| ▲ | lvl256 5 hours ago |
| $1999 is ridiculous. Edit: Wow, I didn’t know Samsung foldable was priced similarly. It’s a lot of money to pay for something inherently fragile. |
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| ▲ | jjice 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| While I won't pay it, it seems pretty comparable to other flagship foldable from Google and Samsung. |
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| ▲ | raphinou 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | Doesn't make it less ridiculous, and that price for the other brands isn't less ridiculous either. |
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| ▲ | chrocni380 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| > $1999 is ridiculous. Plenty of people on HN earn that much money in a single day after tax. |
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| ▲ | prewett 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | That's about $675k/year, assuming a 35% tax rate. I think that is a small fraction of HN users, but more to the point, if your argument is that the phone is not expensive if you make over $500k/year, I'm not sure that is a compelling argument... | |
| ▲ | alistairSH 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | It's also more than the cost of an iPhone Pro + a MacBook Neo (or several other combinations). I'm just not seeing the value proposition for a $2000 phone. I already can't comfortably hold or type single-handed on the normal-sized Pro. | | |
| ▲ | devnulll 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I base many of my purchases on how many hours per week I use them. In terms of usage hours, my mobile phone comes out near the top. This makes the price almost immaterial. | | | |
| ▲ | artisinal 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | For most people this can replace an iPhone Pro, a MacBook Neo and their iPad. For those people, $2000 is a good price for a device that does all their digital work. | |
| ▲ | wpm 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | The correct price comparison is between an iPhone Pro and an iPad Mini, in the US that would be $1199 + $599. So for an extra $200 you don't have to carry and charge 2 devices. Not a terrible pitch. | | |
| ▲ | alistairSH 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | Sure, I guess, but I don't have a Mini, or any tablet for that matter. I used to and found the form factor didn't meet my needs. I'm happier with a phone and a laptop. |
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| ▲ | alwillis 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| We'll have to see but it has a titanium frame with Ceramic shield front and back. Obviously Apple knew where other foldable phones fell short; they clearly planned to overcome those shortcomings. |
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| ▲ | Kirby64 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| The retail price of the equivalent Samsung phone is $1900 (1899) - or $2100 for their 'Ultra' phone. Seems just in line to me. |
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| ▲ | MBCook 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I think there were rumors going even higher since Apple is so often a premium priced product. Matching their top competitor in price is a good look. They could’ve absolutely floored everyone if it had been $1500, but there’s no way that’s possible, at least having margins anywhere near what Apple likes. |
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| ▲ | rawgabbit 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| My first thought is what happens when I drop a $1999 device and break it. |
