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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
I'm sure all of that warrants a 246% markup in price 
Meanwhile, the very similar iPod touch is only marked up around 75%. I guess us touch users are being subsidized by iPhone users. |
No, they purposely price phones high to get people to sign contracts. It's crazyiness, but people keep doing it.
I mean, look at the prepaid carriers. The Optimus V on Virgin is $150. The Moto Triumph - a 4.1inch/2GB/1Ghz Snapdragon phone - is only $300.
Do you REALLY a slightly faster phone with a tiny bit more RAM, like the HTC Thunderbolt, REALLY should cost more than twice as much as the Triumph? No, the prices are inflated, because low-price phones would kill the contract market.
Honestly, my Optimus V lasts about a day and a half, up to two days for me, as long as I leave bluetooth/wifi/GPS off when I'm not using them (easy with the power widget on the homescreen). As long as you're not trying to run a 4"+ superphone, battery life is pretty reasonable on a midrange or low-end smartphone.
Then again I'm not spending all of my hours fiddling with silly games or trying to use it as an e-reader
