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# The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Could Mark the End of an Era for Android
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/the-samsung-galaxy-note-5-could-mark-the-end-of-an-era-for-android/
- Published: 2015-08-13T16:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-08-13T16:10:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Samsung’s Latest Galaxy Note 5 Could Be the End of the High Priced Phablet - Re/Code](http://recode.net/2015/08/13/samsungs-latest-galaxy-note-5-shoots-for-the-moon-but-prices-will-need-to-come-back-to-earth/?ref=birchtree.me)

> There will surely be more big-screen devices, but it is tough to imagine that a year from now Samsung will still be able to command the same high prices — the new phones are expected to cost anywhere from $700 to nearly $900 for the high-end Galaxy S6+. Even this year could be tough at those prices.

I think 2015 is the start of the shift, and 2016 will be the first year that we really see lower-cost "flagship" phones take over the Android market. The quality of the Moto X and Oneplus Two are right up there with Samsung, LG, and HTC's $600-900 phones at a fraction of the price. With all the major carriers shifting to a sane pricing model that ensures that customers know the full price of the phone's they're buying, the $200+ price difference is going to start to make more of an impact than ever before.

[I have been thinking](http://www.birchtree.me/blog/fight-for-scraps?ref=birchtree.me) about this issue for some time, and think that the big Android makers are going to need to find clever ways to turn a profit because the high-margin phone business is fading fast.