A lot has to do with what they can get away with charging too. If there is demand they can set their own prices.
Anybody who has recently had a baby and seen the prices of baby products will now exactly what I mean :) There, babies and android devices in the same email :) 2009/6/30 David Turner <[email protected]>: > Maybe because the phone packs more electronics in a much smaller package? > > This is hardly exclusive to Android btw. > > On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Vincent Chan <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I just realized that any Android phones available in the market are more >> expensive than a 10.2" notebook computer. >> >> I recently bought one at USD250 from BroadTel www.broad-tel.com with the >> following configuration: >> >> - Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor >> - 10.2" LCD display >> - 1GB DDR2 RAM >> - 160GB harddisk >> - built-in 802.11b/g WiFi >> - Lithium battery >> - power adapter >> >> I wonder how come a phone can be more expensive than a notebook computer. >> David >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
