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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by nharada on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:28PM (#33183591)
In the US?? It was VERY rare to find a phone that cheap in 2014. I had a Nexus 5 in 2014 and it went for $350 ($437 in 2022 dollars). And that was considered a really good deal/budget phone.
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by com2kid on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:40PM (#33183838)
Pixel 6a was on sale a couple weeks ago for $350.

I haven't ever paid more than $500 for a phone, and even that much upset me!

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by ido on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:43PM (#33183881)
Nexus was a mid/high-end model (google branded), budget android phones are usually from chinese manufacturers like ZTE.
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by lynndotpy on Thursday October 13, 2022 @08:47AM (#33190264)
In the US!

I got an 'LG Optimus' phone in 2015 for $125 (after tip and tax, down from the $150 I had in my memory.) I don't have the 2013 receipt for the $40 phone though, that might have been through a WalMart contract.

A new 'Moto G Power' can be had for $150 right now (down from $250) and a new Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro can be had for $220. You can find sub-$50 phones too, especially in the used market.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by mos_basik on Friday October 14, 2022 @01:52PM (#33206702)
>tip

What? I want to know more about the circumstances that led to you paying a tip while buying a cellphone. What country was this? What state/province? What store?

(I see that your comment mentions the US and Wal-Mart, but I think both of those are about the $40 purchase and I'm curious about the $125 purchase.)

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by lynndotpy on Saturday October 15, 2022 @10:15PM (#33220504)
Haha woops, force of habit! I just meant "tax", not "tip and tax".

I did not realize I was in the habit of saying "tip and tax" to refer to extra fees.

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