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Decided to write about how the meaning of devices considerd to be cheap and affordable has changed over time, I don't like it.

This is day 56 of

https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/budget-friendly-tech-isn't-what-it-used-to-be

CC: @aperalesf

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Completely nerd sniped me btw, but it was worth it 🙂

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Judging from GSMArena's MSRP estimates, the Redmi 4A cost about $134.95 accounting for inflation, and the Redmi 5A cost about $120.50 accounting for inflation.
I don't really trust GSMArena's estimates, but it's all I could find...

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Looking at the budget segment, prices have generally increased ~50% or a little more compared to mid 2010s phones you mentioned, and that trend seems to correlate with flagship prices as well.

It really does suck when thermodynamics catches up with the infinite money printer 😕

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