• How is it a $30 Android has more functionality than any iPhone ever made?

    From Marion@marion@facts.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Mon Aug 25 04:57:14 2025
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    On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:00:52 -0700, Tom Elam wrote :


    LOL. An under $50 Android has tiny storage capacity, cannot run the
    latest OS, has an outdated processor, and cannot multitask worth a damn.
    I know. I bought one like that as a burner phone on a New Zealand
    vacation. Piece of shit if there ever was one.

    BUT, if it is all you can afford then I glad you have that option.

    Heh heh heh... again, your argument is absurd since you think paying $1000
    for a phone in and of itself makes it more functional than not paying that.

    A diamond-encrusted RED!!!!! Rolex doesn't tell time better than a Timex.
    Most of the cost is in bullshit marketing meaningless differentiation.

    And Apple profits.

    Compare my three 2021 Samsung Galaxy A32-5G Androids (SM-A326U) which cost
    me (& anyone else on T-Mo postpaid) about $28.20 to any iPhones ever made.
    <https://i.postimg.cc/YC1B906F/tmopromo01.jpg>

    I don't know what you paid, but let's assume about $900 + tax.

    Then you paid about $1000 for your iPhone (including tax), right?
    I paid about $30 for my Android phone(s) which is well documented.



    What matters. Is FUNCTIONALITY.

    How is it a $30 Android has more functionality than any iPhone ever made?
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  • From Tom Elam@thomas.e.elam@gmail.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.advocacy on Sun Aug 31 22:34:29 2025
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    On 8/25/2025 12:57 AM, Marion wrote:
    On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:00:52 -0700, Tom Elam wrote :


    LOL. An under $50 Android has tiny storage capacity, cannot run the
    latest OS, has an outdated processor, and cannot multitask worth a damn.
    I know. I bought one like that as a burner phone on a New Zealand
    vacation. Piece of shit if there ever was one.

    BUT, if it is all you can afford then I glad you have that option.

    Heh heh heh... again, your argument is absurd since you think paying $1000 for a phone in and of itself makes it more functional than not paying that.

    A diamond-encrusted RED!!!!! Rolex doesn't tell time better than a Timex. Most of the cost is in bullshit marketing meaningless differentiation.

    And Apple profits.

    Compare my three 2021 Samsung Galaxy A32-5G Androids (SM-A326U) which cost
    me (& anyone else on T-Mo postpaid) about $28.20 to any iPhones ever made.
    <https://i.postimg.cc/YC1B906F/tmopromo01.jpg>

    I don't know what you paid, but let's assume about $900 + tax.

    Then you paid about $1000 for your iPhone (including tax), right?
    I paid about $30 for my Android phone(s) which is well documented.



    What matters. Is FUNCTIONALITY.

    How is it a $30 Android has more functionality than any iPhone ever made?

    You need 3 Android phones plus an Apple 12 mini?

    Your $30 price is not the price at introduction. Apple and oranges.

    What does the Android do that my iPhone won't. One thing the Android
    will not do is run ForeFlight.

    The document you posted appears to show a 128mb iPhone 12 mini purchased
    for $50 + tax and shipping from T-Mobile. How was that possible? Appears
    to be subsidized by your plan's cost. Please post the T-Mobile monthly
    bill that goes with this purchase.
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