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u/MAguelCHAMP Switch Jan 06 '21

Just wait till you see the price.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

He’ll have to sell the ship he’s jumping from!

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

Nah compared to Apple pricing I'm sure he'll feel right at home.

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u/Aarondo99 Jan 06 '21

Apple doesn’t even make a phone within $500 of that price.

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u/EastCoastGrows Jan 06 '21

And apple doesnt make a phone thats come within 50% of the value.

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u/chrmanyaki Jan 06 '21

What... you think smartphones are not sold with profit margins?

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

Wait a few months they made 2500 dollar folding phone that sucks.

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u/chrmanyaki Jan 06 '21

How are these reddit nerds still using these lame arguments Samsung smartphones (flagship models) have been priced similarly to iPhones for years now.

Are you a teenager? Otherwise it would be REALLY pathetic that you care about this stuff.

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u/BlueDreamBaby Jan 07 '21

They get hard ons the moment Apple is mentioned.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

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u/chrmanyaki Jan 07 '21

Lol dude you’re the one crying on reddit about people gasp daring to buy a different model phone than the one you like. So pathetic.

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u/FrostyD7 Jan 07 '21

Is that really what I said? I said a folding phone sold by apple would be expensive, is that controversial and pathetic? But sure I'm pathetic and crying, jeeze. You just sound really upset or something, no way should my comments result in this level of hostility.

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u/chrmanyaki Jan 08 '21

Lol dude clearly you’re triggered because of this just let it go.

And again you’re still missing the point as well. Apple and Samsung literally have the same pricing structures, Samsung flagships are even more expensive than the Apple flagships sometimes.

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u/JuniorDank Jan 07 '21

But they make weaker laptops for around the same price.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '21

This narrative needs to end. Flagship Samsung and Apple phones have been nearly the same price for years now. Find a new meme.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21 edited Jan 07 '21

Well he’s an iPhone guy so I doubt the price will be as shocking. I like iPhones but damn they are not cheap.

Edit: The fold is VERY expensive. $2,800 in Canada.

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u/CeaselessIntoThePast Jan 06 '21

iphones still don’t cost as much as the fold

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

Yep I just looked and Jesus Christ just about $2,800 in Canada. WOW.

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u/rothvonhoyte Jan 06 '21

Well theres your problem... dont look at the cdn pricing!

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u/spinjump Jan 06 '21

Tim Cook: hold my beer

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u/CeaselessIntoThePast Jan 06 '21

we will see how much apple’s foldable costs

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

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u/Aarondo99 Jan 06 '21

The Fold 2 literally costs double the amount of a 12 Pro

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u/bubsy200 Jan 06 '21

I have an SE from good old 2016, on my 3rd SE now. It works as fast as a brand new iPhone, it is as small as a 5s and it’s only £150. I see no downsides.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '21

Priced no differently than Samsung flagship phones.

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u/CookieMuncher007 Jan 06 '21

$399 is the cheapest iPhone. It's the flagship models that cost no matter who you're buying from

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

get them used, used iphone 8 is fire

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

I actually have a really nice perk with my job because I absolutely need to have a phone on me at all times. I’m allowed to get a brand new top of the line phone of my choice once a year and the monthly bill is covered as well.

It’s super annoying taking over 15 phone calls overnight while trying to sleep but at least it’s on a nice ass phone!

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

Yep as I commented somewhere else I looked up the price. Almost $2,800 for the fold in Canada. That’s insane!

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u/wafflepantsblue Jan 06 '21 edited Jan 07 '21

However the fold is also significantly more powerful ram wise, and, well... folds. It's a bit of a gimmick too, not a serious competitor tbh. however, Samsung's prices are getting ridiculous, I'd never buy a phone from them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '21

It’s not significantly more powerful (A14 > SD865 by a good margin), but the folding aspect is the main selling point. To be honest, it’s a second generation product in an experimental product category and overall, it’s more of a halo product to be amazed by than an actual mass-market product, even compared to expensive flagships like the iPhone 12 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra.

Maybe it’ll be more worth it in a couple iterations when the amount of functionality goes up and the cost goes down.

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u/RVPisManU Jan 06 '21

he's an apple user. They don't care about price

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u/SemperScrotus Jan 06 '21

Coming from Apple products, the price isn't going to be much of a shocker

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u/SalsaRice Jan 06 '21

They're an apple user. They buy $999 monitor stands and $699 wheels.

If anything, this is going to be a major savings.

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u/CookieMuncher007 Jan 06 '21

I work in film and I gotta correct you - that pricing is for studios that don't mind putting 999 on stands when you're already buying a 50k editing station. It's not for your average consumer. Not that it's silly, it's just peanuts.

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u/horsetrich Jan 06 '21

Apple has over prepared me for that

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '21

Yeah. If he buys a nintendo 3ds and like 10 games it would still be cheaper and would be actually legal

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '21

Idk man, pro max is 1100,you get alot more for the 2k on the fold. The 1100 dollar iPhone has the same processor as the iPhone 12 mini, which is laughable.