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Compare the New iPhone Models

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42 points skadamat | 3 comments | 09 Sep 25 18:26 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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mrweasel ◴[09 Sep 25 19:07 UTC] No.45187118[source]▶
The cheapest of the new phones is 7500DKK ~ 1175USD. That is just insane. I get that I can get an older models and that Apple is a "luxury" brand, but at $1000+ I don't get who buys new iPhones anymore.

Apple seems stuck in a mentality of subsidized phones, which might still be how the US does it, but it makes their product unreasonably expensive in other parts of the world. I can accept that Apple can't do a $200 phone, but that this point I'd be happy with a $500 phone.

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ceejayoz ◴[09 Sep 25 19:13 UTC] No.45187218[source]▶
The original iPhone was $499 in 2007. That's $800 today with inflation per https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm. The cheapest model is "from $799", so… the price is basically unchanged for two decades.
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1. tanjtanjtanj ◴[09 Sep 25 19:47 UTC] No.45187739[source]▶
It was $499 with a multi-year contract with AT&T.

AT&T most year offers me a free!* iPhone pro every couple years now so it has actually gone way down.

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2. vostrocity ◴[09 Sep 25 20:39 UTC] No.45188620[source]▶
You're likely paying a lot for your phone plan. Unlimited plans these days are in the $25-35 range.
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3. tanjtanjtanj ◴[10 Sep 25 15:05 UTC] No.45198866[source]▶
I have their cheapest unlimited plan.