In the United States especially, but also around the world, people are increasingly choosing higher-end smartphones over more modestly priced versions.
More than half of new smartphones sold in the United States have a sticker price of at least $800, according to technology analysis firm Counterpoint Research. And devices that cost more than $1,000 are hot sellers.
If you won’t pay that much, you have fewer alternatives. Even Apple’s least-expensive phone, the iPhone SE, will reportedly be overhauled Wednesday with a starting price roughly $50 higher than the current $429 model…Read More
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