[Ry]

Sammy Ohev-Zion starts our chat with an economics lesson. It costs every company about the same amount to manufacture a phone, he says — the price of an Nvidia processor and a Sharp display is consistent whether HTC, Nokia, or Motorola is signing the check. But those costs are only a small piece of the price you wind up paying when you walk into a Verizon store and buy that phone — which either costs upward of $500 or requires a hefty two-year contract. You're also paying for Samsung's nine-figure marketing budget, HTC's HR department, or Sony's huge New York City skyscraper. What if you could buy the same high-end phone from a company without all that cruft and overhead? How much would it cost?

[DrKrizzle]

I'd be interested to see how they work and if they can be rooted... At that price, would be good for family members.

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[omniusovermind]

I'd be interested to see how they work and if they can be rooted... At that price, would be good for family members.

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At that price would be good for ME. This just proves that I've been paying the major large phone manufacturers a ridiculous markup to cover their high overhead costs. And inflated carrier prices. This year I've had enough and I'm drawing the line. I don't mind paying more money if I'm getting full value for what I bought. But when I'm not it just ticks me off. The large brand names aren't giving me the best for what I pay them anymore, so F 'em.