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Who gives a crap how profitable a company is, unless you have shares or work for it? It means nothing to anybody else.
Judging a product by the company's profit margin alone is a bizarre way to judge a product.
Actually I disagree. I find the mobile phone industry fascinating even though I'm no longer interested in buying their products (since I'm extremely happy with what I've got). Its dynamic with rapidly fluctuating changes in the balance of power between the main protagonists, much more so than other industries I've been interested in like cars or aviation. Then there's the interface between the technological advances in mobile phones and the relative strengths of the companies and how customers relate to them.
People mock Apple users for buying them as a default but the same is true of Android users buying Samsungs as a default despite neither product really being much better than their rivals in any objective sense.
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Ok, it may be of interest for interests sake, but profitability bears little resemblance to the objective value or quality of the phone.
I have an HTC which apparently operates the Android system. To be honest, I have no idea what that is and how, or even if, it is different to an iphone.
I know it was substantially cheaper, yet does everything I need it to.
It is therefore a better product.
I could not care less if an iphone would be a better status symbol.
I am not so insecure as to care.
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I know it was substantially cheaper, yet does everything I need it to.
It is therefore a better product.
I could not care less if an iphone would be a better status symbol.
I am not so insecure as to care.
The HTC One cost the same as an iPhone when it came out. It's price dropped hundreds of dollars since it came out.
Same for the Galaxy S4 and all the other android products in the same category, if you note the trend iPhone prices generally don't change over the lifetime, and the new iPhone comes in at the same price.
This keeps prices on the second hand market high and stable for Apple products.
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The HTC One cost the same as an iPhone when it came out. It's price dropped hundreds of dollars since it came out.
Same for the Galaxy S4 and all the other android products in the same category, if you note the trend iPhone prices generally don't change over the lifetime, and the new iPhone comes in at the same price.
This keeps prices on the second hand market high and stable for Apple products.
That is a major positive about iPhones, you generally retain a fair sum of their value when selling second hand. As long as you keep them in good condition you can sell for up to 60% of their original value. I've always kept mobiles is good condition and sold on eBay so at least I have the option to pay towards a handset that is useful for personal use and my job. By the time I sold old devices at my last upgrade and persuaded my work to contribute, I paid very little. Next time around I hope to sell the iPhone for a decent sum and then access my options. I may fancy returning to Android by then, i'll never rule that out. It all depends how cheap the contracts are.
actually I think it says more about the apple fanatics who buys the phones then the what it says about the phone itself.
Why would you spend so much money on a phone that is a year old? or even used? Or perhaps the price is
the whole point? Its expensive so therefore it's "status" to have one.
Also my point regarding Samsung's different price levels was that despite that they have several models
that are much cheaper then their flagship model the S4, the S4 is still selling extremely well.
Thus it proves that despite that are tons of cheaper models available it doesn't mean that
it will affect the flagship model.
I've never considered owning an iPhone as giving someone status. I think they are just nice products that have acquired an element of desirability therefore hold their value well secondhand. Apple control the prices new and maintain them through carriers which means once they are sold on, people are willing to pay a little more for them because they are still cheaper than buying new. I don't think people are necessarily 'fanatics' if they buy them. That's possibly a bit of a harsh word to use as it suggests it's an i'll informed decision on their part, and the amount of people who buy second hand iPhones is a wide market. I would be wary buying a secondhand phone myself, regardless of the brand. I just don't like the thought of being ripped off.
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Well that does it then, I'll take Six!
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On thé flipside, My business partner has had an iphone 4 go into meltdown, yet my HTC has survived two impacts with stone floors (one broke the screen), but in spite of having cracks all over it, it works just fine.
For the money it cost, which was less than half that I was offered for an iPhone contract, it more than has made up for any lack of smoothness in its operation.
To be honest, if you are concerned about the smoothness of the function of your phone, you have way too much free time!
Owning an HTC One has also allowed me to easily afford the SKY F1 package.
Talk about a no-brainer decision.
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Originally Posted by Parabolica
On thé flipside, My business partner has had an iphone 4 go into meltdown, yet my HTC has survived two impacts with stone floors (one broke the screen), but in spite of having cracks all over it, it works just fine.
Over the years I've had my iphone drop from my lap onto asphalt. Still going.
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For the money it cost, which was less than half that I was offered for an iPhone contract
May I ask how much it cost you?
I have seen a 15% drop in prices here, since it's release to buy outright, and that's the difference to the iPhone 5S. No difference between it than the iPhone 5S on contracts though.
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To be honest, if you are concerned about the smoothness of the function of your phone, you have way too much free time!
I like my phones to be smooth when I take it out of the box. If it's just as smooth 2 years later, fantastic.
This sadly isn't the case with any android device I have used so far. I am sure most android users have learned to live with it or just ignore it, for me however it's much too noticeable to swap over just yet.
