A $500 phone today does more than a $500 phone from 10 years ago, and certainly blows anything from 15+ years ago out of the water. The profit margin argument applies more to the flagship phones, but even then you have to account for inflation. During the last 4 years of a certain presidency, inflation has been over 20%. That's why $1000 phones are now costing $1200. But anyways nobody is forcing anyone to buy the flagship phones
Adjusted for inflation, IMO basic midrange phones that can do basically everything you need are cheaper than ever. Especially if you buy used. I'm talking about the Pixel 6A I'm typing from. Bought unlocked new for 250 bucks from big box store 6 months ago. If you told me I could get a phone like this for that much a decade ago, especially when 250 bucks today is like 350 bucks back then, I'd have called you crazy. Don't compare to the best of best that are often only marginally better
Apart from the price issue, the thing that is in the spotlight is that indirectly you have to update your smartphone every year. Imagine if that happened in developing countries, where their economy is quietly difficult.
You do have a point, sometimes i too really wonder how incredible it is tech engineering of the phones, the minds behind of all this creations.. it's sincerely fascinating
Apparently the chinese don't have inflation, cause they have phones that are $180 with 120hz high PPI displays, very good performance soc's, high storage and ram amounts, etc. Its all about profit margins and almost nothing to do with inflation.
I think the high end side of phones have gotten way too expensive but the midrange phones are still reasonably priced and at this point do almost everything you need from a good phone
it's camera sensor that expensive.. just look at midrange devices they're equally good as flagship devices and much cheaper but the camera quality is such a big jump.
Well, they have been getting cheaper over time. You just wouldn’t know it if you only buy flagships. A $600 mid-range phone today has better specs than the $1,000 iPhone 11 did, 5 years ago. No shit if you compare the best of the best then to the best of the best now, you’re gonna be paying top dollar. That’s how any product lifecycle works.
Nothing much happened in the development of smartphones, screens still rainbowing, cameras still have that artificial look, they get heavier and are hard to repair on purpose. It's all about the money, zero about the customer.
It's because we let them and you pay for a brand. Apple and Samsung phones are way over priced. Take One Plus for example. Their new One Plus 12 people keep calling a flagship killer. Why? Because it overperfoms in many categories compared to those phones and where it doesn't, it really isn't that far behind. So surely it costs $1400 like the Apples and Samsung right? No. It's $800.
There is almost no R&D at this time, it hasn't been for years! You can buy a 2018~2019 flagship phone nowadays for $200~$250 USD and have the same experience with it as you would with a Samsung S24 ultra. I myself use a OnePlus 7tproNR which is a 5g phone the battery life is still all day (& I use my phone constantly). Photos are just as good as a friend's iPhone 14 pro.
I can shoot so many holes in this video's theory. Like truly there has been no major upgrades since 2019, which was if not mistaken the birth of the 8th gen chip. Most phones also now use a lesser quality screen, the software itself is open source (aka free) besides having to pay their team to customize it, which is not anything new, as they are constantly updating and upgrading their software! The price rising has really only one major factor, someone or some team/group wants more money while demanding that production costs go down! Which they have!
Lesser quality screen? Unless you're one of the few who are hypersensitive to OLED PWM, it's very hard to argue that current phone screens (with higher resolution, higher brightness, higher contrast, better power efficiency, better colors, better refresh rate) are in any way inferior
@@goJesusandStarcraftI am talking about smart phones as a whole, meaning that 2019 flagship phones screens should be on today's mid range phones and they aren't. But I am not just focusing on the screens either, seriously flagship phones today are really no better then their previous generation, they change the look a little, make it a little sleeker slap a new generation number on the same snapdragon chip, and charge a ridiculous price for something that cost them less to produce. For years we were stuck at 4 & 6gb of RAM, well 12 & 16 are the norm for how many years now? Why not give something more for the higher price, something is better than nothing!
Lmao "other than increased profit margin" like my dude that's the reason
No other than that
A $500 phone today does more than a $500 phone from 10 years ago, and certainly blows anything from 15+ years ago out of the water.
The profit margin argument applies more to the flagship phones, but even then you have to account for inflation. During the last 4 years of a certain presidency, inflation has been over 20%. That's why $1000 phones are now costing $1200. But anyways nobody is forcing anyone to buy the flagship phones
To be fair some flagship phones can emulate switch games and we are almost able to play pc games on them now
Adjusted for inflation, IMO basic midrange phones that can do basically everything you need are cheaper than ever. Especially if you buy used. I'm talking about the Pixel 6A I'm typing from. Bought unlocked new for 250 bucks from big box store 6 months ago. If you told me I could get a phone like this for that much a decade ago, especially when 250 bucks today is like 350 bucks back then, I'd have called you crazy. Don't compare to the best of best that are often only marginally better
250 $ today it's like 150 then. You count inflation reversed
@@Just_want_to_be_happy Ha, you're right
Apart from the price issue, the thing that is in the spotlight is that indirectly you have to update your smartphone every year. Imagine if that happened in developing countries, where their economy is quietly difficult.
