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by ubernostrum 4659 days ago
If the expensive device is something people will buy and be carrying with them anyway for other purposes (phone calls, SMS, apps, etc.), then they have no motivation to additionally buy the cheap photo/video-only device and carry that with them.

It's the same reason why, if there was a $20 Facebook device, a $20 Twitter device, a $20 SMS device, etc., they wouldn't sell very well since the phones people already carry can do those things without needing to purchase and tote around multiple other devices.