[ryncewynd]

That can't be right. The last phone I bought (Xiaomi Mi 9) only cost me $600nzd and that's the most expensive phone I've bought.

And it's so powerful it still does everything I need years later.

Are normal people actually utilising phone specs these days? Sure some people game but surely everyone else is barely using the CPU etc

[organsnyder]

For me, the cameras are the main reason to go with a flagship phone.

[V1ndaar]

Exactly. The camera is the only thing I will care about N years down the line when I look at pictures from past phones. It's a realization I've had only somewhat recently ~1-2 years ago.

[dingaling]

The camera modules are commodity, the main distinction is in quality of lenses and the processing software.