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Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by OChimex: 7:17pm On Feb 05, 2022
porthouse7:
how many hrs can ur iphone last compared to a poor itel phone or tecno

My 13 promax na beast battery. 24 hours still with over 80 percent battery if fully charged
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by OChimex: 7:19pm On Feb 05, 2022
porthouse7:
still poor

My 13 pro max last 24 hours. The battery is beast....
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by porthouse7(f): 7:26pm On Feb 05, 2022
OChimex:


My 13 pro max last 24 hours. The battery is beast....
hot 4 last 27hrs
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by porthouse7(f): 7:27pm On Feb 05, 2022
BLoomfrancs:


I use iphone 7 plus.
am fighting for u so relax , i know u must have a powerbank
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by porthouse7(f): 7:28pm On Feb 05, 2022
CELEBRITIZ:

LG has one of the best electronics. Ranging from my oled TV, fridge and my ac( which are both dual inverter). But when it comes to phones, you know Samsung Stand at the top of pyramids for android phones. Is the LG better than s21 ultra. I'm not using site for comparison. I love the LG v60 but I realised Samsung s21 ultra was slightly better . So I'd like to ask if it's better than s21 ultra
for d price is better
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by porthouse7(f): 7:29pm On Feb 05, 2022
ityP:




12 pro max is very much better than LG v60. Except you need the double screen, and I'm wondering why you'd need it when you can easily buy a laptop. Who still use LG phones sef grin
am done with u bro
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by porthouse7(f): 7:30pm On Feb 05, 2022
CELEBRITIZ:


Then I can bet you bought a refurbished phone that's why you sold it. It's obvious.
i didnt buy in nigeria
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by ityP(m): 7:30pm On Feb 05, 2022
porthouse7:
am done with u bro


Of course. You no sabi phones

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Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by AniwetaluEmma(m): 7:31pm On Feb 05, 2022
My wife uses 1phone 13 pro max and I use LG V60 with with 128g by 8gram. There is no difference between these phones in terms of speed and optimisation. The LG is a machine but no body talks about it.
Please, stop the hype in Iphone!
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by porthouse7(f): 7:31pm On Feb 05, 2022
ityP:



Of course. You no sabi phones
i agree
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by Nicerazor(m): 8:33pm On Feb 05, 2022
Most of the comments against iPhone are android counterparts.
One thing the article forgot to add is SECURITY.
When it comes to security give it to iPhone.
The iCloud security feature, IOS is very secured that’s why you can’t see anyhow apps on the apple store unlike playstore where you can download junks and malware apps, Playstore is open source meaning any dick and harry can develop an app and upload to the store this is not so with iPhone that scrutinizes apps before allowing developers list their apps on the AppStore.
Apple improves their security with every updates. You can even use an iCloud locked iphone or chimaera locked phone ( AppleCare insurance) unlike google locked phone that computer village boys will wipe for you for 500 naira.
I started using iPhone from 4S, SE, 7, 7 plus, XR,11, 11 pro max, 12 pro and now 12 pro max, security is the reason I have stayed with iPhone thus far.
Even when FBI approached apple to unlock an iPhone of a suspect but apple turned down their request.

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Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by BLoomfrancs(m): 8:55pm On Feb 05, 2022
porthouse7:
am fighting for u so relax , i know u must have a powerbank

Lol. I do not use power Bank. Fight for your hot4 and leave my iPhone.
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by richiepolymer(m): 9:05pm On Feb 05, 2022
gistray:
FUFU AND CAKE are two different things

cheesy
This is savage! Ah ah……..my belle wan tear for laff
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by OChimex: 9:06pm On Feb 05, 2022
porthouse7:
hot 4 last 27hrs

That phone is toy compared to iPhone. Trust me.

If you handle iPhone i bet you those toys will be irritating even if it last one week
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by JoseRaji(m): 9:10pm On Feb 05, 2022
porthouse7:
i didnt buy in nigeria

They said you bought refurbished phone. You're talking "Nigeria". Whether you bought it in Nigeria or not, it is refurbished. It's nothing to be ashamed of nau.

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Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by porthouse7(f): 9:14pm On Feb 05, 2022
OChimex:


That phone is toy compared to iPhone. Trust me.

