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Old 11-01-2013, 06:38 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by Burninator View Post
Wow that really makes the iPhone pricing seem pretty obscene. Especially since they are charging a reasonably $50 for doubling the storage as opposed to $100.
That's the thing that always got me. Phones with more storage were always a huge money maker for cell phone manufacturers since it really didn't cost them that much more to put in and solder a $10 more chip. Seemed like a gross rip off for them to charge me 10x more than their actual cost.

From what I heard with the Nexus 4 it seemed like they were breaking even for each 8GB phone sold after warehouse, advertising, development costs etc and making only a measly $30 on each 16GB sold. I'm pretty sure pricing model is similar to that with the Nexus 5. Available to order again btw, but shipping is a month out. Will be ready as a Christmas gift at least for anyone still ordering.
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