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Originally Posted by Anduril
Wait what? Unless you mean how the S4 is held back with Touchwiz versus clean Android, the Snapdragon 600 > Snapdragon S4 Pro by a bit.
Also, Google (and Amazon) are the only ones who can afford to break even/take a loss because of the profits they make instead from the services side. Samsung and Sony can't afford to do that because of how immature their offerings are.
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Bloatware aside (which definitely slows down the S4), the S4 Pro does better in browser tests, even though the 600 barely nudges it out in CPU benchmarks. Realworld performance of the two chips is almost identical, and the 600 dies a little inside because of all the bloat.
Essentially, you pay $300 bucks for a 1080p screen.
Most engineers estimate it costs a company $150-$200 to make a smartphone, so a $600 price point can be brought down, there's just no need with the subscription tie ins.