It's teen psychology, and Apple nails it. https://medium.com/message/its-kind-of-cheesy-being-green-2c72cc9e5eda
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Record 83% of Surveyed U.S. Teens Own an iPhone
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It's teen psychology, and Apple nails it. https://medium.com/message/its-kind-of-cheesy-being-green-2c72cc9e5eda
Exactly. I think this is more the case than by choice but I still think it's what teens want.
I agree a bit that the iPhone is considered 'Cool' and thus why teens go for it. But the truth is, iOS offers a better software experience. Don't get me wrong, I like Android, but the app selection and experience is just alot better on iOS (For the most part). Android still suffers from fragmentation. It has gotten alot better, but its still there. Android customers are still at the mercy of their handset maker to keep their phones up to date. When Apple releases an update, all compatible phones get the update that day. iOS customers are allowed to instantly utilized the new features and updates that were advertise. We don't have to wait on Verizon or Samsung to update their device. Software is the same. Take Jump Desktop for example. Jump recently released an app update that made full use for the device screen. On my android device, its been since last year that an app update had been made. Is it the developer fault... Of course, but as a customer, ppl want devices that have regular updates they can count on, and not be dependent on some hardware maker to "at some point" release the latest features and update to their device.
In my case it was a 1 year old iPhone as I always buy new iPhones for my wife and I. Now everyone gets the newest iPhone and I sell the 1 year old phones.
People calling others "normies" doesn't make them a non-conformist. Just a different kind of conformist.
This is a pay to play report for the mindless to swallow up. McDonald's could pay for the same report saying they're popular with kids but most still avoid eating the pink sludge. What's more interesting is to see what STEM kids use since ChromeOS is prevalent in education.
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MacRumors headline is talking about current smartphone. You quoted a headline using the word "next".
Exactly no teen is going to be seen dead with anything other than an iPhone in their mirror selfie for ootd time. The only android phone that has remotely similar surface cred is a Samsung Galaxy.
IMO, it's teens and the adults who are married and have kids. It's that middle area between the two that seems to favor android. Just my observation.
For us as our kids got older iphones made more sense, the ecosystem, imessage, family sharing, screen time, find my friends, etc.
Prior to that we let them use our hand me down android phones. They didn't have a phone plan. Just something to play with on wifi.
Often times teens have iphones because their parents do and they buy them for them. I have seen my daughters friends with both but none of the teens seem to care what phone anyone has anymore. At least in her high school.
For us as our kids got older iphones made more sense, the ecosystem, imessage, family sharing, screen time, find my friends, etc.
Prior to that we let them use our hand me down android phones. They didn't have a phone plan. Just something to play with on wifi.
Often times teens have iphones because their parents do and they buy them for them. I have seen my daughters friends with both but none of the teens seem to care what phone anyone has anymore. At least in her high school.
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iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone among American teenagers based on a recent survey.
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A record 83 percent of U.S. teens own an iPhone as of spring 2019, according to investment bank Piper Jaffray's semiannual "Taking Stock With Teens" survey of around 8,000 high school students. Respondents were roughly 54 percent male and 46 percent female with an average age of 16.3 years.
Meanwhile, 86 percent of U.S. teens expect their next smartphone to be an iPhone, matching an all-time high set in fall 2018. This metric has steadily grown in Apple's favor over the years, rising from 75 percent in spring 2016.
iPhone popularity among teens is a good sign for Apple, as many of them could stick with the iPhone as an adult. Teens also become locked into the Apple ecosystem at an early age, becoming accustomed to services like iMessage, Apple Music, and iCloud as well as accessories like the AirPods and Apple Watch.
The survey found that 27 percent of U.S. teens own a smartwatch, while 22 percent of respondents plan to purchase an Apple Watch within the next six months. By comparison, 20 percent of teens said they plan to purchase an Apple Watch in the next six months in the year-ago survey.
Piper Jaffray divided its survey into two distinct income groups: "upper-income" with household incomes approximating $100,000 and "average-income" with household incomes approximating $55,000 based on zip code and census data.
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I’m more interested in why the girl in the picture is holding her phone upside down
Well, knowing how to use Word or Excel is a skill you can use and market to potential employer, even today. Knowing the “concept of a word processor or spreadsheet” it’s not really useful per se. That said, teenagers know perfectly that Android exists, it’s everywhere, they just don’t care I guess.
Bodes well for the future of the iPhone. I don't see many people switching platforms once they get locked into the ecosystem. Buying cycles will grow longer, but it's just a matter of time.
We don’t want them to go out of business, but it’s usually bad for us consumers when companies do too well.
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What "ecosystem"? Apple are moving over to a "services" model. That means offering servives whereever the hardware lives. You want Apple TV on a Samsung TV, yep Apple will do that. There's no "ecosystem".
When I was 16 I was rockin a Qualcomm QCP-1960 single band CDMA phone. It was WAP enabled so it could receive the NHL scores and browse the text only internet. Good times.
Of course there is. Apple is moving into more services, but I don't think they are going to completely abandon what has made them successful. Features specific to the iPhone and Mac like Continuity and AirDrop, Apple Watch and AirPod integration (new wearables also), native support for all of their apps and services (they have always worked better for me), paid apps through the App Store (cross platform in 2019), stuff like that. Staying within the Apple ecosystem is still going to be attractive to people and Apple will continue to build on that. Once you are in the ecosystem, there aren't a ton of compelling reasons to look elsewhere.
Yup, I am sure there are a ton of examples. When people want all their hardware, software, and services to work best together - there is still value in buying Apple.
How is this a surprise when Samsung launch cycle is 6 months ahead of Apple....it took ages for Samsung to catch up to Apple and have competitive hardware (I'm talking silicon here...) The s8 I felt was a worthy competitor, the S10 is really nice) and now they are ahead......until the next iteration of iPhone this summer...shrug.
Use what you prefer, I'd just rather Apple than Google. I get told I'm a dummy all the time for using Apple, it's no biggie since my coding days are long behind me....
taking advantage of the fratures that Android has and iPhone does not requires rooting and understanding linux IMHO. Otherwise (still my opinion) Android apps look and function worse.
Now the women in that stock photo are lovely non teenagers.
Now the women in that stock photo are lovely non teenagers.