Eli5 Why is it that a new television costs about 1000 dollars, it has android, a chipset, wifi etc, while a phone wich is much smaller, but has also a chipset etc, also costs 1000 dollars ?

Question

Eli5 Why is it that a new television costs about 1000 dollars, it has android, a chipset, wifi etc, while a phone wich is much smaller, but has also a chipset etc, also costs 1000 dollars ?

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Answer 1

Large TVs are mostly material cost from all the lights and circuits they have to use for the screen to project a larger image with good quality while phone cost come from the use of complex robotics to make incredibly small parts as well as the fact these smaller parts require more pure elements and compound to reduce interference