Why are tablet prices so high?

Question

Mobile devices

Hey! In the summer I bought a "budget" tablet at the cost of a pre-flagship Chinese phone.
What is involved in this pricing? After all, the form factor allows you to shove anything and everything in there without harm, which affects the reduction in production costs.

Answer 1

On the contrary, these phones are so cheap.
And the phones are cheap - because they are massive.
Tablets have a hard time competing with phones on price due to smaller print runs.

Answer 2

The form factor forces you to put a large screen on the tablet, the area of ​​\u200b\u200bwhich would be enough for three smartphones, to put a more capacious battery, because the larger the screen, the more it “eats”, etc. Yes, even elementary external materials such as backs, frame, etc., all this needs more, in mass production this adds up to a significant increase in the cost of a unit of production