[teawrecks]

That's the price of a device that isn't subsidized by your data, is built using sustainable means, and is not yet scaled up for mass market.

[nologic01]

I would say that this is good start to build on.

A modern smartphone is a tremendous device. In convergent mode many people would not need a laptop or desktop. With replaceable parts and upgradeable open source software it could last a decade. Further, what exactly is a sane digital society without embedded surveillance worth in dollars?

There is no reason why such phones shouldnt have a mass market and more approachable prices. The status quo is a market failure, not a law of nature.

[martin8412]

No.. This is the price of buying a phone from a company that doesn't know anything about hardware design, and nothing about software needed. They're a scam.