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Material-Ad1949 t1_jebvt3c wrote

Bro do you understand how much technology and amazing shit is in your pocket for $1000? The fact that these things aren’t $2000+ is amazing, considering how expensive technology has historically been. Also, you don’t have to buy a new one every year. I usually go 3 or so years before upgrading, which really negates the cost.

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Major-Cardiologist-3 t1_jeb61s0 wrote

It costs 464 dollars in materials to build the iPhone 14 pro max 128 Gb, and sells for 1099. The remaining 635 dollars after tax is about 400-300, and they still have to pay for the research & development, shipping, customer acquisition, sales, legal, and overhead. This leaves them with a 25% net profit margin of sales.

Then, because they are a publicly traded company, their profit is split between the shareholders (the U.S. public where anyone can invest and profit) or reinvested in the company, providing growth and jobs.

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BIindsight t1_je9cdvp wrote

I've read that the Oneplus 11 supports 100w charging. That's just wild.

I think the OnePlus 10 Pro can be charged at 80w with the right charger, and it also charges at 50w wirelessly (0-100 in 45 minutes) with a SuperVOOC charger. It's a beast of a phone and I don't think I'll be upgrading anytime soon.

I haven't bought any of the upgraded chargers because the 65w charger that was in the box is already ridiculously fast.

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