Report: One in Four Smartphones Are Now iPhones

[johnsawyercjs]

Apple.....is not doomed as millions thought 10 years ago

I wouldn't be surprised if someone might still say: "But Apple doesn't command even half of the smartphone market! That means they MUST be doomed!!"

 

[svish]

Good for Apple. iPhones are great mobiles. I love mine. The hardware is great. With privacy being guarded by iPhones combined with the long software update provided, it is very easy to recommend an iPhone.

 

[ssspinball]

If most people realised they never needed to spend more than $600 on a phone the chart might look quite different. The Porsche 911 and an M1 Abrams have their places but a daily commute or trip to the grocery store aint one of em.

Nah, this ignore total cost of ownership. For exampe: Keeping an iPhone for 5 years costs far less than buying a $600 Samsung every 2 years.

 

[Ctrlos]

Nah, this ignore total cost of ownership. For exampe: Keeping an iPhone for 5 years costs far less than buying a $600 Samsung every 2 years.

People keep Android phones just as long as iPhones. Their software update cycle is a lot faster because most of the core apps are decoupled from the OS. Its not unusual to find phones still getting app updates 6-7 years later (eg Assistant to Gemini) long after the core OS has stalled.

You can of course just buy a $600 iPhone that ticks 99 out of 100 boxes.