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As you are probably aware, popular phones like the iPhone 15 and Samsung Galaxy S24 (#1 and #2 in the USA) are in that range, costing $700 and $1300 for the 'ba
by Symbiote 2y ago
As you are probably aware, popular phones like the iPhone 15 and Samsung Galaxy S24 (#1 and #2 in the USA) are in that range, costing $700 and $1300 for the 'basic' models.
- throwaway48476 2y agoSomehow the rest of the world gets by with much cheaper phones.
- givinguflac 2y agoI love this take- Sure, let’s just ignore the disastrous adware, bloatware etc that also “subsidize” these cheaper phones, to say nothing of the actual capabilities or user experience of said devices.
- ahartmetz 2y agoNo such crap on Motorola phones. Posting from a five years old Moto One Vision. It's... a smartphone. It has a decent CPU, screen, camera, storage, NFC, etc. I couldn't say what's missing. The only thing I'd get excited about in a new phone is a faster CPU.
- refurb 2y agoMuch of the world “gets by” on outdoor toilets, but we put value on indoor plumbing don’t we?
- jazzyjackson 2y agoPopular or not they are luxury goods, and a modern iphone can be had for a couple hundred bucks used (SE 2nd gen)
- nothercastle 2y agoThat’s because subsidized plans don’t encourage shopping for the lowest price. Consumers just see free phone and optimize to buy the most expensive free phone available.
- gruez 2y agoI find it hard to believe that consumers are that dumb that they can't do an addition and multiplication to find the actual TCO.