Record 83% of Surveyed U.S. Teens Own an iPhone

[Exxhara]

I remember when I used to chase Android specs.

Yet in the end, the efficiency and performance of iOS and Apples custom chips always resulted in better performance over my Android devices with "superior" specs.

I think this is exactly it. I tried the Samsung 10 plus a month ago but switched right back to iPhone X after 2 weeks. It's because yea the Samsung phone has all these specs but at the end of the day the iPhone is a very solid device with a great user experience. iOS is very smooth and everything just works. With a samsung you have to download every kind of app possible to do all kinds of things but at the end of the day I found myself not even using all those extra add-ons, just my daily functional stuff.
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I am 28, so obviously well past my teen years, but still young and the vast majority of my friends have iPhones. I would say 95%. It's iMessage... iMessage is considered an absolutely essential form of communication among young professionals in NYC.

I agree with you. It's the same for me as well. I work with young professionals same age and its the iMessage and FaceTime. For me personally, apps are better on iPhone because it seems like they're optimized for the phone and have regular updates and I like the continuity with all my devices - AW, MacBook Air, and HomePod

 

[Elijen]

Hopefully now you will all realise why they are focusing on Animojis, AR and services rather than Pro features.

It's not like a trillion dollar company has resources to focus on both, right? I think Apple might be suffering from "fail to grow".

 

[DesertNomad]

I got my first iPhone when I was 13 and I haven’t looked back

I got my first phone when I was about 13 too. It was a big red rotary phone.

 

[citysnaps]

So they are not “focusing” on Animoji, it’s just easier to do and takes less time.

And...a large portion of Apple's customer base want them.

 

[Rantipole]

Don't care if it's iPhone or Android. There's plenty of evidence that teens having smart phones is a bad thing, no matter how you slice it. Parents are weak.

 

[punchwalk]

Parents are weak.

As a parent myself, I totally understand the temptation to use a phone or tablet as a babysitter so I can get a few minutes of peace. While I'd be willing to make an exception for situations like flights or long car rides, I'm otherwise a strict abstainer. The growing body of scientific evidence is convincing in its position that the risks far outweigh the benefits, especially in young children.

 

[Thrutheroofnunderground]

Samsung can include that any time they choose to with a software update

Actually Samsung has supported RCS for a while now (the alternative to iMessage, which essentially does the same thing), but the carriers haven't adopted it, preventing the roll out.

 

[I7guy]

Every year for like 10 year, MR has posted a similar article. "survey finds 80+% of teens use iPhones".

and every year, it's... bizarre because the evidence of numberes outside of those surveys point to a different picture.

For example, Apple's American market share is approximately 45% (I believe 20's-30's% worldwide). roughly 1/2 of the self reported teen use. Do teens suddenly become adults and stop buying iPhones and go elsewhere?

whose paying for those iPhones? Teens have 1,000+ to spend on phones every year? The same teens who for the most part don't work (or if they do tend to do part time low income work). And if they are using parents hand-me-downs, that still doesn't account for how many more teens than adults are on iphones (by percentage of the population reported). And oh boy are those same teens in for sticker shock when their parents no longer buy or provide them phones.

these Survey's just don't make sense in the grand picture. There's a real disconnect. The only thing I can see explaining this is that teens self reporting on what devices they use is wrong. They lie for whatever purpose (peer pressure? Desire to fit in? etc?)

But simply put. To believe that 85% of all teens are using iPhones is completely unbelievable given the broader picture.

I’m in partial agreement. Many of the surveys quoted in general, whether in MR or other sites seem completely unbelievable...and yet some of them are take as gospel no matter what. (this was a general comment addressing your general comment)

 

[fa8362]

"A record 83 percent of U.S. teens own an iPhone"

Clearly a false statement.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I’d say 85% of the people I know and come into contact with on a daily basis use iPhones.

Most people don’t own the X series onwards though, mostly 6’s, 7’s and 8’s.

 

[Delmont]

Yes they are; you teach the concept of something then allow the individual to choose what's most suitable for them within the concept. I don't know perhaps you like being spoon-fed, if so i guess yeah Apple!!! woo!!

Again no. It's called what is used in the business world. And when you learn Word you do learn your "concepts" of a Word Processor.

 

[Okseklumpen]

If You are honest, that doesn’t speak for the American youth.
It’s very sad to see such a lost generation growing on such inferior overpriced tech like an iPhone.

I wish them best and hope they grow up realizing there’s a real world outside way better and brighter.

Yeah, **** privacy! /s

There is more to the world than phones.
and the Apple Ecosystem is the best.

