[samfisher83]

Really in us it's Samsung and apple, and Samsung is content just matching Apple's price for it's flagship. Wonder why we don't have a phone market like China with all these phone makers.

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1. Carrier Subsidy Model.

2. 4G / 5G as well as other Patent arrangement.

3. All of that along with higher operation cost means their current selling price are not sustainable in the US market without some adjustment.