Apple iPhone 5 and Sony Playstation Vita comparison

[MikeRox]

NintendoPie said:

pezus said:

NintendoPie said:
People who are complaining about contract costs need to get over it.

Nice prediction SuperChunk!

Complaining? Most people are saying it's unfair to not count the contract costs when making a comparison like this.

Yes, complaining. It's totally fair. Why would you count the contract price? All you should count is the retail price.

Although you're paying for your minutes/texts/internet in your monthly tariff. If you get a premium handset, you are paying for the phone in monthly instalments too. My £40 per month contract would have been about £20-25 per month if I didn't get it with a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. We don't pay up front fees for phones in the UK very often on contracts, but you find the more expensive the phone, the higher the monthly linerental in the initial 2 years.

Did I get a free phone? Arguably yes, but I will have paid near enough the full Retail for the handset by the time my contract is over. So this should be included when factoring in the cost (compared with a product that is a one off purchase). Otherwise Apple iPads are free!