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Possibly. A few months ago when visiting family down south, I was in line with a bunch of other old people like myself (50+ group) at a restaurant that pretty much mostly older people patronize and nearly everyone around me was on Samsung phones. I was pretty surprised.
Does that mean androids are for old people ?
Sorry for the reversed quote, but anyway, it seems there are two groups that use Android (obviously way overgeneralizing here): people who mostly just use their smartphones as phones with a few added things (like texting the grandkids or looking at Facebook now and then) and IT folks and their adult family members. If I look at all of my clients (I am a medical provider) over the past five years, this is very consistent. The reasons? For the first group, you can get an android phone for much less than an iPhone, and if all you use it for is actually making phone calls (weird, but you know) and a few random other things, why pay for a fancy iPhone. At the other end, I have heard many times from friends and clients who are in IT that they use Android because to them it is not limited in the way iPhones are in terms of customization (kind of like what is often said about the difference between PCs and Macs). I've never used an Android phone, so can't say whether this is true, but it is in line with Apple's DNA, as in, "It is our responsibility to figure out the best way to get your technology to do what you want it to do in a way that makes the most sense, rather than giving you multiple ways to do the same thing adding to unnecessary complication and user confusion." this was the case with the Mac/PC and is likely similar with iPhone/Android. By the way, Bravo for Apple for continuing a legacy I have always appreciated.
 
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.
I’m in the US too.. what you described is highly carrier dependent and most will let you upgrade with them. And don’t forget Apple has a program specifically designed to trade up every year. And finally many of us buy our phones outright and the decision to upgrade is ours. I continue to think the major answer on why you see more old iPhones than old android is as simple as iPhones last longer and get more software updates.
 
I'm sure a significant contributor is that iPhones outlast Android devices and so they are more suitable as a hand-me-down device.

I wonder what percentage of teens with iPhones are using a device perviously owned by a family member.
 
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Are the kids really wearing Apple Watches these days? 1/3 is way higher than I would have guessed.

This is astounding success for Apple in America, their real difficulty is replicating it elsewhere.
I highly doubt 1/3 have an Apple Watch. More likely that 1/3 of those who have a smart watch have an Apple Watch.
 
I'm a college student and have seen the effects of this firsthand - when I've had an android phone I've been LEFT OUT of group chats that are 100% iPhone because my green bubble would ruin the chat. This has happened multiple times, and it's social suicide.

Apple is VERY smart about not succumbing to Google's pressure to adopt RCS. But at what cost? As a tech enthusiast, I feel like I've been stuck on iPhone for years.
 
What’s the trend going into and then coming out of college? I have way to many people in my social circle whom I can’t iMessage. SMS groups are a drag! And I don’t want to proliferate the messaging apps: WhatsApp, Telegram, GroupMe and the rest.

How much money does one save, when using an Android phone, anyway?
Tough cookies...most of the world uses messaging apps.
 
Focus on youth. The older a generation gets the more stuck in the past they become. Get them started with Apple, when they reach three decades, change to something new is almost impossible. Really interesting about aging, when five or six decades happens, the No response becomes dominant response to change. Been there done that.
 
All the people who complain about Memoji and other gimmicks. This is why Apple does it.

Future investment.
I like them on Android too. Funny ones are the suggested replies sometimes. My wife messages I Love You, and a response was I Know. Did Han Solo have my phone previously?
 
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This is interesting but also scary… once a peak threshold has been met what competition will there be in 2080 for example? I know people always go yea we won’t be using smartphones. Throw that away for a second… Idk Expect more htcs and blackberries around the world imo. The global stage much smaller. Apple will be complacent and so fat and lazy this might not bode well for the future. Because of the lack of competition. Let’s hope not because they have shown behavior already that is very trickle feed let’s drag this out FOREVER mentality just to ensure the continuation of the business structure. Obviously but it could become evil and stifle humanity some day. What other company with the same kind of capitol and electronics market as apple will challenge them when the next paradigm comes around? We might see in 2600 Apple is KING and controls us all.
2080? Its looking more and more likely that we will see 2023/2024 if the powers that be do not stop irritating Russia and let this Ukraine thing end however it may on their own.
 
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That is why you can never trust kids...
After collage, when real life comes, mortgage, health insurance, pay back collage loans, car, etc.. then most of them will think twice about a 1000$ phone.
Don’t care about health insurance at all, no need for it, you get sick you get whatever treatment you need and the bill is written off and sent to the county and state government for payment.
 
I'm sure a significant contributor is that iPhones outlast Android devices and so they are more suitable as a hand-me-down device.

I wonder what percentage of teens with iPhones are using a device perviously owned by a family member.
Flagship Android devices can last a long time as well. I tend to see iPhones that are smashed on the front and back.
 
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!
That’s actually an interesting perspective. A lot of guys I know who have android are also a little man-child’ish. Very stubborn in personality, and live like college students still. theres gotta something to that
 
I want to delete WhatsApp as soon as possible, but can't find a single person in Europe that wants to communicate with me via iMessage. As if ones iCloud address is too private to share with strangers, only family. 🤷
They’d rather share every conversation and idea they type with Facebook I guess
 
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The survey is based on American users, where it's Apple's target audience and home base. That's not what the rest of the world where it's generally Android users as reported in many reports yearly of smartphone usage and ownership.
The survey could've been better if it actually broke down reasons why many American teens have iPhones (mommy/daddy either buying it for their kids or handing down the older models, teens (gasp!) working to raise money to buy their own iPhone, etc...). American teens today are relatively much more spoiled esp. with technology than older generations.

Why are people still making fun of others regarding green text bubbles?
Many basic cellular plans in the US include Unlimited text and talk minutes so one is really just paying for the data plan. IF you have an Unlimited text plan, who cares if the text bubble is green?
Also, when you add someone to your address book, remember to classify the telephone number under 'iPhone' instead of mobile, which could be a minor reason why the text is green?
 
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Why are people still making fun of others regarding green text bubbles?
Many basic cellular plans in the US include Unlimited text and talk minutes so one is really just paying for the data plan. IF you have an Unlimited text plan, who cares if the text bubble is green?
I think a reason why people would care about the green bubbles is that iMessage is simply a better texting system than SMS or MMS, thanks to its ability to transmit longer messages and larger files. Since Tim Apple shot down the idea of adding RCS support to iOS, SMS and RCS are something we'll have to stick with for a while.
 
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Why are people still making fun of others regarding green text bubbles?
Many basic cellular plans in the US include Unlimited text and talk minutes so one is really just paying for the data plan. IF you have an Unlimited text plan, who cares if the text bubble is green?
Because iMessage specific features don't work if you have a green bubble. Especially around group messaging.

Also, when you add someone to your address book, remember to classify the telephone number under 'iPhone' instead of mobile, which could be a minor reason why the text is green.
The label in the address book has nothing to do with the green bubbles.
 
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Just so crazy. 10 years ago, pretty much all of my friends had an Android, and iPhones were pretty rare in my circle. That has completely flipped upside down 10 years later.
I've been hearing iPhones were popular even back then. Was I mistaken? AFAIK, a big part of their proliferation was...
I do wonder if the longevity of iPhones is also playing a factor. Even a hand-me-down iPhone from Mom or Dad still supports iMessage.
... indeed as parents get new phones, they just hand down their old ones for their kids
… and drain our kids of all the privacy they’ve got left.
If they're posting their lives to social media, then they've done that themselves
 
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