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You act as if they don’t make cheap and relatively accessible phones. They do. iphone se is a perfectly good phone that can be bought new for $400. Sure it’s no

You act as if they don’t make cheap and relatively accessible phones. They do. iphone se is a perfectly good phone that can be bought new for $400. Sure it’s not at the absolute bottom end of the market, but it is fairly accessible when you compare it to their flagship phones.

wolongong942 4y ago
Maybe America is different but to me 400 for a phone isn't cheap. If poor people in the US are buying their children $400 phones then they can shut up about high living costs. I'd consider my ~$130 Oppo to be the upper end of cheap with NFC and snappy performance.
- filoleg 4y ago
  In the current context, "cheap" is used in comparison to base configs of flagship smartphone models, such as Galaxy S22, Pixel 7 Pro, and iPhone 14. All of which tend to go for $700+. And that's not even mentioning the luxury models like foldable Galaxy ZFold4 going for $1.7k+. Sure, I wouldn't count a brand new $400 smartphone to be the most budget one, but it is almost half the price of a flagship. And that's not even getting into the used market.
yamtaddle 4y ago
Apple phones also last long enough, barring accidents, that if the adults are using iPhones, the kids can probably get hand-me-downs that're still usable and receiving updates for at least a couple years.
heavyset_go 4y ago
You can buy a new Android phone for $20. A $400+ phone, with a $19 charging cable that is not included, is a luxury for many people.
- systoll 4y ago
  The cable is included - https://www.apple.com/iphone-se/specs/ https://www.apple.com/iphone-se/specs/
  - heavyset_go 4y ago
    Sorry, I meant a charging adapter.
alpaca128 4y ago
Just because manufacturers have inflated the prices over the years that doesn't make $400 cheap. My current $200 phone is better in every aspect than the high end flagship phones not too long ago. With its performance and features it's still far from the low end.

wolongong942 4y ago

Maybe America is different but to me 400 for a phone isn't cheap. If poor people in the US are buying their children $400 phones then they can shut up about high living costs. I'd consider my ~$130 Oppo to be the upper end of cheap with NFC and snappy performance.

filoleg 4y ago
In the current context, "cheap" is used in comparison to base configs of flagship smartphone models, such as Galaxy S22, Pixel 7 Pro, and iPhone 14. All of which tend to go for $700+. And that's not even mentioning the luxury models like foldable Galaxy ZFold4 going for $1.7k+. Sure, I wouldn't count a brand new $400 smartphone to be the most budget one, but it is almost half the price of a flagship. And that's not even getting into the used market.

yamtaddle 4y ago

Apple phones also last long enough, barring accidents, that if the adults are using iPhones, the kids can probably get hand-me-downs that're still usable and receiving updates for at least a couple years.

heavyset_go 4y ago

You can buy a new Android phone for $20. A $400+ phone, with a $19 charging cable that is not included, is a luxury for many people.

systoll 4y ago
The cable is included - https://www.apple.com/iphone-se/specs/ https://www.apple.com/iphone-se/specs/
- heavyset_go 4y ago
  Sorry, I meant a charging adapter.

alpaca128 4y ago

Just because manufacturers have inflated the prices over the years that doesn't make $400 cheap. My current $200 phone is better in every aspect than the high end flagship phones not too long ago. With its performance and features it's still far from the low end.