The 6 is the same price as the 4 was four years ago!

Yeah, I think some people don't really appreciate the fact they've been able to keep the price the same.

 

I don't think manufacturing costs have increased much. Besides, they're targeting price points. A base model costing higher than $199/299 subsidized would likely lead to much lower sales volume.

 

Very true. The iPhone 6 is one hell of a phone compared to the iPhone 4. 3MP better camera (better camera altogether), 2x the RAM, 2x the processing cores, 2x the GPU performance, x64 bit processing, etc.

 

Either the 4 was one hell of a ripoff or we are getting one hell of a deal on the 6

 

While everything else went up in price, we still get iPhones at the same price. That's worth noting!

 

You can buy a brand new computer for a lower price, with much better specs than a model from 4 years ago. You can buy a brand new tv, larger screen, better specs, for half the price of a tv the with a smaller screen from 4 years ago. In reality, the price of smartphones should be cheaper than they were 4 years ago.

 

I bought a Quadra 605 running at 25mhz with an 80mb drive, monitor, mouse and keyboard in 1993 for about $2,500.

The iPhone 6 (Plus) is an amazing deal.

 

Apple is well known for charging an extreme premium for their products. While I love my Macbook Pro, there's NO WAY I could justify it's $2600 price tag if it wasn't a wedding present. At best, it's a $1400 laptop.

And as a duel Android and Apple user, I love the simplicity of continuity between my laptop, ipad and 5s. They make using multiple platforms a breeze for work.

 

False equivalent. TVs and PCs are commodity products now. Smartphones aren't.

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Yeah, that's pretty much nonsense that has been debunked over and over.

 

Umm, they are. We actually have decent $100-150 Android smartphones now.

 

Yeah the iPhone 4 was definitely a rip-off now that we think about it!

The original iPhone was even worse value. Big, slow. no 3G, no Retina display. When the original iPhone came out, it cost more than the iPhone 6! We've been scammed by Apple!

 

Nice non-sequitur.

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The original Mac was the worst rip-off of all! No hard drive! No color screen!! Not even a MODEM!!!

 

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Nonsense? I don't know which part you're referring to.

 

You can get the OnePlus One with better specs than the 6 for half the price. Yes, you pay a premium just for the Apple name. $349 for the 64 GB model.

http://oneplus.net/one#specifications

 

That the MacBook Pro is a grand over priced compared to the competition. It isn't.

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Welcome to 1995 era Apple bashing.

 

Not bashing. I gave you the specs and price, and you change the subject.

 

Was still editing the post but accidentally tapped on the submit button.

It was supposed to say:

Umm, they are. We actually have decent $100-150 Android smartphones now and inexpensive Android and Windows phones have already replaced dumb/feature phones in several markets.

 

Sure. Because the specs tell the whole story. Good thing the world is so simple.

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Cool, but my reply is the same. Smartphones aren't a commodity. TVs and PCs are.

 

If you don't think you're paying extra for the name you're a fool (sorry, it's true). And I just paid Apple $1000 for a frickin phone.

 

Part costs go down. I am sure the margins are the same or greater.

 

Android phones are/have been at $199 price point as well.

 

And you realize that these same parts have gotten significantly cheaper over time, right?

 

No, but you combine the specs, with the reviews, and real life use, you get the whole story. Now you may not want to believe the reviews, or the real life use from those on android forums, but just because YOU do not want to believe them, does not make them untrue. I'm buying an iPhone 6 Plus because I wish to stay in the Apple ecosystem, but I'm sure not going to say it's the best phone for the price on the market.

 

Now you're just making assumptions and attacking them as if they were things I actually thought or said. Bad form.