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NickyGi OP t1_jbysipy wrote

Reply to comment by Ham_collector in Why is the Apple Watch Ultra 2.5x times more expensive than the iPhone SE 2022 ? by NickyGi

It’s because of the cameras, the multi-touch OLED display, the chip inside, the glass that is used which is extremely durable (gaming laptops have a plastic screen), the operating system, the fact that it makes phone calls without wifi, the sensors inside it, the stainless steel frame (gaming laptops are plastic). This is why it costs more even though it can’t play games as well.

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Ham_collector t1_jbytfg0 wrote

My point is that they are completely different products. An iPhone is downright useless compared to a gaming laptop in terms of power, just as an Apple Watch is useless compared to an iPhone in terms of using it as a phone. It’s a flagship watch with high end materials, and it’s usecase is completely different. Yeah it doesn’t have a camera, but an iPhone SE doesn’t have a blood oxygen sensor, heart rate monitor, the ability to see how much your breathing, track workouts, etc.

Also, the chip of an iPhone is good but not nearly as good as the cpu and gpu of a gaming laptop, laptops don’t need multi touch displays, a lot of them are oled or mini led, a laptop doesn’t need the sensors, there are laptops with aluminum frames that can be really fucking expensive, and stainless steel isn’t as expensive as apple makes it out to be (trust me. I took a whole course on the manufacturing of metals and their costs and uses. A fridge can be entirely made of stainless steel for pretty cheap)

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