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Originally posted by Archetype
I'm not surprised. The iPhone 5 can cost well over $1,000 off contract abroad. Samsung has been stealing the lower-end market with cheaper phones (Galaxy S3 is much cheaper off-contract than the iPhone due to Samsung's use of low-grade plastic).
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The internal chassis is made of aluminum and magnesium alloy. Not only is it cheaper, its degradable and still a higher grade and stronger than using just aluminum, to protect the screen and board from damage so you could stop with that now. And What's wrong with the plastic anyway?
Its cheaper because because its components are cheap to make/get. The OS is free, and most the components (SD card slot, mini USB) are world standard so its cheaper than making proprietary parts, that you have to change every couple years.
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It's too expensive to people who only read technical specifications.
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Then what do you read when you buy a phone?