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Is this really that extraordinary? I can buy a Samsung GT-E1200 candybar phone for $15 in Norway. Presumably similarly priced phones are sold in the US. That's
by Aqwis 12y ago
Is this really that extraordinary? I can buy a Samsung GT-E1200 candybar phone for $15 in Norway. Presumably similarly priced phones are sold in the US. That's a considerably nicer phone too, with a bigger screen and more features.
- listic 12y agoOr Nokia 105 http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_105-5324.php http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_105-5324.php , about the same price here in Russia. I guess what attracts others is the absolute record of a minimum commercial price of a phone, kind of "how low can you go?" achievement.
- mseebach 12y agoAt $15, it's most likely subsidised (Tesco and ASDA carry them subsidised at exactly that pricepoint in the UK). Unlocked, it's twice that. Still cheap, but 3X more expensive than the phone featured in the article. 3X is a lot.
- Aqwis 12y agoNo, I can buy the phone without any contract/subsidy for that price. Indeed, I don't think subsidised candybar-style phones are even sold here anymore. But even if it's $30 in the UK, are there really no (unlocked) phones available at a lower price-point?
- mseebach 12y agoFair enough. It's plausible - I have a few of the Samsung (unlocked) at roughly that price point, but they were cheap enough that I didn't bother to shop around.