iPhones are not the same price for everyone, depending on whether you live in Nigeria or Luxembourg.
This is not due to a price changing according to the regions, on the contrary. Simply, with the differences in standard of living, what is a small gift that we make in one country is an extraordinarily substantial investment elsewhere. This is what a ranking of the cost of an iPhone 14 has just reminded us of in relation to the average annual salary according to the country.
The little pleasure of the month for the United States
iPhones are expensive. It is a refrain that is repeated year after year and which, perhaps more than the question of the OS, tends to create a dividing line between iOS devices and Android. An iPhone 14 Pro is thus today an investment of 1,329 euros for its base price. A real sum that is hard to swallow despite the power of the machine.
But have you ever wondered what this purchase represented in your lifestyle? In any case, the World of Statistics Twitter account has done it for you by comparing data from several nations across the planet. The result is a nice reminder of the inequalities within humanity. An iPhone 14 would thus represent 1.6% of the annual salary in Luxembourg and 1.8% in the United States, compared to 69% in Nigeria (and 59% in Bangladesh).
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The account does not specify which model it uses for its classification, but we can assume that it is the basic 128 GB version. We also remember that iPhones are not all sold at the same prices. due in particular to differences in VAT or variations in exchange rates.
It is nonetheless true that the best phones of the brand are unaffordable for several billion human beings on the planet, which should not change with the next generations. To try to open up the market for the poorest, Apple has been working for a year on a multi-year rental system for its smartphones. What convince the inhabitants of Bangladesh and Egypt?
904 €
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- Overall performance
- Screen quality
- Photo-video quality
To claim that the iPhone 14 is just a marginally improved iPhone 13 isn’t entirely true…nor false, for that matter. If it inherits the appearance and the screen of its elder, it recovers the SoC of the iPhone 13 Pro (and its more powerful GPU). The back camera changes little at the hardware level, but now benefits from the new Photonic Engine which improves the quality of images in low light.
More interesting for selfie fans, the front camera gains autofocus which ensures sharp images and has the cinematic mode which switches to 4K. Video capture benefits from an ultra-stabilized “action” mode that we consider successful.
Finally, the device improves the safety of its owner thanks to the detection of car accidents as well as the possibility of sending a distress message by satellite (in the United States only for the moment). Can we reasonably advise this iPhone 13S which does not say its name? Yes, if you are sensitive to its novelties or if you want to switch from an old model (iPhone X and earlier) to a state-of-the-art iPhone.
If these few new features leave you cold, turn instead to the iPhone 13, still in the catalog and whose price will be a little lower (between 110 and 150 euros less, depending on the model).
Sold at 1,019, 1,149 or 1,409 euros (128, 256 and 512 GB versions) in France, the entry ticket is high. Very high. Especially since Apple no longer considers it useful to provide a charger with the device. On the other side of the Atlantic, the price is significantly lower. It is true that taxes and other European frills add to the bill. But not to the point of creating such a price difference, especially at a time when the dollar and the euro are almost equivalent…
To claim that the iPhone 14 is just a marginally improved iPhone 13 isn’t entirely true…nor false, for that matter. If it inherits the appearance and the screen of its elder, it recovers the SoC of the iPhone 13 Pro (and its more powerful GPU). The back camera changes little at the hardware level, but now benefits from the new Photonic Engine which improves the quality of images in low light.
More interesting for selfie fans, the front camera gains autofocus which ensures sharp images and has the cinematic mode which switches to 4K. Video capture benefits from an ultra-stabilized “action” mode that we consider successful.
Finally, the device improves the safety of its owner thanks to the detection of car accidents as well as the possibility of sending a distress message by satellite (in the United States only for the moment). Can we reasonably advise this iPhone 13S which does not say its name? Yes, if you are sensitive to its novelties or if you want to switch from an old model (iPhone X and earlier) to a state-of-the-art iPhone.
If these few new features leave you cold, turn instead to the iPhone 13, still in the catalog and whose price will be a little lower (between 110 and 150 euros less, depending on the model).
Sold at 1,019, 1,149 or 1,409 euros (128, 256 and 512 GB versions) in France, the entry ticket is high. Very high. Especially since Apple no longer considers it useful to provide a charger with the device. On the other side of the Atlantic, the price is significantly lower. It is true that taxes and other European frills add to the bill. But not to the point of creating such a price difference, especially at a time when the dollar and the euro are almost equivalent…
Source : Wccftech
Apple iPhone 14
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release date: 16-09-2022
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