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This phone costs 1700 euros here... 1700 (Netherlands)! That is the price of a gaming laptop! Everything has become so incredibly expensive it just isn't fun t

This phone costs 1700 euros here... 1700 (Netherlands)! That is the price of a gaming laptop! Everything has become so incredibly expensive it just isn't fun to buy anything anymore. My iPhone 11's FaceID broke a few weeks ago and despite that I think I will just stick with it with today's phone prices.

throwaway270925 7mo ago
> 1700 euros Right, thats the top specced 1TB version isnt it? Amazon Germany has the basic 256g version for 1200€
- oytis 7mo ago
  Still a phone for over 1000€ is crazy. Iphone 17 is much cheaper, and iphones are supposed to be the most expensive smartphones in my book.
  - arrowleaf 7mo ago
    Are these comments from 2018? 'Pro' models of iPhones have been $999 or more, not adjusted for inflation, at their lowest tier since 'Pro' has been a thing. I would expect the same of a Samsung 'Ultra' flagship?
  - layer8 7mo ago
    IPhones go from $600 up to $2000.
- mosselman 7mo ago
  512GB at Mediamarkt. The 1TB is 1950 euros and the 256GB costs 1500 euros
yread 7mo ago
No one sane buys it for the list price. During launch there are always various discounts. I got S25U for 800 (without sending my old phone, just some coupons) with a 5eur/month contract last year at launch. If it really lasts 7 years it's not even that expensive.
- gchamonlive 7mo ago
  It's market segmentation. Instead of charging what it's worth, maybe 700 EUR, they charge 1700 so they can get away with charging you 800 eur on "discount", dragging up the prices of the entire lineup below it.
chistev 7mo ago
What gaming laptop?
- layer8 7mo ago
  Like these: https://www.coolblue.nl/en/laptops/gaming-laptops/filter/prijs:1690-1700 https://www.coolblue.nl/en/laptops/gaming-laptops/filter/pri...
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whatevaa 7mo ago
Wait some time after launch, prices will come down.

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This phone costs 1700 euros here... 1700 (Netherlands)! That is the price of a gaming laptop! Everything has become so incredibly expensive it just isn't fun t

by mosselman 7mo ago

throwaway270925 7mo ago
> 1700 euros Right, thats the top specced 1TB version isnt it? Amazon Germany has the basic 256g version for 1200€
- oytis 7mo ago
  Still a phone for over 1000€ is crazy. Iphone 17 is much cheaper, and iphones are supposed to be the most expensive smartphones in my book.
  - arrowleaf 7mo ago
    Are these comments from 2018? 'Pro' models of iPhones have been $999 or more, not adjusted for inflation, at their lowest tier since 'Pro' has been a thing. I would expect the same of a Samsung 'Ultra' flagship?
  - layer8 7mo ago
    IPhones go from $600 up to $2000.
- mosselman 7mo ago
  512GB at Mediamarkt. The 1TB is 1950 euros and the 256GB costs 1500 euros
yread 7mo ago
No one sane buys it for the list price. During launch there are always various discounts. I got S25U for 800 (without sending my old phone, just some coupons) with a 5eur/month contract last year at launch. If it really lasts 7 years it's not even that expensive.
- gchamonlive 7mo ago
  It's market segmentation. Instead of charging what it's worth, maybe 700 EUR, they charge 1700 so they can get away with charging you 800 eur on "discount", dragging up the prices of the entire lineup below it.
chistev 7mo ago
What gaming laptop?
- layer8 7mo ago
  Like these: https://www.coolblue.nl/en/laptops/gaming-laptops/filter/prijs:1690-1700 https://www.coolblue.nl/en/laptops/gaming-laptops/filter/pri...
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whatevaa 7mo ago
Wait some time after launch, prices will come down.