Apple Does NOT Overprice Their Products | Change My Mind 

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I remember learning that this is why Merc bought AMG and why the M- series exists

Ummm ... Buying fur from farmers costs £3

No that is how they make there money. Apple is like Guuic. They are not doing anything that no one else is doing. When you buy Apple you are buying the Logo. The reason Intel wants Apple back is because AMD has been hammering them hard with there Ryzen CPUs and more and more people are building PCs with Ryzen and more laptop makers are using Ryze CPUs. If Zen 4 turns out to be really great Intel will be in trouble. I mean Microsoft and Sony already use AMD in there consoles.

​@@evacody1249I had a stroke reading this

Came here for this comment...this comparison is ludicrous lol.

Didn't he compare em with Mi and Huawawaiawa?

and that's what i think that the thumbnail didn't make scene at all like he compared them to company that don't sell smartphones at all and the whole apple tax thing is crap for apple too

exactly this makes the whole video useless. comparing apples to oranges

I was gonna comment the exact same thing 🤣🤣

Yeah but that has nothing to do with Apple.

@@LogicallyAnswered iPhone 13 costs $1067.00 and 13 Pro costs $1601.00 where I live. But yeah, it has nothing to do with Apple.

@@NarendraMnr iPhone 13 is far Over 2000 dollars where I stay 😂💀☠️

i'll go broke if i buy an iphone

@@CptD1911 Lol

And how they try force you to buy their accessories. Android integrates awesomely with pretty much any device and OS. But Apple devices are often made to only work with Apple accessories by making it nearly impossible to integrate software in the device to support other accessories via apps in the official store ... unless you're Apple or make Apple support your accessories by basically shutting down everything non Apple related and follow strict guidelines.

Yeah their products are good but not made to last. Like who wants thinner MacBooks and iPad Pros? My iPad Pro bent and broke while it was inside the case

@@rephaelreyes8552 Hard disagree. Apple have definitely released some products that weren't structurally sound like the 2018 ipad pro and iphone 6 with the bending issues. Ironically I have a 6 plus next to me and although I'm not going to bend it, I use it for media and what not and it's chilling in a bag all the time that I lean on and it's not bent at all. Oh well. You see plenty of older iphones when you go out in public because they very much do last a long time, a 6 year old 6S Plus is still usable in 2021 and plenty of older macbooks are.

@@jonathandixon7518 Okay let me rephrase that: Apple products are made without durability in mind. The latest macbook pro as thin as the macbook air. It would have been better if they kept the same thickness as the 2012 macbook and made the heatsink or the battery bigger but they didn't. The same thing with newer iphones and ipads. It gets thinner each year that it's uncomfortable to handle them without a case on.

@@rephaelreyes8552 Huh? Are we living in the same universe? Apple has gone to make their iPhones and iPads thicker. iPhone 13 pro max has the biggest battery in an iPhone due to the increased thickness. The new MacBook Pros are thicker and heavier than last year’s as well. It will easily survive being in a bag. The regular Airs are thinner but will easily survive being in a bag which is all that matters. The new MacBooks get so much hype because of their performance and battery life are ahead of other similarly priced laptops. I’m very confused. I’m starting to think you haven’t seen a new apple product since 2016.

No, Apple just wants to ridicule intel with their underpowered chips while their M series chips destroys their intel counterparts

@@wellszhou8286 ok sure

@@wellszhou8286 Yeah and also throw in the trash x86 compatibility a.k.a 99% of softwares

mkbhd has bought the wheels

yeah try and explain this to tech-illiterate iSheep that don't even know the difference between the iPhone 13 pro max and the 12 pro max, both are still the worst phones on the market but still iSheep don't know (՞ ᗜ ՞)

He compared apples to bananas. He should've compared it with other hardware businesses.

That's not something that contributes to Apple though, for instance in India govt. charges a hefty tax on imports, so iPhones are expensive here, but it doesn't contribute to Apple's revenue.

yeah well what youre technically saying is not apple's fault, thats like saying that one person buy all the iphones in stock from apple for the retail price then sells it to everyone else for double the price, thats not on apple but the reason the phone is so overpriced is beacause of that person who bought all the phones and is making a profit for himself

​@@jamaairaja2666lmao now that they are manufacturing them in India they got even more expensive 🤣🤣

Yeah, I completely understand where you’re coming from. Hardware companies of course have much lower profit margins because the hardware industry is cutthroat. But, I don’t think Apple is overpricing just because they don’t have the same razor thin margins. Now, if Apple had high 30 or low 40 percent net margins, they would def be overpricing. But I think 20% is quite fair.

