Understandably, people are quite price sensitive right now. It doesn't help that certain smartphone makers decided that $1,000 is a good starting point for flagships rather than being the absolute ceiling. And we're not talking about exotic devices like the foldable phones. The Galaxy S20+ 5G originally started at $1,200. The iPhone 11 Pro is about that much if you want more than 64GB storage. Even Oppo isn't shy about going over a thousand for its top of the line models. Also, historically affordable brands have now crept up the pricing charts (e.g. OnePlus and more recently,...
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/weekly_poll_how_much_will_you_spend_on_your_next_phone-news-43352.php