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The iPhone 4 unlocked costs £319 in the Uk, or around $490 USD. To claim that this is an "ultra-discount device" is preposterous. I'm sure you can get it free
by rrreese 13y ago
The iPhone 4 unlocked costs £319 in the Uk, or around $490 USD. To claim that this is an "ultra-discount device" is preposterous. I'm sure you can get it free with an expensive contract, but the costs remains decidedly non-cheap. To put that in perspective a quick google shows an £80 no contract Android phone. I'm sure its terrible, but that is an "ultra discount device".
- corresation 13y agoThe iPhone 4 is priced for contracts, with a $0 (actually less -- usually the "buyer" gets credits) entry-fee. In the North American sense -- or in much of the world where the top selling devices are overwhelmingly $600+ -- it is absolutely "ultra discount": it's a three year old device! As no-contract pricing starts to become competitive, Apple will do what is necessary with their discount entrant. But right now for a guy walking into Verizon or AT&T or many other cell providers around the globe, the iPhone 4 is as cheap as they can get. As I said before, the ASP of Samsung smartphones approaches $500. This myth that everyone else is desperately pitching dollar phones is just nonsense. Yet so far this little thread offshoot has seen Apple compared with Lexus, Louis Vuitton, and Bentley.