Thread: $199 iPhone 2 (3G & GPS and exchange)
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nilchak is offline nilchak
2008-06-10 , 00:53
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Originally Posted by krisse View Post
Except (as far as I can tell) it ISN'T $199, it's $199 plus the cost of the contract which takes it into four figures.

Some contracts let you have a smartphone for $0, is that an amazing price point?
But to look at it objectively for the NIT to work as effectively as a iPhone 3G (and I am concentrating on 3G data connectivity rather than the call aspects)
you would have to pay

$400 for N810 (I am comparing apples with apples considering the GPS function and not with the N800)
plus
the 4 figure contract for a $0 phone (taking your argument here) to get the same 3G functionality.

as against a $200 iPhone and a 4 figure contract for service.

Now which one seems more attarctive price-performance wise ?

Lets face it, the price point of the new iPhone 2 has created a new barrier for all others to match up to (or break).