Why Are Smartphones Getting So Expensive?
Hi welcome to another ColdFusion video. So it's clear that high-end mobile phones are slowly becoming more expensive over the years. but why? In this video we'll take a look at some possible reasons of why? On this channel we've already covered the fascinating stories of the very first mobile phone in 1983 and the first smartphone released in 1994 The prices were nine thousand two hundred dollars and one thousand eight hundred dollars respectively. So what we're witnessing right now isn't the first time that smartphones have been really expensive After the 1990s however mobile phones did fall in price around the world as we enjoyed accessible mobile communication, but as the 2000s rolled around our phones began to do more than just communicate and with the extra functionality came higher prices The prices really started to climb when fully capacitive touchscreen smartphones hit the market. The original iPhone in 2007 set the bar at $600 and since ...