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Topic	IPhone X 64GB is actually $1099.99
halomonkey1_3_5 09/14/17 1:02:14 PM #44:	The Admiral posted... No, he's completely right. There is zero defensible reason for why phone prices keep increasing at this rate despite functionality remaining relatively flat. In most other markets where there are rational (i.e. non-sheep) consumers, the prices for smartphones would be trending down. It's also quite the marketing gimmick that people think they need new phones every 1-2 years. If any other high-end tech purchase needed replacement that often, we'd universally agree it was a piece of shit. At this level of smartphone stagnation, phones should be lasting 4-5 years. Same as most computers. Phone pricing is continuing to go down outside of flagship class devices. A $180 Moto G is better than $600+ flagships from 2014, and on par with the "tier 2"($400-$500) devices from 2015/2016. Hell, even comparing to current flagships the only "features" that really haven't trickled down to budget devices is 1440p AMOLED screens and camera quality. The idea that phones are suddenly racing up in price despite complete stagnation is a complete kneejerk reaction to Samsung and Apple trying to improve their margins by making "premium" phones that dominate headlines. The ONLY people who have to spend more on a phone today than they did in the past are the corporate ball washers who line up to pre-order the most expensive phone from their chosen company every single year. For any reasonable consumer, there has never been a time where you could get as much for your money as you can right now. --- Billy Mays: July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009 The Greatest <cite>halomonkey1_3_5 posted [p:886591985] in IPhone X 6... [t:75773826]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>No, he's completely right. There is zero defensible reason for why phone prices keep increasing at this rate despite functionality remaining relatively flat. In most other markets where there are rational (i.e. non-sheep) consumers, the prices for smartphones would be trending down. It's also quite the marketing gimmick that people think they need new phones every 1-2 years. If any other high-end tech purchase needed replacement that often, we'd universally agree it was a piece of shit. At this level of smartphone stagnation, phones should be lasting 4-5 years. Same as most computers. </quote> Phone pricing is continuing to go down outside of flagship class devices. A $180 Moto G is better than $600+ flagships from 2014, and on par with the "tier 2"($400-$500) devices from 2015/2016. Hell, even comparing to current flagships the only "features" that really haven't trickled down to budget devices is 1440p AMOLED screens and camera quality. The idea that phones are suddenly racing up in price despite complete stagnation is a complete kneejerk reaction to Samsung and Apple trying to improve their margins by making "premium" phones that dominate headlines. The ONLY people who have to spend more on a phone today than they did in the past are the corporate ball washers who line up to pre-order the most expensive phone from their chosen company every single year. For any reasonable consumer, there has never been a time where you could get as much for your money as you can right now. --- Billy Mays: July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009 The Greatest</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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