From CNET.

Apple and Samsung are making “budget-friendly” tech that’s still high end with high prices. CNET’s Bridget Carey asks, at what point do we just start treating budget as the new normal?

00:00 Budget phones are the new normal
01:11 Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE
02:28 Apple iPhone 16e
02:55 Tariffs and tech products
03:42 Possible iPhone price hikes
04:10 A MacBook with an iPhone chip
04:59 Bridget’s final thoughts

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