The comment I was looking for

@@LogicallyAnswered Additionally to that the comment he made regarding: the AppStore taking a cut applies to the Google PlayStore as well difference is that A: The commission Apple charges is higher however as of recent they are forced to allow app developers get sales outside the AppStore. B: Them competing with other businesses on their platform is the same which Amazon does. Personally I don’t see an issue with it all and think your arguments are more than solid.

Everything you described about Apple's software and ecosystem is considered monopolistic. Back in my day, the FTC used to not allow these things to take over entire sectors of our economy. But then again, look how thin this phone is! 3 rear cameras?! Take my money!

@@LogicallyAnswered Bro u are a bit biased towards Apple and it's products!!?

I Agree!

Agreed 🙋🏿‍♀️ plus a lot of their research development comes from smaller tech companies and other brands like Sony who introduced waterproof technology as well as sound and camera advancements years before Apple. They just had to figure out how to do it themselves to avoid copyright infringement. I think they definitely inflate their input cost values.

For sure, they have higher margins than most hardware companies. But their margins aren’t exactly unreasonably high or anything.

@@LogicallyAnswered It's all in what people are willing to pay. I have no problem with the price of their high end phones and that's the only route i go. But not willing to pay a premium for most of their other hardware. The price points on higher end laptops are crazy relative to what you can get in the non apple machines. And their monitor prices..LMAO. The mini's are actually a pretty good value with the M chip, you just buy the rest of the set up from other vendors.

Fair enough

@@johniii8147 for work and productivity activity the new MacBooks remain the best

Link me a cheaper notebook than the new M1 Pros that perform on par or better please.

True, but most people aren’t complaining about that. They complain about the hardware prices haha

@@LogicallyAnswered and when some people occasionaly do complain about it. They are made fun of saying, if you can afford to buy this 'premium phone' then why cant to pay for its services too. A clever tactic by apple when you think about it.

They make plenty of money from iPhones as well. For s company that uses cheap made in China labor, they do overprice their product. Imagine if in America Microsoft or visa paid them the same as those that make iPhones in China

@@TKUA11 You are forgetting that Apple’s single biggest moat is their software and they spend a fortune on paying their software engineers well

@@LogicallyAnswered I would say many if not most complain about the cost of the accessories, that you pretty much have to buy when you have Apple devices since its so hard to find good supported 3rd party accessories.

Its a cult, people buy Apple simply to flex on others even though is purely name and the money the show that they've spent.

True, I believe he made an incorrect comparison to Google and other software companies. He should have compared it to the mobile phone industry which runs on thinner margins (

Well it was a quarter, so it was more like 12%… but still very low

That giant tax book is a treasure map for saving money. If you’re paying taxes that just means you don’t know the terrain. Not saying I know how to use the treasure map but… 😂

Yep, scale is Apple’s ace card. Good luck on your business Lena!

After using a macbook I wish my company used macs. So much more reliable than the cheap window computers we get supplied.

I recently switched from Windows/Android to the newest Apple Products... (iPhone, iPad and Macbook) but I'm really disappointed by the software. There are so many little bugs and glitches, things that should work but just don't, or don't work well. I used to have an iPad 2 running iOS 5 flawlessly, but iOS 15 is just lacking. Apple needs to step up their game. But considering hardware, I'd say they're the best by far

There is still the problem of right to repair where Apple does some silly things. Lots of good content out now covering this topic :)

it is huge, the scale is indeed big, but way smaller than samsung's or xiaomi's, they sell more phones but apple is still the richest tech company, how comes so if apple is not overpriced?

Everyone knows that already. I bought one knowing I would be happy with apple doing that. That’s why there is choice in the market, if you like control go for a android rather than turn iPhones into another android

@@junaidmzafar It's choice mate. As long as you are happy with yours, there is no problem.

if u want control just jailbreak it

@@fvs666 Yes, if u want to use it, just hack it. No problem to see here.

@@fvs666 I already have custom ROM installed for my device. I will never have that level of control in Apple

Quality of life is also different. You’re argument is worth nothing.

@@dudster_ Education is also different. Your trash talk leads nowhere.

@@4cps777 How so?

@@dudster_ Do you seriously not know about PPP?