If you handle iPhone i bet you those toys will be irritating even if it last one week
na ba3 we dey talk, hot 4 ba3 is better than all iphone ba3s apart from iphone 13 pro max
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by porthouse7(f): 9:14pm On Feb 05, 2022
JoseRaji:


They said you bought refurbished phone. You're talking "Nigeria". Whether you bought it in Nigeria or not, it is refurbished. It's nothing to be ashamed of nau.
going hard u help ur matter, what phone are u using?
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by porthouse7(f): 9:16pm On Feb 05, 2022
BLoomfrancs:


Lol. I do not use power Bank. Fight for your hot4 and leave my iPhone.
i trust u are not always far from power socket, and always having charger in ur back pocket
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by rossovu: 9:33pm On Feb 05, 2022
Nicerazor:
Most of the comments against iPhone are android counterparts.
One thing the article forgot to add is SECURITY.
When it comes to security give it to iPhone.
The iCloud security feature, IOS is very secured that’s why you can’t see anyhow apps on the apple store unlike playstore where you can download junks and malware apps, Playstore is open source meaning any dick and harry can develop an app and upload to the store this is not so with iPhone that scrutinizes apps before allowing developers list their apps on the AppStore.
Apple improves their security with every updates. You can even use an iCloud locked iphone or chimaera locked phone ( AppleCare insurance) unlike google locked phone that computer village boys will wipe for you for 500 naira.
I started using iPhone from 4S, SE, 7, 7 plus, XR,11, 11 pro max, 12 pro and now 12 pro max, security is the reason I have stayed with iPhone thus far.
Even when FBI approached apple to unlock an iPhone of a suspect but apple turned down their request.
Story story, I wonder who told u people this lie about the FBI
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by Tinyemeka(m): 9:54pm On Feb 05, 2022
Ezewholesalee:
Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? Here Are Four Reasons

Many of us look forward to a new addition to the Apple ecosystem each year. Be it the latest AirPods, Apple Watch, or MacBook, it is common to see consumers make a scramble to get the latest ones. There is no denying that the one item receiving the most love would be the iPhone. People from all over the world queue hours or even days before an official launch just to get their hands on the latest model every year.

With that said, it is no secret that Apple iPhones are more expensive than their Android counterparts, and this fact reigns true even if the devices are used and being resold.

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Story credit: Eze Wholesale

Pardon me but I think you wrote a load of bullocks.

Americans live in a bubble. The kind of Matrix life Morpheus warned Neo about. There are certain things other nations take for granted, that Corporate America sells as luxury in the US. I recall with amusement, one funny episode that happened around 2015 on CNN where the correspondent was hyping the introduction of dual SIM in Apple iPhones in the US, as if it was one novel tech breakthrough. Meanwhile Android devices had already been using such devices since time immemorial.

Same goes for healthcare. I heard that if you fall ill with a medical emergency that would require the services of an ambulance to convey you to the hospital, that would cost you approximately $15,000! Medicare billing is a nightmare for citizens in the US and the medical/pharmaceutical corporations are making a killing from what's going on in America.

Apple iPhones are manufactured in China, brought back to the US for software installation and sold at more than 300% markup, due to successful advertising. The citizens will always buy new models because they are not paying cash down payment for it. They use contracts. It's Nigerians who emulate such spending craze that I have no pity for.

As for the picture I attached, Daraprim is an antimalarial we used to take in the 90's. I don't know if anyone still takes them in Nigeria, now that we have so many newer antimalarials like ACT combinations. So a pack of Daraprim should not be more than N2,000 currently. undecided You can see what it went for at the height of the period when now defunct Turing Pharmaceuticals secured the rights to market the drug and hiked its price from $13.5 to $750 paper tablet!

