Why don't carriers drop the price of phones?

Why is an LG G7 $50 more than an LG G6? This doesn't only apply to the LG phones but every carrier phone I've seen, at least in Canada. It seems like the only time that it makes sense to buy a phone from a carrier is immediately upon release, otherwise the price barely change... even one or two years down the line.

http://www.virginmobile.ca/en/phones/phone-details.html#!/g7thinq/AuroraBlack/64/MTH

http://www.virginmobile.ca/en/phones/phone-details.html#!/g6lg/Silver/32/MTH



Submitted May 31, 2018 at 12:09AM by sunjay140 https://ift.tt/2LItuiW https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

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