Yeah, I completely understand where you’re coming from. Hardware companies of course have much lower profit margins because the hardware industry is cutthroat. But, I don’t think Apple is overpricing just because they don’t have the same razor thin margins. Now, if Apple had high 30 or low 40 percent net margins, they would def be overpricing. But I think 20% is quite fair.

@@LogicallyAnswered you should have replied that Apple is also a software company and provides their software as services too. Apple is software + hardware company. People who dont get it only see the hardware side of Apple. Make them understand this concept. **shudders

@@zeroxzero159buying their hardware is the only getaway to their software only relevant to talk about that , ok maybe Apple Music on android but not much

How about their M1 MacBooks like the M1 Max, the cost was clearly all intel’s fault for the Mac Pro but the display stand is just ridiculous pricing, ironic they put the same display as their Pro XDR display on their 2000 dollar MacBook, guess you don’t need the stand

The stand is mentioned in the video. Just watch

@@wellszhou8286 wdym intel? As a company apple gets the chips for Way cheaper than us.

@@Darkest_matter Because Intel never innovated for a decade and charge extremely expensive chips, so, if Apple built a chip, it would be much cheaper with similar profit margin

You didn’t watch the video and it shows

Ah great point!

Not true

Colombia will be a decent example of this

Very true! I bought the 12ProMax for round $1400 in Sri Lanka, one year late and a 01 year used 12ProMax still goes for around $1100!

@@samudithakumarasinghe2146 so about 300$ a year to keep getting newest iPhone. 25$ a month. Best part the average phone bill in America I would say Is $50(metropcs/mintmonile) to $100 (Verizon/att). In most countries where iphones don't loose value at all. Phone bill is 10-20$ (my bill in Colombia is 12$ 30gb lte the works). That means it cost me less to own and resell my iPhone every year and have a plane then the cost of an American plan

$800 is definitely not overpriced. All the biggest brands sell their top of the line smartphones for $800-$1,400 on average. If you want some cheep, plastic phone that won’t last over 2 years then go buy a cheep $400 phone.

@@dimaisatree Read my comment again I never said the statement "iphone 13 is overpriced" is true or iphone 13 at $800 is overpriced I used that statement to illustrate what i wanted to say

I totally agree with, it was the same conclusion i came to. We don't need to see it from companies perspective rather customers.

I would prefer an iPhone that gets software support over 6+ years than android that gets abandoned over 3 years making it insecure

@@edd9581 Ok, but what does that have to do with what i said?

Most people that hate apple own some apple products. One of the biggest turn offs with apple is the difficulty to repair their products. I want a faster laptop but each year they make their MacBooks harder or impossible to repair. Their products are not made to last and you can build your own computer that's cheaper and outperforms their Mac Pro. Don't get me started with their arm technology. Their M1 chip is very good and the way of the future but the fact that the SSD and ram is solder in mean you can't upgrade those. These days 1 terabyte isn't enough. Most AAA games exceed 100 gigs. Does an addition of $800 for a 2 terabyte ssd seem cheap to you? With a Samsung ssd, the difference between a 500 gig and 2 terabyte storage is only $150

@@rephaelreyes8552 but some people just hate it because Many people does

@@noone5539 I guess? But some people just don't bother articulating themselves or to think of key points of why they hate it. It's like asking a kid why he likes ice cream. The most likely response is "because I like ice-cream".

>Sad fact: some people hate apple because others do, Yeah no, there are reasons to hate apple, biggest of which, they purposefully make their products hard to repair and forcing new standards on customers without giving them a chance to transition, this is something every other tech company at least has the decency to do, give their customers time to transition to new standards before phasing old ones out.

@@zaremol2779 not the brand but the product

You literally didnt listen at all. It is not just the hardware, someone has to design the thing, write the software, maintain the software for many years, etc.

@@quAdxify Thats all bs, there are many phones today that match a iphone or are around its overall performance for much less money. Apple seems to be mostly name working for the brand, Apple isn't the only phone company that does that they aren't gods and they didn't invent phones either.

@@Burago2k sure pal

But websites and apps show Google ads...

