Parents buy them phones or give them their older ones. Also, probably have them on a carrier plan and pay monthly.
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iPhone Ownership Among Teens Hits 87%, More Than Double Since 2012
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Those were the days. I can’t believe what I put my poor LG Optimus through.
I have a friend that's basically a man-child (never really grew up) and he will choose the opposite of whatever is popular just so he can be different. He's had nothing but problems with his Android phones but keeps upgrading them hoping one would be great! It's embarrassing honestly!
Teens are smart they know Apple is a solid platform and I Phones rule 🤣🤣🤣
Apple will never become a monopoly unless they make a $200 iphone, which they won't. Apple's focus remain on high margins.
Just like how majority of laptops are the $400 kind, majority of smartphones are the $100-$200 kind worldwide, a market that Apple is not playing.
Yes, older people are more likely to end up with Android phones. Because they go into their cellular provider store, and the staff sell them some overpriced/under spec android handset and puts them on an overpriced phone plan they don't need.
Yeah, that's the funny thing. Apple adjusted their services pricing, yet they highly mark up their hardware in those markets.
Iphones are highly affordable in countries like the US as not only they have the base price, they have plenty of carriers subsidies and even the iphone upgrade program. Anybody can afford an iphone there. In my country, not only iphone prices are at least 30% marked up over US MSRP, no carriers offer any subsidies. People wanting to buy an iphone have to Kay out of pocket, or use their own credit card's financing. It's a high barrier of entry. But even then, those who can afford it will get Apple. The brand sells for itself.
Depends.
For my parents, I bought them inexpensive but decent Android phones since not only iphones are way too expensive here (the base SE starts at around $550 here), the parents don't care a bit on what phone they get as long as it has Facebook and Whatsapp. A $200 Android phones are very good nowadays, and their large battery helps with my parents chatting and watching YouTube all day without worrying about charging.
Also, nobody use iMessage in my country.
Brand power. Just like how many people, even in developing markets, are buying expensive LV and Channel handbags. Apple brand is in that group, it's highly desirable. That's why Apple can get away charging that much money to begin with.
The likes of Xiaomi won't be offering that kind of software support anytime soon since they're operating at thin margins, thus they have to sell new phones all the time to maintain revenue. Xiaomi releases new models like every 6 months.
The only company that can afford providing longer support is Samsung as they're the only Android OEM that is making enough profits to do so. Even Google doesn't offer support for their Pixel as long as Samsung now. 😆 That's the important of margin.
The data is for the US, where most people buy phones under some sort of carrier contract or financing, so almost everyone can afford iphones as they are only paying a few dollars per month vs an Android. And once they can upgrade, the kids get the older iphones. Rinse and repeat.
Aside from currency exchanges, I think iPhones in Canada are very pricey like the iPhone 14 Pro is $1399 CAD. Even last year's model is $999 CAD and that's for a 128 GB. Even the SE 3 64 GB ($579 CAD) kinda looks overpriced next to the Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (The one I have) and the Google Pixel 6a which retail for $550-590.
If I was looking at a iPhone, I would rather buy a refurb iPhone XR or 11 than get a SE 3. IMO.
Apple’s pricing in my country is so out of whack that the 2022 SE was launched at higher price than the iPhone 11. I mean Apple literally screwing their own price points. They just can get away with it due to their brand. 😂
The difference, in the US at least, is the high iPhone trade-in values come with a 24-36 mo payback which means you CAN'T upgrade each year.
Samsung frequently has promos with no strings attached to get a great trade-in price for one of their newest phones.
You lost me after the first three words of your post.
That’s honestly the best complement for a consumer tech product.
Android is for the relics.
That doesn’t matter. Poor countries are invisible. We are talking about the first world countries only.
What’s the point of changing the shape of an icon or font?
I much prefer standardization and minimalism.
Work and lab computers are not personal computers, they are just tools. You use and toss away.
In my Canadian University, its hard to find a person with an Android phone. All using iPad Pro for notes and Mac for coding and typing too.
I wouldn’t wonder if each of them will own between two and three iPhones by then
