The vast majority of US consumers aren’t spending $1,000+ on phones – TechCrunch

Pricing in the smartphone wars has taken a sharp turn in recent years on the premium end of the spectrum. Ever since the arrival of the iPhone X, flagship devices have often arrived in excess of $1,000, as company push toward more premium components in order to remain competitive. Likely surprising no one, most consumers aren’t spending that much on devices. According to numbers from NPD’s