You do have a point, sometimes i too really wonder how incredible it is tech engineering of the phones, the minds behind of all this creations.. it's sincerely fascinating
Remember when $700 was considered an "expensive" phone? 😅
Inflation, my dudes. Welcome to the horror that is international usury & fiat currency. Your smartphone doesn’t cost more, your money just buys less.
Apparently the chinese don't have inflation, cause they have phones that are $180 with 120hz high PPI displays, very good performance soc's, high storage and ram amounts, etc. Its all about profit margins and almost nothing to do with inflation.
@@muyoso Industrial espionage & outright theft of components from supply chains for western manufacturers totally has nothing to do with that…
No, the price have sky rocketed just recently in 2 3 years & these things were available for before that too
well, no... In 2018 it already was getting skyrocketed
I think the high end side of phones have gotten way too expensive but the midrange phones are still reasonably priced and at this point do almost everything you need from a good phone
Because no matter how expensive they get, people keep buying them. That's the reason.
This is precisely why smartphones and tablets impress me more than any other tech!
Naaah "But u can't convince me for" They are not only Profit motive now a days
No. The feature and convenience shouldn’t define the cost. The production cost should for the most part.
Because if Apple can get $1000+ for their phones. Samsung had to follow. They are all overpriced. Look at the price of the Z Fold.
it's camera sensor that expensive.. just look at midrange devices they're equally good as flagship devices and much cheaper but the camera quality is such a big jump.
In India u can buy a motorcycle at the price of flagship phones😂
Get a Pixel 8a and your all sorted £300 for near flagship specs for a quarter of the price why wouldn't you 😊
Nah, it's only profit margin. Common tech should become cheaper over time, not more expensive. 💀
Common tech phone level is $200 and is enough for your everyday life.
Well, they have been getting cheaper over time. You just wouldn’t know it if you only buy flagships. A $600 mid-range phone today has better specs than the $1,000 iPhone 11 did, 5 years ago.
No shit if you compare the best of the best then to the best of the best now, you’re gonna be paying top dollar. That’s how any product lifecycle works.
@@diamondwave100thank you for having common sense
and they also include google's shtty restrictions
Is not a dedicated device though. I mean... You can't improve your phone functions...
To be fair that's a pretty good take,
galaxy s24 ultra 256gb, she will be mine, oh yes she will be mine.
Nothing much happened in the development of smartphones, screens still rainbowing, cameras still have that artificial look, they get heavier and are hard to repair on purpose. It's all about the money, zero about the customer.
People are forgetting that Nokia charges $800 and up for their top N business models back then
"why are phones so expensive" *shows a $500 phone*
That’s the price of a car in my country
@@genzeuronymous7787 that's a different currency
Just get the OnePlus12
It's because we let them and you pay for a brand. Apple and Samsung phones are way over priced. Take One Plus for example. Their new One Plus 12 people keep calling a flagship killer. Why? Because it overperfoms in many categories compared to those phones and where it doesn't, it really isn't that far behind. So surely it costs $1400 like the Apples and Samsung right? No. It's $800.
The R&D is the main factor here
There is almost no R&D at this time, it hasn't been for years! You can buy a 2018~2019 flagship phone nowadays for $200~$250 USD and have the same experience with it as you would with a Samsung S24 ultra. I myself use a OnePlus 7tproNR which is a 5g phone the battery life is still all day (& I use my phone constantly). Photos are just as good as a friend's iPhone 14 pro.
I can shoot so many holes in this video's theory. Like truly there has been no major upgrades since 2019, which was if not mistaken the birth of the 8th gen chip. Most phones also now use a lesser quality screen, the software itself is open source (aka free) besides having to pay their team to customize it, which is not anything new, as they are constantly updating and upgrading their software! The price rising has really only one major factor, someone or some team/group wants more money while demanding that production costs go down! Which they have!
Lesser quality screen? Unless you're one of the few who are hypersensitive to OLED PWM, it's very hard to argue that current phone screens (with higher resolution, higher brightness, higher contrast, better power efficiency, better colors, better refresh rate) are in any way inferior
@@goJesusandStarcraftI am talking about smart phones as a whole, meaning that 2019 flagship phones screens should be on today's mid range phones and they aren't. But I am not just focusing on the screens either, seriously flagship phones today are really no better then their previous generation, they change the look a little, make it a little sleeker slap a new generation number on the same snapdragon chip, and charge a ridiculous price for something that cost them less to produce. For years we were stuck at 4 & 6gb of RAM, well 12 & 16 are the norm for how many years now? Why not give something more for the higher price, something is better than nothing!
Lol this dude's hard coping