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The reason you can buy a Samsung phone for $99 bucks is because all you get is $99 worth of value.

That is a very arrogant and stupid comment.

Fact is that, most people use their smartphones for 1-2 years, before they feel they "need" to upgrade to the latest iteration of the same phone, or get a new model or make.

That's the same with Samsung or HTC or iPhones, or any other make and model.

The pure and simple fact is that, no device that is going to be used for calling and/or texting, or playing games, should be worth more than $100-200, because, at the end of the first 1 or 2 years, it's going to be traded or given away or trashed. So, why the heck should somebody pay $900 or $800 or $700, for something of very limited value? Perceived value of the iPhone is not real value. Most smartphones are made with the basic same components, including iPhones. Value is in the eyes of the users, but, real value should be in the usage and lifetime of the devices, and mostly, in quality. But, quality is basically the same, even if they don't exactly look the same. I could've used my last LG phone for more than I did, but, I wanted to get the latest-and-greatest, and so, I got the LG-G2 last year, and now, there is a newer version called the LG-G3 and I want it, but, the G2 is still a perfectly functioning device with what are still high-end modern specs. It's the same stupid "need to get the latest" that has people spending money when they don't really have to, and that's especially true with the Apple fanatics.

I won't be upgrading to the G3, and my wife will be getting the G2, and I'll be getting a new WP. But, unnecessarily. There is no real need to pay a premium price for something that is used for games and talking and texting, with some internet browsing in-between and looking at the latest Facebook or Twitter chats. One can do all of those on a $100 device, with a $20-$30 per month cell-plan and wi-fi.

Apple does make their devices look enticing, but, the real value lies in what people can use them for, and I don't see any difference with what they provide and the competition. Samsung devices will last as long as any iPhone, and will work exactly the same. But, people treat their devices corresponding with the price they paid, and thus, Samsung devices might get trashed sooner, but, not for lack of capabilities.

I could NEVER pay stupidly high prices for things are don't really provide more value than the competition at much lower prices.

The statement I made was the truth, just because YOU only want to pay $100 for an item doesn't mean that is what the item is worth. It means you are a CHEAPSKATE!!!

With an iPhone I can sync all my contacts, music, emails, pictures, notes, movies, and maps, with my iPod, iPad, and my Mac. I can start to watch a movie on my iPhone or read a webpage and then finish it on my mac. I also have an AppleTV, I can use it to stream movies from any of my devices to my TV. I can also make phone calls, and send/receive SMS messages from any of my other Apple devises through my iPhone. I don't even have to plug it into my Mac to update or sync anything. If I misplace my iPhone I can go to any of my other Apple devises locate and lock it. With an iPhone I carry an extension of my Computer, with your Samsung Phone you have just a “phone”. You don't need a Smartphone to send texts or make calls, any old POS phone can do that!!!.

Do you also realize that for the first few years Microsoft was selling their Xboxes for a loss? Everyone they sold cost more to make then what they were selling for, they LOST MONEY on everyone they sold!!!.

Go down to new car Dealer and tell him to sell you a Cadillac for the same price as a Chevy, after all they are built with the same parts, and most people just want to drive back and forth to work.

I explained why I would NEVER buy Samsung again. I thought maybe it was just the model phone I bought, but after 4 I still didn't get a good.

You never answered my question, Why would you buy a Phone from a Company that also makes washers and dryers??