TomG2 wrote:you keep saying your phone performs just as good as one that costs 10 times more NO IT DOES NOT it may perform the some of the same functions but its performance of those functions especially any thing beyond a phone call will never be as good as the better phone. i will give you just one of reasons somebody(not you)would buy the $1000.00 smartphone. people including professional newscasters will buy them just for the 4k video recording and transmitting of live broadcast quality video to tv news stations facebook live,periscope,ustream and others of news,sporting events,hurricanes,police actions etc. tv news is already using current cellphones to broadcast some stories instead of there heavy super expensive broadcast cameras. the camera alone that is always with you ready to capture that event will be worth it to many. your sub $100.00 smartphone will in no way perform like that it may look good on your phone watching it back but play it on a big screen or blow up and print a picture and there is no comparison. i can instantly tell when a cheap phone is broadcasting on periscope the picture quality is just not there. if you record video and take pictures of memories you want to save the better camera you carry all the time can be worth it. maybe you do not do that but most people do use the camera daily.
simply asking what the extra money buys in terms of performance and capability. I know all about "perceived" value, "pride of ownership", etc. Those are valid reasons to spend money. Paying ten times for a device that will perform the same as all the other phones is a waste of money. In my opinion
