When I bought my just-barely-not-current-gen ipad pro, it was 1100€.

This phone is more than 60% more expensive than that. I can't imagine buying a mobile device that costs this much

Yeah the current high end Samsung galaxy ultra is about the same price in Australia.

This is marginally more expensive than flagship phones, but it's not clear how performance will compare.

I wonder how much of this higher price point is due to the lack of partnerships with companies like Google who will harvest information about you through the device.