two years older. Not to mention that the $100 Android is slow and clunky with worse battery life and a horrible camera.
- SxC97 5y agoI generally agree, but I think you might underestimate how many customers _globally_ are very price sensitive. I have relatives overseas and a price difference of ~$40 is pretty sizable over there. Apple devices are seen as quite a luxury there.
- scarface74 5y agoI am aware of that. I think it is amazing that a $70 unsubsidized cell phone exists and Android has done more to make “computers” ubiquitous than Microsoft/Intel did. But a $100 cell phone is no substitute for a $429 iPhone SE. While there are some mid tier $250-$300 Android phones that are “good enough”. The only phones that currently exist that have the performance of even an iPhone SE are - other iPhones.
- goosedragons 5y agoNo it is a substitute. They are both phones, they both browse the web, check emails, etc. Obviously the iPhone SE is better but guess what? It costs over 4 times as much! A BMW 3 series is also better than Chevy Spark. Not everyone can afford to pay $400+ for a phone.