[Reaganez]

The iPhone is manufactured in China,the Chinese buy more iPhones than Americans and yet the iPhone is more expensive in China.

Fact is a more open competitive smart phone market drives prices down.

http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/28/iphone-sales-china-vs-us/

[Mark17]

yet the iPhone is more expensive in China.

More expensive in the Philippines too, but I think it is the taxes, not necessarily the iPhone itself.

[jsanders2001]

Yep. Forgot to put that in there.

[IncPen]

Fact is a more open competitive smart phone market drives prices down.

It's also true that in a competitive market, if you have a better product, you can charge more.

Apple has higher standards for privacy than other phone manufacturers, which is an attractive feature in an era of (or a society concerned with) government snooping.

[DaveA37]

“The iPhone is manufactured in China”............

Almost EVERYTHING is manufactured in China thanks to our politicians and greedy unions.