@@wumwum42 that's not Google's or Android's fault. That's the developers' choice of monetization which may also be available on iOS devices. Goes the same as to some phone manufacturers that choose not to overcharge you but monetize by adding extra ads to your phones

Pretty sure with serve you with ads they mean with AdSense, not in the OS interface itself

@@chris_tahir I wonder why the developers chose google for monetizing their products, 🤔

@@liamsz unsure about this, perhaps there may be another ways, but not well-explored by many :)

Fair enough

Except they aren’t one company controlling everything you’re just an idiot

Shut up nerd. iOS and MacOS are supremely optimized

And usb c

@@lltheFacell lightning where usb c is desired, and usb c where other ports are desired but hey you can always get those dongle for $40 bucks each right?

What you said. The rest of the tech world will take a step forward then Apple pulls it back three or four steps because they are not ready. I mean really the whole 120hz on an Apple laptop last year was one of the big things. I mean really at this point no one cares.

Glad to hear that man! Feel free to stick with Android if you like it better. I wasn’t trying to convince anyone to switch to Apple. I was just trying to show that Apples margins are quite fair actually.

So, my conclusion is that if you just want a bunch of extremely reliable friends or tools, iPhones are for you, if you prefer more fun and customizations go Android

Dude u have more research to do! #apple #tesla

Lol......

@@wellszhou8286 you don't actually need to customise your android lol....

I understand where you're coming from. The problem though is that the hardware industry has cutthroat profit margins. So, it's not fair to say that Apple is overpriced just because they don't have the same cutthroat margins. As for the Apple stores, as you said, these are a major part of Apple's branding and service. I don't think there's anything wrong with buying from a competitor that doesn't have such stores. This way, none of your money goes towards running them. But I don't think it's fair to say that Apple is overpriced just because they have stores. That's like staying at a hotel that offers breakfast and then claiming that the hotel is overpriced because you didn't need the breakfast.

@@LogicallyAnswered look at and then text review of Apple A15 processor. They are providing a top-class processor that has amazing performance in minimal power usage. From a hardware perspective, if I'm getting the best processor than well that makes it very hard to ignore. I'm switching over to Apple very soon at this rate due to the performance. Apple frequently has dedicated Hardware that makes its product Superior. Combined with how the ecosystem integrates everything I think that sometimes people forget just how convenient and Powerful that can all be together in one package. From a purely objective point, the Apple ecosystem at this point is easily justified by the cost charged.

@@LogicallyAnswered I was comparing Apple App Store with Google Play Store, they are pretty much a 1:1 comparison. US customers might not know this but in most parts of Asia for the same game that is listed on both Apple App Store and Google Play Store, the in-app purchases (virtual purchase which are just made of binaries) in Apple App Store is 10-20% more expensive than Google Play Store. This is pretty much a rip off.

@@linhaohoward They both are trash and the reason the developers charge more is because of their greed, in Android you can jailbreak and sideload but in App Store you can’t do that and I respect that because then it gives consumers more choice, Apple’s reliable, safe, secure system or Android’s fun, less-restrictive, but not as reliable operating systet

@@LogicallyAnswered Apple doesnt have cut throat margins because it doesnt price iphones like Xiaomi and oppo do For eg., Apple charges $500 for what Xiaomi or Oppo would have charged $400 Apple keeping higher profit margins requires prices higher than what Xiaomi or Oppo would have sold phone for "iphones are overpriced" statement means iphones are overpriced relative to the competition It means a $800 iphone is only as good as $600 Android phone It doesnt have anything to do with profit margins at all It isnt in an absolute sense And comparing apple's profit margins to the profit margins of microsoft and Visa is just plain stupid

And $19 Polishing Cloth

Dont forget the $1000 monitor stand $1000 for a piece of metal

he literally tried to explain that. you didn't even watch till the end i guess

You didn't watch the video fully@@suntzu1409

Here's the thing the past two years the only reason graphics cards cost so much or at least one of the reason is crypto. Take that out and no none of those GPUs are worth what they were going for. I mean dude a rx5700xt was going for more then what I first paid for and when I sold it I made money back on it. That's not how resale is supposed to work on used hardware.

Partly true, it's true that Apple often does not do it first, however, they do spend a significant amount of time and resources to do It better. That normally does get copied by competitors. To me, that's a win-win.

Finally someone who understands Apple's business strategy.. most comments are blind to the fact that Apple MAKES THEIR OWN SOFTWARE TOO.

@@zeroxzero159 and you pay for it TOO. at the end of the day i need to call and text and get email. any phone can do it and just as fast for 1/3rd the cost.

