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When a phone costs north of 1000USD something is terribly wrong. 99% of "modern" phone use is basically (doom) scrolling, browsing the web, using core apps (lik
by phplovesong 1y ago
When a phone costs north of 1000USD something is terribly wrong. 99% of "modern" phone use is basically (doom) scrolling, browsing the web, using core apps (like maps) for directions, taking pictures and finally communicating with whatsapp and making the odd/rare old school phone call.
This should not require spending 1000-1500USD on a phone.
Im doing all of the above with a iPhone SE for what i paid like 300-350USD for.
Second hand phones are even cheaper, just change the battery and you are good to go.
- smeeger 1y agoim on an SE too and i have no idea what ill buy when this phone dies… i would rather buy an android than get a 16e
- bigyabai 1y agoRecession indicator handset
- aprilnya 1y agoOkay, if your use case doesn’t require it, then don’t buy it…? You aren’t the only person in the world and some people might actually make use of this phone’s features(?)
- gehsty 1y agoPeople pay for how they look (which is fine) not what they do.
- bapak 1y agoYou can hate Apple for it, but the phone costs $1000+ because people will buy it. Apple has been proven right year after year since 2017 (iPhone X) You can still do everything you mentioned on a $150 phone, which exists in parts of the world. If anything, one could complain that the $150 phone still takes pictures worse than an iPhone 5
- crazygringo 1y agoAs you point out, it doesn't require it. Your comment is like complaining about luxury handbags when cheap ones exist too. I don't know what you're suggesting. Companies shouldn't make expensive versions of things even when there are consumers who want to buy them? You should also realize that it's people buying the expensive versions of things that helps subsidize the cheaper ones made by the same company. And it's the quality Apple is providing that even makes a secondhand market viable, because their devices last much more than other brands.
- phplovesong 1y agoWell i would never have a 50,000 dollar bag (like those red-carpet people do), so why have a 1500 phone? Is it just a status symbol? A phone!
- deadmanku 1y agoIn Turkey, iPhone Pro 17 costs $2,610, yet there are still queues outside Apple stores. Considering that the average income is much lower than in the United States, people are still willing to pay more for this phone than you might expect.