Lots of iPhones but enough to be noticed Samsung devices too. Using my wife's college as a demographic to answer this question. At my work - it's Android and iPhone evenly split. Relatives? Entirely iPhone because they follow what I do.
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Crazy question, but have you seen anyone in recent times with any other phone besides iPhone?
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The more I think about it, the more bizarre it seems that someone would even have to ask this question. I don't travel that much, but I've never been anywhere where only one type of phone, iPhone or Android, was used exclusively.
The near even split in all of my social and professional circles is why I've never understood why people make a big fuss over iMessage. Half the people I communicate with don't have access to it.
The near even split in all of my social and professional circles is why I've never understood why people make a big fuss over iMessage. Half the people I communicate with don't have access to it.
Meh! I have left my home few months ago
.and why are you asking me which Android phone i use? You know well i own Six iPhones (iPhone 5S /iPhone 6/iPhone 6S Plus /iPhone SE /iPhone 7 /iPhone 7 Plus) which i use every day for my different needs. I don't use Android phones!Coming to your next Question?
You will see a lot of people using budget android phone in India and iPhone is a rare sight. The most selling brands in India are :- xiaomi/ Oppo /vivo/Samsung....budget models within 10-20k range.Latest iPhone models are hell
expensive in India.
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It's because you don't live in a high economic output global city like NYC, Shanghai, or Hong Kong.
Choices are limited if you don't have access to stores carrying Samsung, LG, Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, etc.
I work at a larger university and most of the students I see use iPhone, and it seems like there are more MacBooks in use than other brands. I run the websites and can look at the analytic data to back this up. Looking at data for the past month in Google Analytics, 75% of mobile users are on iOS, 24% on Android, and about 1% on everything else. On desktop, Windows is 84%, Mac 15%, and about 1% for everything else. Looking at the same period in 2016, iOS was at 68%, Android at 27%, and 5% for everything else. That period in 2015 was iOS 62%, Android 28%, everything else 10%.
So Apple is definitely on the rise, squeezing out the rest of the market almost completely, while Android is slowly losing users among a college-aged demographic. The caveat is that I can't really segment out faculty and staff without enabling the advanced demographic features, which I don't have clearance to do as it would require some policy updates and other legal crap. Also I kind of don't like tracking people. But that being said, most faculty and staff use their work provided Windows machine, so I doubt they influence mobile numbers much but probably skew desktop. I'm one of the few employees with a Mac, but they've been trying to diversify that on campus.
So Apple is definitely on the rise, squeezing out the rest of the market almost completely, while Android is slowly losing users among a college-aged demographic. The caveat is that I can't really segment out faculty and staff without enabling the advanced demographic features, which I don't have clearance to do as it would require some policy updates and other legal crap. Also I kind of don't like tracking people. But that being said, most faculty and staff use their work provided Windows machine, so I doubt they influence mobile numbers much but probably skew desktop. I'm one of the few employees with a Mac, but they've been trying to diversify that on campus.
I'm in San Antonio and depending on where you are, you can see quite a few Android devices. Though it appears I see mostly lower end models. I've yet to see the S8/S8+ in the wild yet.
A couple of coworkers have the S8+, it's a really nice phone. If I wasn't so "stuck" in the Apple ecosystem I'd really think about getting one. I just know I'll never stick with it.
Yes. The only time I see a lot of iPhones is on the commuter rail; but at work it's a healthy mix between Android and Apple. I actually had two Android users request my assistance (something I was not well versed enough to fix.)
A couple of coworkers have the S8+, it's a really nice phone. If I wasn't so "stuck" in the Apple ecosystem I'd really think about getting one. I just know I'll never stick with it.
I went back temporarily to an S7 Edge but ended up getting another 6s because I'd given mine to my guy. I am interested in moving back to Android but what I enjoy about them is going by the way of the dodo bird. Locked bootloader and not as many ROM devs make it not as much fun as it was back in the day. Still got a Note 3 rooted, ROM'd and it would be fun to get into that again. I'm currently using a 7+ as my daily driver but I'm having problems with the Intel modem (I'm on T-Mobile) that my 6s doesn't experience. So I'll have to really read up before I decide which device is next for me.
I'm kind of shocked to see how popular android is.
I guess I live in a bubble.
I guess my next question is...why is Android so dang popular?
I always thought iPhones were the gold standard of smartphones.
I know the new Galaxy s8 is beautiful, but still.
I guess I live in a bubble.
I guess my next question is...why is Android so dang popular?
I always thought iPhones were the gold standard of smartphones.
I know the new Galaxy s8 is beautiful, but still.
It's less about popularity, more about quantity. You've only got so many iPhones available. The amount of Android devices is quadruple that. So it's easier for people to obtain. Plus with Android, the resale value is low. So even more incentive for those looking for high speck devices on a budget.
You are really reaching. First, you listed an AT&T offer that requires also buying and paying for DirecTV (among other stipulations). Hardly giving away a free phone as you first asserted.
Second, the very same "buy one get one free" was offered on the iPhone.
Third, both offers (and the iphone offer) are based on paying for both phones and getting a credit if keeping service. If you trade up or move to another phone your balance is what it would have been at full price. This can be a very big gotcha, but I don't think you really care about "the details," only proving a meaningless point.
This myth of Android flagships costing less than an iPhone is just that. I guess it makes some people feel better to think that. I have both Android and iPhone so I don't buy into that nonsense.
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iMessage includes native SMS forwarding as of iOS 8. Personally, I like iMessage because it's multi-device (I use iPhone and iPad). Most of my messages (including regular SMS/MMS from contacts using Android), I read and reply to via my iPad.
Prior to iOS 8/SMS forwarding, iMessage at the very least allowed my most important contacts (family who all use iOS devices) to reach me via iPad.
As a daily NYC subway rider I see around a 60/40 split between iPhone and Android respectively.
Family and friends is 90% iPhone.
Family and friends is 90% iPhone.
I also am currently in college and notice a lot of iPhones. However I see a lot of Samsung Galaxies and Notes at school too. All my close female friends have iPhones, and all of my close male friends have Android devices. I had two Android phones but have had an iPhone sine 2014.
There's a good mix of iPhones and Androids at my university. Recently saw a white OnePlus 3 and was in awe, definitely a gorgeous phone.