Fewer than 10% of Americans are buying $1,000 smartphones, report says

[WhenWeWereKings]

Copped the 5s when it first came out. Just went back android and copped an s8.

I can get a decent gaming laptop for the kind of money they want for these phones.

 

[Zero]

Phones arent improving enough to justify the cost. Back in the 2000's and early 2010's the jump from one generation of phone to another used to be game changing.

You're telling me people aren't falling for unnecessary notches, lack of a 3.5mm jack, and slightly faster specs for apps that won't even utilize them?

 

[MD20]

Expensive iPhones are to hipster cacs, what Jordans are to inner city black kids

 

[winb83]

The thing you use all day everyday is worth $1000 imo..

Not when I’d doesn’t do much more than a phone close to half that price.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

6s plus & 128 gb = I’m good until they come out with a new design

 

[R=G]

Not when I’d doesn’t do much more than a phone close to half that price.

Still settling..One plus 7 pro is great and seamless but losing features and no sd card is a problem and its beyond reproach.

 

[winb83]

Still settling..One plus 7 pro is great and seamless but losing features and no sd card is a problem and its beyond reproach.

I have a $1000 plus phone but almost all modern smartphones do the same things and most Android phones have the same chipset.

I know my purchases are wasteful spending. If I didn’t get this Note 10+ at effectively nothing out of pocket after selling and trading in other phones I would still have the S10.

From a pure functionality standpoint I could still use an S8 / Note8 line and lose nothing of value. I basically just upgraded for gimmicks and usually because you get a good trade in deal. I’m looking at the money I’m wasting and I think I’d rather invest it.

The real move isn’t to buy the annual consumer goods the company makes its to buy a piece of the company.

 

[MikelArteta]

have a iphone x gonna keep it until 5g is cheap and setup

 

[MikelArteta]

Phones arent improving enough to justify the cost. Back in the 2000's and early 2010's the jump from one generation of phone to another used to be game changing.

yeah the jump is so small now oh crap let me spend 1,000 dollars on an extra megapixel .5 more ram

 

[R=G]

I have a $1000 plus phone but almost all modern smartphones do the same things and most Android phones have the same chipset.

I know my purchases are wasteful spending. If I didn’t get this Note 10+ at effectively nothing out of pocket after selling and trading in other phones I would still have the S10.

From a pure functionality standpoint I could still use an S8 / Note8 line and lose nothing of value. I basically just upgraded for gimmicks and usually because you get a good trade in deal. I’m looking at the money I’m wasting and I think I’d rather invest it.

The real move isn’t to buy the annual consumer goods the company makes its to buy a piece of the company.

That's with all things..but one has it to spare, they get it. Like the Tesla owners...Benz...BMWs...high end condos....whatever.

 

[ORDER_66]

NO shyt!!!

 

[winb83]

That's with all things..but one has it to spare, they get it. Like the Tesla owners...Benz...BMWs...high end condos....whatever.

Those are all even larger waste of money. With most of that stuff if you just bought according to actual need you'd reduce what you spent by over half.

 

[R=G]

Those are all even larger waste of money. With most of that stuff if you just bought according to actual need you'd reduce what you spent by over half.

I know..that's why I dont have a 2020 car right now.

 

[SadimirPutin]

That's with all things..but one has it to spare, they get it. Like the Tesla owners...Benz...BMWs...high end condos....whatever.

I drive my cars until the cost of maintrnance supercedes the value of having it

And tjat isnt anytime soon for my current whip

 

[ill]

I stopped upgrading my phone when they got rid of subsidies. If I was paying $200-400 every 2 years for a new phone + new 2 year contract, thats cool with me. I'm not paying 1k every 2 years for incremental upgrades on my iPhone.