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Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by IMASTEX: 10:13pm On Feb 05, 2022
shilenji:
It's not expensive, it's your country's currency that is low.
Word
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by shilenji(m): 10:16pm On Feb 05, 2022
It's price we're talking about sir
Bluntemperor:


No!
You are not getting it!
The i- Phone is in its originality.
Every American uses an i- phone and in fact if you don't have it,you are yet to arrive.
Do you know that while others Android Phones expires after 1 and half years,an i-phone has no expiry date,so it's not about your Currency-now,it's about Quality and life is about Quality not quantity!
Of course,when it's weight about purchasing price,if you have a weak Currency,the price will be higher but quality is the determining factor here. I- Phone is same all over the World,unlike other Phones!
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by Allisgud: 10:31pm On Feb 05, 2022
ityP:




Tell your brother not to be buying refurbished phones. He should buy a brand new phone
taah,wetin u sabi
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by Poleski: 10:34pm On Feb 05, 2022
Personally, I prefer Samsung to the iPhone. There's nothing the iPhone could do that Samsung couldn't even do better. 

In fact, the Android system is more stable than iOS. There are more Android devices available in any market than iOS ones. Android is more versatile.

And the Google Play store has more apps than the Apple Store. That's a huge plus.
The only area where the iPhone beats Samsung a little bit is design. That's it.

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Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by OChimex: 10:49pm On Feb 05, 2022
porthouse7:
na ba3 we dey talk, hot 4 ba3 is better than all iphone ba3s apart from iphone 13 pro max

If you carry wetin dey iPhone put for hot 4' the battery no go dey pass 2 hours. Because all the things wey dey hot 4 na chaff e no get weight to consume battery. Only iPhone screen resolution go drain hot 4 battery finish.

If you carry wetin dey hot 4 put for iPhone e go dey stay for one week.

Guy if you see vibration' na earthquake, the sound na woofer, the screen resolution na beast.

Make you no dey compare iphones with any of those chinko toys. Wey even the manufacturer no dey use for their country.

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Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by tecnolad(m): 11:12pm On Feb 05, 2022
Poleski:
Personally, I prefer Samsung to the iPhone. There's nothing the iPhone could do that Samsung couldn't even do better. 

In fact, the Android system is more stable than iOS. There are more Android devices available in any market than iOS ones. Android is more versatile.

And the Google Play store has more apps than the Apple Store. That's a huge plus.
The only area where the iPhone beats Samsung a little bit is design. That's it.

The Android OS is more stable than iOS? Then I'm more white than Donald Trump, since we're all yapping baloney. grin

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Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by tecnolad(m): 11:21pm On Feb 05, 2022
Charged my iPhone 13 pro Max to 81% around 1:46PM and I've used it all through the day (I'm a heavy user). Almost 8 hours SOT and 38% battery here that'll last me till tomorrow.

No dey judge all iPhone based on the iPhone 6 wey you buy. If you want to compare and Iphone 6,7 or 8, compare them with Android phones made the same year as each of them.

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Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by JoseRaji(m): 1:00am On Feb 06, 2022
porthouse7:
going hard u help ur matter, what phone are u using?

Allow yourself to be helped bro. My phone brands don't matter to you.
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by Badadvisor: 1:35am On Feb 06, 2022
d3cod3r:

That's in the past bro 11pro max and other pro max models have superb battery life.
Ignore these people who know nothing about phones.
11 pro max too far. Tell me any android even the ones with 5000 battery mah that lasts longer than the iPhone 7 plus or 8 plus.
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by Badadvisor: 1:37am On Feb 06, 2022
porthouse7:
no iphone ba3 is 4000mAh yet not even iphone 13
You know nothing about iPhones..keep shut please.
I have a Samsung with 5000 battery mah but it can never last longer than my regular 7plus and 8 plus I use for my work.

Please keep shut you knnow othing about phones. IPhone 2500 batter Mah is equivalent to Samsung,techno and Itel 5000 mah batteries
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by Badadvisor: 1:39am On Feb 06, 2022
porthouse7:
i know what u mean, but from pratical observation infinix hot 4 ba3 with 4000mAh last longer than iphone 13 when put to test
You need hot reset slap. Olodo forming woke.

Keep disgracing yourself in a public forum
Re: Why Are Apple's iPhones More Expensive Than Most Other Smartphones? by Badadvisor: 1:42am On Feb 06, 2022
Dwaynestefan:



Buy a Brand new 11/12/13 pro/ Max...
Then come back to give a review...
That's too far bro. A 7plus or 8 plus and he would never go back to Android.

No android with 5000 battery mah last longer than my regular 8 plus on full active use

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