You can't compare the models then. Google/LG sold the Nexus 5 at cost- about half the price of the iPhone 5S was when it came out. Even now, it's still $200 more than the Nexus 5 is.
You can't sell a year old phone for the same price, is all I'm saying. It becomes a progressively less enticing deal. $350 a year ago was stunning.
I disagree that they have no consistency- they cost the same as normal flagships for the first three generations, and Google dropped the cost to get better market exposure in the last two iterations of the devices. With the Nexus 6, it has a flagship product, at a flagship price, selling a brand that has a lot more exposure and awareness around it now.
They have no consistency in every single aspect. Pricing, manufacturer, distribution model, appearance. It's always a potluck as to what they'll do next with it - unless you'd care to make any predictions about the Nexus7 (come to think of it, how will they name the N7?) Even the N6 and N9 are totally divergent design philosophies and manufacturers.
Agreed. However, I meant whether you would have paid the same sort of flagship cost for an updated Nexus 5 when the previous model is not greatly compromised, and costs as comparatively little as it does?
I'm guessing that the margins aren't that great on the N6. 2560 screens and Snapdragon 805s with basically no hardware compromises all cost quite a lot. For what's in there, nobody else is matching it on price; the Note4 and 6+ are significantly more expensive. So, if an uncompromised updated 5" Nexus6 came out alongside for say $550, yeah why not? I reckon that's quite appealing. If the MotoX had a 2560 screen and cost $550 it would be a great deal.
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