Yeah, that’s completely fair Eric. I’m not trying to say that Apple products are worth it for everyone. I was just trying to show that Apple doesn’t have insane 40%+ margins like many expect.

@@LogicallyAnswered i know, And that's why i like your video's a lot keep up the good work. Much Love from a fan of your channel

Ive actually switched the other way around. And man freedom feels good. It's like android can do all the things that an iphone refuses to. Still i like both tho 😁

You definitely didn't have a Flagship android smartphone or high-end pc, if you think Apple is an upgrade

What do you mean with the ads thing

@@itwasag.ijanejoke386 had a flagship android (z fold 3), sold it and got an iPhone 13 pro max

@@b.c.7662 the s21 ultra is better than the Z fold. So you bought the wrong phone , or whatever a Z fold is

Fair enough

The problem is that ur 400 android ain’t high end

@@simply6162 depends on the purpose for which you need a phone

@@simply6162 most people use their phone for texting, calls, social media, and RU-vid. I'm sorry to say it but any modern phone is pretty fast and responsive and will do almost everything that most people need

@@sylfix2680 many people need an iPhone for more than just calling and texting, they need it for the convenience. We live in a digital world, you need an iPhone with you to make life easier. Can you get buy w/o it? Sure. Will having it make your life easier? Yes.

It's changed since M1 Max and Pro babe. Those are the fat children of the family.

That is not apple Company fault, problem lies with Import tax of respective countries.

There's a difference between expensive and overpriced!

yup so true and that you can better better android phones for cheaper then apple-

And nothing is going to change the fact that you’re slow, biased and can’t understand business.

Nothing is going to change the fact that your average mansion costs more than your average studio apartment. When you buy an iPhone you're paying for hardware, software and services, plus R&D and retail costs -- because Apple makes iOS and maintains the services. When you buy a (for example) Samsung phone you're just paying for the hardware and retail costs, because the software and services are paid with your data instead of your money and are provided by other companies. You're paying more because you're paying *for* more. That's literally the opposite of overpriced.

Thank you for pointing out this flaw in his research! I was just going to say the same thing. It's incredible how many people have fallen for this and now they feel even more assured that they are making the right decision while actually buying overpriced products...

@@ReverieFlows he's from india , he can't afford one that's why he's hating on it

@@Amzzyvlogs just read the comments. For real, simply read them. While we are laying out flaws in the research of the video creator, you are simply hating on us, even though we weren't even criticizing Apple in the first place. The video title literally tells us to change the mind of the creator. In this case it's only logically to point out fatal flaws in his arguments, that change the whole debate. You can't compare a company that focuses on hardware and the supporting software (Apple) to a software only brand like Facebook (excluding sister parts like Oculus VR or the horribly failed Facebook Portal). The only thing connecting them is the branch, but they're completely different companies. It's like comparing the statistics between a bike company and a car company. Yes, they're both used as types of travelling, but you should never see them as comparable. It's simply giving a false view on the industry. He should compare Apple to Samsung, Huawei and other primary smartphone makers. If he wants to compare Facebook, than he should do it with snapchat and other mainly software driven companies. In the end of the day I don't care if Apple overprices in comparison to others or not. If somebody wants to prove one of those things he has to to back it up with thought through arguments and facts. This video couldn't deliver these checkmarks and the both of us pointed THIS out. I don't care if you use an iPhone or not. But I do care if someone widely spreads misinformation on the market. I personally use a Samsung smartphone and my life evolves around the Samsung ecosystem, but I would equally care if this misinformation would be in a "pro-samsung" video. Big creators have big responsibility, since many people listen to them and trust them to deliver true information. Flaws like these accidentally happen to everybody, so we pointed them out. Of course I didn't expect the creator to really act on the criticism, because his whole video is based on this misinformation. But I hoped it would at least reach some other people and bringing them to actually start thinking about the false / badly applied methods used in this video. But you just hated on us, since our point seemed to intervene with your opinion, but it doesn't. If you like Apple products that's no problem at all, but thinking this video actually validates your thoughts is one. I personally never wanted to attack Apple or it's users, but I stand to my criticism on this video since it's poorly argumented and delivers an untruthful result. PS: I think it's unhealthy to insult MULTIPLE people in this comment section as Indians, even though your channel states that you are Indian yourself or at least live in New Delhi. Please tell me how your obsession with calling people Indians started out in the first place. It's simply weak or even pathetic to call people names and disrespecting others just because of a different opinion or preference. Your opinion is not superior to others and never will be. So either shut up entirely or actually read others approaches and lay out your own arguments. Nobody profits from your non-adding comment except your still increasing inflated ego.

