China smartphone market suffers hard-landing, shipments decline 21% in Q1 2018

Re:China smartphone market suffers hard-landing, shipments d... by tsunamifury on Friday May 04, 2018 @09:33PM (#16999782)

I'd hardly call a 200 dollar watch a status symbol by any stretch of the imagination

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Re:China smartphone market suffers hard-landing, shipments d... by qz3 on Saturday May 05, 2018 @01:39AM (#17000510)

I think it depends on the income. But, considering many people buy regular watches costing 20 times more, I wouldn't see an Apple watch as a status symbol either.

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Re:China smartphone market suffers hard-landing, shipments d... by ajkjk on Saturday May 05, 2018 @02:56AM (#17000712)

It sends a message, which my brain's social apparatus parses as a status-symbol brag (and finds very distasteful).

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Re:China smartphone market suffers hard-landing, shipments d... by King-Aaron on Monday May 07, 2018 @02:51AM (#17010808)

For a great many people, a $200 watch is a luxury.

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