tongue_of_colicab
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iphones and androids starting at free ranging to 200 depending on how much build in memory you want. The reality is that cost wise, smart phones are as cheap if not cheaper than gaming handhelds in many markets.
No they are not. Just because you pay for it over 24 months doesn't make it cheaper than spending 250 euro's one time. If I take a 300k loan on a Ferrari and do a 10k downpayment does that suddenly make my Ferrari a super cheap car? No ofcourse not! because I'll be paying 15k a month for the thing.
Talk all you want but you can't make those monthly expenses go away and a lot of people take them into consideration when they buy a phone (atleast I know I did) because a 200 euro high end phone seems nice but if you can afford the 40 euro 24month contract you have a problem.