I completely agree that Apple is wrong for embracing anti repair designs. I’m not sure where you got that $200 number from though. My numbers are straight from Apple’s last quarterly report.

No, it is at around 400-500 dollars in manufacturing cost alone

They have self-to-repair program

Not really, I think I already covered most of the big space topics. If starship completes an orbital launch or something, I’ll probably cover it. But otherwise, I don’t wanna cover day to day news or anything.

It’s because of foreign governments tariffs and taxes

Yeah, that has nothing to do with Apple haha

Tax of government

@@LogicallyAnswered It does? If every other hardware company can produce them locally, then why can't Apple?

A lot of products are definitely overpriced compared to products with similar and better specs but we don't mind, because we buy the brand and we know it

That’s true. All of the comparisons were software companies except Nvidia. Hardware companies generally have extremely low profit margins, so Apple does have higher margins than most hardware companies. But that doesn’t mean that Apple has unfairly large profit margins. I think 20% is fair.

I know an Apple programmer who jokes about getting a good salary for doing little work. Paying higher salaries does not equal quality. When I was in university it was the ideal job for not-so-hardworking programmers. I’m not sure if that’s still true today.

That's not a fair comparison, the ability to load a Web page and process office documents hasn't increased in its computing requirements. PC games have.

@@felixtcat85 Good point I had not considered.

Fair enough. I don’t have a problem with the advertising business model either given that I’m a youtuber as well. I also don’t think 20% profit margin is too high especially when you consider that most software companies have profit margins above 40%. But to each their own.

Based on the performance of the last few pixel phones I‘d reconsider.

Apple isn’t only a software company 🤔

They Spend Big Money Making These Devices So We Can Have Good Devices So I Completely See Why Apple Charge What They Charge 💯

Glad to hear that Uday!

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I wish I was better at tax evasion. Maybe Apple could hard wire that into their iPhones so customers would have more money to spend on other great products from Tim Cook? I’m typing this on a iPhone 10x. 🤣

He didn’t say factory workers so does Samsung and other manufacturers don’t pay alot

😂

Even high-end Android phone does not have the same specs as the tog iPhones let alone mid-range, and specs are the most useless thing ever in a smartphone, does megapixels equal better photos, no, iPhones 12megapixels and Google megapixels outperformed competition for years even with a 12-megapixel sensor, I think Android does offer more value then iPhones in the mid-range categories, but would come nowhere near the high-end iPhones in camera's, performance, all the fundamentals of the phones, the only thing Android mid-range could outperform iPhones is the display if 120 hertz on the non-pro models or has a ridiculously big mah compared to the mini iPhone version, otherwise, the mid-range phones is no where near the same level as the new iPhones

@@wellszhou8286 my Xiaomi that's £300 new is comparable to I'd say an iPhone 12

@@Darkest_matter The problem is specs doesn't matter, the real-life experience does, and for the camera's the iPhone easily beats out any Xiaomi phone below 700 even if Xiaomi has 200 megapixels on their camera, their displays are lacking in terms of refresh rate, but they have an overall better display, their water resistance is clearly better then any xiaomi phone, even their Mi 11 Ultra costing 1350, their battery life is noticeably better even with lower MAH, their chipsets are way ahead, you name it, plus longevity support, I'd say, the iPhone annihiliates these types of phones as they are still supported on my 6s, so, their you go, specs does not matter, real-life experience does

And the Android is still shit lmao

Exact same story for memory

Thanks for the suggestions man!

@@LogicallyAnswered most welcome bro

I understand that perspective. A lot of apple’s smartphone competitors have razor thin margins in the single digits if not negative. So, you can usually get better value with competitors. But that doesn’t mean that Apple is overpricing. Apple is pricing fairly while a lot of the competition is offering a steal.

@@LogicallyAnswered Point taken. Now that I've researched it more, taking a look back to my example (pun intended), the S10 cost $420 to build and sold for $999. I imagine the margin for S10+ must've been even better.

Thank you so much for your support Rodriguez!

exactly! The non-pro ipads are such good value for money. After using my ipad air 4, I wonder if an iphone (with very similar stuff but a much smaller screen) is worth double the price?

Glad that you were able to find a different perspective!

Thanks man!