>people pay 1k for a brand name and 100 for the actual hardware
Man the smartphone business is something of the easiest money out there for apple, samsung and other big names.
You can simply get a chinese brand on aliexpress that is almost as good as anything else except you pay 90% less.
I got this xiaomi redmi pro for 150$ last year with specs superior to any samsung or apple
10 cores. 3 gb ram. 5.5" 1080p Oled. 2 rear cameras. Finger touch sensor. 2 sim slots. 1 sd card slot. 128gb. Brushed aluminium body.
On top of that i got 3 screen protectors and 2 case protectors for free. The Miui android software is probably also the best interface ive ever used yet. Better than htc, samsung or sony at least which i used before.
Some big name brands are also cheaper there. Seen some htc that were 300 on aliexpress and 500 in my country.
