Why are tablets so cheap but smartphones so expensive? Is it the patents? Certification with carriers?
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Replying to @SwiftOnSecurity
Qualcomm's expensive patents on wireless technology are why, it's why an LTE tablet costs $200 more than it's non-LTE version.
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Replying to @envygeeks @SwiftOnSecurity
In the UK, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A is basically the same price with or without LTE. Qualcomm's markup is only massively inflated in the US.
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Results from them being allowed to demand a percentage of a devices price for it's usage, around 7.5% usually. The EU would not allow that.
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This is stupid. Most users would happily buy phones that are equiv of tablet + cheap ~$10-20 3g/lte modem. Nobody needs the Qualcomm one.
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Qualcomm owns the patents behind most of 3G, CDMA, and LTE (4G) technology. https://www.qualcomm.com/invention/technologies/lte …
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But you can buy a modem by itself dirt cheap & it's already licensed the patents.
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Replying to @RichFelker
Not if you're reselling it as part of another device later on, the included patent license won't cover it.
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How do they claim such nonsense and get it to hold water in court?!
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