I am trying to come up with reasons why anyone will spend such an amount for a mobile phone when you can probably get good performance and use same apps with devices Why would you spend > $1000 on a mobile phone?
Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
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Re: Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
#2Because the higher-end Apple devices have crossed the line into a luxury good. Go read this link from HN yesterday:
https://stratechery.com/2018/the-iphone-franchise/
The answer turned out to be pretty simple:
"Apple wouldn’t go down-market, nor did its customers want it to."
The final conclusion seals the deal further:
"Some people buy an iPhone every year; some are on a two-year cycle; others wait for screens to crack, batteries to die, or apps to slow. Nearly all, though, buy another iPhone, making the purpose of yesterday’s keynote less an exercise in selling a device and more a matter of informing self-selected segments which device they will ultimately buy, and for what price."
Re: Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
#3"Need" is too of a strong word. People doesn't need a $80,000 car that can go from 0-60 miles per hour in 1.9 seconds in a country whose max highway speed is around 75mph but they buy it anyway when they can afford it.
Re: Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
#4"Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it." -
Publilius Syrus, ~100 BC
Nor is there any accounting for taste. Looked at purely logically, it is absurd to spend 1K on a phone. Humans aren't always logical. We don't need a 1K phone, some people just want one.
Re: Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
#5Do I need it? No.
Do I want to have a nice phone that is a bit of a luxury good from an ecosystem that I'm a fan of? Yes.
No one is making anyone buy a $1000 phone, but why not if you want to?
Re: Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
#6Of course not. You also don't need a $600 pair of Chanel sunglasses or a $6,000 Gibson guitar. It's kinda like a luxury moniker at this point.
Re: Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
#7I don't even spend $1k on my cars. While I'd love to have a new, secure, iPhone I can't justify that level of expense.
Regardless, what other people do with their money isn't your problem.
Re: Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
#8I would if:
* I needed the performance of a $1000 device. For example, if I did a significant portion of my work from my phone, I'd consider it a worthwhile investment.
* I had enough disposable income and wanted a particular ~$1000 device
* I wanted it, had a credit card, and no financial or common sense.
Re: Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
#9Microphone and camera quality is very important for some of my side projects, and professional-grade equipment can add up quickly in price, volume, and weight.
I'm not spending $1000 on a phone, I'm spending $1000 on a very small and portable (admittedly not quite pro-level) video camera that works well enough in a wide range of light conditions and noise environments.
Re: Ask HN: Do you really need a $1000 phone?
#10"Need" is too of a strong word. People doesn't need a $80,000 car that can go from 0-60 miles per hour in 1.9 seconds in a country whose max highway speed is around 75mph but they buy it anyway when they can afford it.
Un, speak for yourself...I SO MUCH need a car that'll do 0-60 in 1.9 seconds. If you can find a car in that price range that can actually do that,
please let me know.