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

What? Are they? In my country, ordinary office laptops are like cca 4 times more expensive than ordinary office phones. Maybe high end super brand phone is the same price as shitty office laptop, but not when you compare the usual consumer grade.