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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're expensive for the US too. The reason so many people can afford iPhones is thanks to carrier subsidies.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That's a good point. When I lived in North America, I always bought my own devices (the contract terms did not work for me), most people did get their smartphones via carrier.