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Why is the HTC One S So Expensive? (UK)

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Jezston

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As far as I can tell the current HTC One line is:

X = Top of the range
S = Midrange
V = Budget

The X costs typically
 
If you go with a contract then it's a cheap phone bearing in mind the cost of my PYG contract and the Sim free phone. Got mine today on contract a lot cheaper than buying sim free and adding in my PYG contract for 24 months, figured if I pay the contract off I am way ahead of the game anyway and i'm effectively sim free.
 
bigt said:
The nexus isn't the desire
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I seem to recall the original Desire was pretty much the original Nexus but with a touch trackball rather than a physical ball, and with HTC branding rather than Google?

chicgeek said:
Shove things into smaller casings, usually means greater costs.
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But that's just evolution - and besides, that doesn't answer the main question of - why is the One X only marginally more expensive than the One S despite being of massively higher spec?

flyingeng said:
If you go with a contract then it's a cheap phone bearing in mind the cost of my PYG contract and the Sim free phone. Got mine today on contract a lot cheaper than buying sim free and adding in my PYG contract for 24 months, figured if I pay the contract off I am way ahead of the game anyway and i'm effectively sim free.
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I'm adverse to signing a 24 month contract as I can't imagine wanting the same phone for so long, and I worked out you pay much more over time than you do buying the phone outright. With a SIM only contract of
 
For customers in the US, T-Mobile is offering select customers the HTC One S as a way to retain them right now. If you're not too happy with T-Mobile, this might make you a little happier..
 
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