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Originally Posted by ASAP17
Meh I mean payment plan or not, I think analysts and the media underrate how savvy the consumer is especially the younger you go. A $1000-$1400 phone is what it is no matter how important it is to our lives. There are very solid alternatives across the smartphone market, the difference in quality between the worst/best continues to narrow. What helps Apple is their retention rate/brand loyalty but that still doesn't prevent the stock from being overvalued. Probably has benefited the most under Trump/new tax law but again that's reflected in the rising multiple.
Let's just say phone lasts 2 years and is about 1200. That's 50 a month.
That's less than a dollar per hour. That's pretty close to what you end up paying for ~Zegna level of suits.
Many people who the polish of Apple iPhones (I am running Samsung S9+ and XS Max side by side now, and I am ditching the 9+ soon), will find the difference to be worth 1000+. I am in this situation after trying out the S9+ for a few months.
The problem is quite fundamental. Android users are generally speaking cheaper and tolerate more BS. This, in my experience, has meant apps and sites serve up more ads on Android versions. Android versions of the apps I used also crash more. For some god forsaken reason the search "box" on 2p2 (I don't use tapatalk) doesn't work on my S9+'s chrome.
Apple is going after people who are very willing to pay to not have to deal with all that BS. iPhones have their own annoyances but overall the experience is more polished.