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Why are new phones so expensive?

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • SvD’s technology podcast examines whether computers and phones have become more expensive.
  • The episode says electronic devices have fallen in price since 2000, despite a sharp rise in prices in recent years.
  • The journalists discuss whether artificial intelligence and increasingly advanced features are driving the increase.

Have computers and phones really become more expensive? That is the question from a listener searching for a new laptop in the latest episode of Svenska Dagbladet’s SvD Tech brief.

Henning Eklund explains that electronic devices have actually become cheaper when prices are compared with those in 2000. But Björn Jeffery looks at why consumers have seen a fairly sharp increase in prices in recent years.

The episode also asks whether artificial intelligence has something to do with the change. Sophia Sinclair questions whether consumers truly need all the features they are paying for.

The 13-minute podcast features Jeffery, Sinclair and Eklund. Tove Friman Leffler produced and edited the episode. SvD describes the programme as combining humor with informed sources while its journalists examine the technology shaping the future.

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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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