And he loves to use China as a way to push ideas that same quite atypical elsewhere. The Galaxy Note 3 was not cheaper than a Base iPhone 5S. And the 4 won't be any different. Same goes for most other flagship. They're comparable in price.If I recall correctly, Mike's in China, and their only iPhone 6/6+ models are black market, which makes their price much higher. Still, retail vs. black market is not a fair price comparison. YOur price comparison illustrates that when legally available, the iPhone is no more expensive than comparable Android handsets.
The hardware differences are overblown given how those iPhone devices perform and the types of pictures and video they pump out, so I hope specs isn't how he's deriving value.
The biggest differentiator is the ecosystems and services backing the devices, and some people think higher privacy with less tracking and more polished UX is worth paying a premium for. Can you blame them.
It really doesn't matter how much they cost in chiba. it costs more to import models to the US that aren't launched here, and we're well aware there are Android OEMs undercutting.
But OnePlus doesn't produce iOS devices with apples ecosystem and services backing them, so it's a pretty worthless comparison at the end of the day.
Compare that to a Galaxy S. Not an iPhone. When a person decides apple is worth it, those cheap androids cease to be a consideration - and it doesn't matter where they live. That's how it works.
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