The Dawn of the $1,000 Smartphone Era

While nearly all consumer electronics goods decline in price over time and most of the smartphone industry is scraping by on razor-thin margins, Apple and rival Samsung are upping the ante with flagship handsets that cost $1,000 and up.

from EETimes: http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=40&doc_id=1332287&_mc=RSS_EET_EDT