• Auth@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    This is the normal cost of a new phone no? If I were buying an Iphone or a samsung i’d expect to pay around the same price.

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      2 days ago

      When I bought my just-barely-not-current-gen ipad pro, it was 1100€.

      This phone is more than 60% more expensive than that. I can’t imagine buying a mobile device that costs this much

    • ahornsirup@feddit.org
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      2 days ago

      My phone actually is a Samsung and was around €400. It works fine, and does all things I want my phone to do without any issues. The only improvement I’d care even marginally about would be a better set of cameras, but until they’d actually be on par with my “real” camera that’s not something I’m willing to pay for.

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      2 days ago

      Yeah the current high end Samsung galaxy ultra is about the same price in Australia.

      This is marginally more expensive than flagship phones, but it’s not clear how performance will compare.

      I wonder how much of this higher price point is due to the lack of partnerships with companies like Google who will harvest information about you through the device.