Eli5: how did we get to the point where laptops and phones are in the same price range ?

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Eli5: how did we get to the point where laptops and phones are in the same price range ?

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Answer 1

Same reason, for identical specs, a laptop costs more than a desktop: you have to pay for miniaturization. The cost of the additional plastic materials for your laptop isn’t significant (especially considering most of the cost of a plastic component is in the amortized cost of the injection mold, not the actual plastic material).

Also one of the most expensive components in a smartphone is the cameras, and your laptop has a shitty webcam.