 

[eschoud2]

This is an interesting thread. I think a lot of this comes down to parenting. Apple products are still seen as status symbols by a lot of adults and therefore their children. My wife and I are both professionals. Bottom line - we make a decent living. Personally, we've stopped using Apple products mainly because we feel they are overpriced for what they do and what our needs are. Whatever - to each his own. My kids are 7 and 8. I went to their school carnival last Friday and was amazed to see how many of these 4th and 5th grade-looking kids had full-on iPhone XS Max and Apple Watches. Yet, in my line of work, we are privy to credit information and their parents are getting rejected for loans left and right. Many of them live in beautiful, empty houses and drive luxury SUVs that apparently can't be operated without a $1000+ iPhone glued to the driver's ear.

A while back my 8 year old asked if we could get him an iPad since the other kids in his class have iPads (On Fridays students are allowed to bring tablets to school). Both my kids have Amazon Kindle Fire 8 tablets that cost about $50 on sale.

Me: "What do you do on your tablet at school?"
Him: "Play Roblox."
Me: "What do your classmates do on their iPads at school?"
Him: "Play Roblox."
Me: "Do you see where I'm going here?"
Him: (blank stare)
Me: "When can you start moving out?"

 

[DeepIn2U]

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.

Article Link: Record 83% of Surveyed U.S. Teens Own an iPhone

"86 percent of U.S. teens expect their next smartphone to be an iPhone"
3% growth of iPhone ownership excepted in the current Calendar year 2019 or next year. Nice.
27 percent of U.S. teens own a smartwatch, 22 percent of respondents plan to purchase an Apple Watch within the next six months; WOOHOO ... Q2 2019 profitssssesssss!

Glad today's really dropped off under $200 ... good cooling for a bit.
China demand seems to be building.

I'm holding off my purchase of Apple Watch 4 Nike+ this week until end of 2019.
Buying stocks and waiting for them to grow a bit ... will purchase end of this month with Powerbeats Pro.
iPhone X/XS at 256GB is needed first and IP8 repair first.
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This is an interesting thread. I think a lot of this comes down to parenting. Apple products are still seen as status symbols by a lot of adults and therefore their children. My wife and I are both professionals. Bottom line - we make a decent living. Personally, we've stopped using Apple products mainly because we feel they are overpriced for what they do and what our needs are. Whatever - to each his own. My kids are 7 and 8. I went to their school carnival last Friday and was amazed to see how many of these 4th and 5th grade-looking kids had full-on iPhone XS Max and Apple Watches. Yet, in my line of work, we are privy to credit information and their parents are getting rejected for loans left and right. Many of them live in beautiful, empty houses and drive luxury SUVs that apparently can't be operated without a $1000+ iPhone glued to the driver's ear.

A while back my 8 year old asked if we could get him an iPad since the other kids in his class have iPads (On Fridays students are allowed to bring tablets to school). Both my kids have Amazon Kindle Fire 8 tablets that cost about $50 on sale.

Me: "What do you do on your tablet at school?"
Him: "Play Roblox."
Me: "What do your classmates do on their iPads at school?"
Him: "Play Roblox."
Me: "Do you see where I'm going here?"
Him: (blank stare)
Me: "When can you start moving out?"

Funny, hostly.

But honestly the real parents in the USA with tweens/tweens always gaming either don't have time to properly parent or just don't care ... their wealthy connected enough to fix the brash dumb decisions of youth. Or haven't you read ... they can bribe their way into Ivy League and top level colleges Selling that iPad will pay for their one way ticket to such a place. Oh wait you pretty much said that above (underlined).
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I got my first phone when I was about 13 too. It was a big red rotary phone.

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Now challenge a kid what an Analog TV remote is or an Analog portable arcade game is that isn't branded "Nintendo" or "that one in Guardians of the Galaxy that Groot played" lol.
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I had a pager when I was 16. Being a cool kid is getting so much more expensive.

I had a two way pager at 17, just before my Ericsson T18z as my first phone. Heck I guess we both know what the tape recorder sign is on #1 or voicemail key.

You're Doogie Howser?

ROFLMAO!! LOL ... the kicker is @matc probably had to google Doogie to get the joke LMAO!!

 

[eschoud2]

"they can bribe their way into Ivy League and top level colleges

I have a constant reminder of my Ivy League education in the form of a huge monthly student loan payment.

 

[DeepIn2U]

I have a constant reminder of my Ivy League education in the form of a huge monthly student loan payment.

Seems the new way to educational costs is ISA's ... seemingly a good thing to be honest.

 

[StyxMaker]

I got my first iPhone when I was 13 and I haven’t looked back

I got my first iPhone (1st gen) when I was 58 and I haven’t looked back either.

 

[PickUrPoison]

"A record 83 percent of U.S. teens own an iPhone"

Clearly a false statement.

The headline is accurate: 83% of surveyed U.S. teens. They only surveyed average and upper-income households.

 

[Azathoth123]

Now, now people, be kind to the teens. Remember, they’re the ones that will pick your nursing home.....

EDIT: I might add that almost everyone in this thread has overlooked a significant statistic in the survey, teen ownership of the Apple Watch went from 12% to 20% in one year. Phones wars are over, the Wearables are the next phones.