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Remember when high end phones started at $649?
Posted on 10/9/18 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 10/9/18 at 12:55 pm
$649 was what you world pay for a new iPhone with base level for storage for a long time. Anyone remember that?
Now we have this: The new iPhone XS starts at $999. The XS Max starts at $1099. The Pixel 3 released today is $799 and the Pixel 3XL is $899. The original OnePlus One was $299 when it launched. The OnePlus 6 was $529 at launch. Prices are just creeping up and up everywhere.
WTF happened?
Now we have this: The new iPhone XS starts at $999. The XS Max starts at $1099. The Pixel 3 released today is $799 and the Pixel 3XL is $899. The original OnePlus One was $299 when it launched. The OnePlus 6 was $529 at launch. Prices are just creeping up and up everywhere.
WTF happened?
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Posted on 10/9/18 at 1:03 pm to rickgrimes
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WTF happened?
Economics
Posted on 10/9/18 at 1:17 pm to LSU316
The market is willing to pay more, so companies will charge more.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 1:18 pm to rickgrimes
Wireless networks pushed consumers away from the 2 year subsidies and promoted the equipment installment plans. Better, faster components like processor and cameras cost more to make along with R&D that gets combined into the final price of the device.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 1:26 pm to rickgrimes
I member.
Smartphones just do more than they used to, even 5 years ago. And they’re ubiquitous now so you can’t really do without one. More demand + More features = higher prices.
Smartphones just do more than they used to, even 5 years ago. And they’re ubiquitous now so you can’t really do without one. More demand + More features = higher prices.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 1:27 pm to tokenasian37
Those things haven’t driven up company costs 40% so I doubt it’s that. Probably just market economics. Glad my company pays for my phone.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 1:39 pm to rickgrimes
I think phone companies realized how integral phones are to society and realized that people would pay almost anything for them ala increase in demand. Costs of making the phones has gone up much, I suspect that in a few years there will be new phone companies with much cheaper phones that bring down the prices of the iPhones/Droids, but they're not seen as viable options currently.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 2:29 pm to rickgrimes
Payment plans. Debt allows people to buy more phone than they can afford
Posted on 10/9/18 at 2:41 pm to rickgrimes
Companies can't compete on essential features anymore. Normal average priced phones do everything a normal person needs.
So now they're packing new high-end features/luxuries into these phones and charging a premium for them.
No one really should be complaining unless they just gotta have the latest, greatest thing. And if that's you, that says more about you than it does about the market.
So now they're packing new high-end features/luxuries into these phones and charging a premium for them.
No one really should be complaining unless they just gotta have the latest, greatest thing. And if that's you, that says more about you than it does about the market.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 2:55 pm to rickgrimes
Remember when you had to have a Phone, Camera, Music Player, Portable TV, Garmin and Computer to somewhat do all the things that today's smartphone does? I 'member.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 3:09 pm to rickgrimes
I also think they are just putting more shite in there to compete with the other fad of another phone.
Like the iPhone face id that's more advanced than the Android version. Honestly who gives a frick but apparently everyone does and will pay more for it.
Like the iPhone face id that's more advanced than the Android version. Honestly who gives a frick but apparently everyone does and will pay more for it.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 3:21 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
i paid i think $125 for my pixel XL a couple months back. yeah i'm always a few phones behind but its always the fastest phone i've ever owned when i buy it!
loving the pixel..feels sci-fi fast and has tons of new features over the nexus 6 i was rocking prior to it.
not interested in paying over $400 for any phone ever.
This post was edited on 10/9/18 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 10/9/18 at 3:22 pm to rickgrimes
The iPhone XR starts at $749, not that bad.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 3:36 pm to Jack Bauers HnK
That's terrible
Posted on 10/9/18 at 3:52 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
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Honestly who gives a frick but apparently everyone does and will pay more for it.
Man, going from TouchID to FaceID has been one of my favorite features. It's awesome. I know it's so small, but damn is it insanely nice.
This post was edited on 10/9/18 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 10/9/18 at 4:04 pm to colorchangintiger
That's not what I mean. I mean the tech or whatever in iPhones version compared to the lower tech but quicker Android versions
Like OnePlus 5 and up have face unlock that is much quicker and cost less but iPhone has to have the 30+ 3d points to recognize.
Like OnePlus 5 and up have face unlock that is much quicker and cost less but iPhone has to have the 30+ 3d points to recognize.
This post was edited on 10/9/18 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 10/9/18 at 4:12 pm to CAD703X
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i paid i think $125 for my pixel XL a couple months back.
yeah i'm always a few phones behind but its always the fastest phone i've ever owned when i buy it!
loving the pixel..feels sci-fi fast and has tons of new features over the nexus 6 i was rocking prior to it.
not interested in paying over $400 for any phone ever.
yea I paid $115 for my Pixel earlier this year. I have no plans on upgrading any time soon. The phone does everything I need and more. Had a Nexus 6P before and it was fantastic until I lost it.
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The iPhone XR starts at $749, not that bad.
That phone is a ripoff. The 8 Plus is a better phone than that crap.
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Man, going from TouchID to FaceID has been one of my favorite features. It's awesome. I know it's so small, but damn is it insanely nice.
Losing a feature is nice?
Posted on 10/9/18 at 4:52 pm to rickgrimes
Hell you got new iPhones every two years for free with the contract.
Posted on 10/9/18 at 6:40 pm to Dam Guide
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The market is willing to pay more, so companies will charge more.
This is overly simplistic
Posted on 10/9/18 at 6:54 pm to wizziko
Damn y’all are some haters. Replacing a feature with a better one is nice in my reality.
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