Not directly to you but in general: I do not think (most) of Europe is going the same direction as US. I actually see a lot of hope in response to EU leaders about digital infrastructure, communication & security. we have started to stop realing on America, but it will take 10-20 years before you see the entire crash trump made
Is it because this kind of phones are a very niche product so they can't benefit from the economy of scale?
Maybe android phone manufacturers can get better deals from chip manufacturers because they buy chips in large quantities?