I mean, in general aside from the whole ‘teen demographic’, who isn’t without a cell phone anymore these days?
Yeah, people that make $20k have iPhones routinely.$63K is the US household median income
So, this is wrong: “but it's worth keeping in mind that most of these respondents are from higher-income families.”
1. Disposable income has basically ceased being a barrier for owning an iPhone vs an Android. iPhones range in price from under $200 for older models to over a $1000 for the latest flagships. Same as most Androids. When I got my kids their iPhone 6S's back in 2018, I paid $100 for both (brand new) combined and they came with free AirPods. When I got them 7's last year, I paid $200 for both. They'll get 8's at the end of the year... still inexpensive. We only buy Touch ID iPhones because my wife and I can add a fingerprint to their phones.What magically makes the average parent of a teenager insensitive to the price they'd pay for a phone for their child when they care about the price they'd pay for a phone of themselves?
Now I want to know what the percentage of parents own iPhones vs Androids... do the parents of teens also have iPhones? It may be that only people age 20-40 own Androids... by the time your kid is a teen you've got enough disposable income that it's iPhones for everyone?
When you factor in the rampant "grade inflation" over the past decade and the fact most parents buy & pay monthly for their kid's iPhones, this is a CASH COW for Apple. It's no wonder why the phone keeps getting better especially with the main feature being a top-quality camera because this is a HUGE selling feature, especially to teens. Ka Ching!My teen nieces & nephews said they only want an iPhone. If they can’t have an iPhone, then they don’t want a phone. Lol. They’re great kids, though. As long as those grades are A’s or B’s, then their parents will let them keep their iPhones.
Around 98% of my family and friends use iPhones anyway.
(Assuming you mean "who is without a cell phone these days?")
Old people, mostly. When you're in a home you only need a landline to call the kids. My father is like this, but he has a flip phone, nominally. He just has trouble a) remembering to charge it and b) remembering where he last put it. And now he doesn't bother with it, he's homebound from knee replacement surgery and relies 100% on the house landline.
Anyways, it’s an interesting sector if you look at it, because teens almost are ’socially dependent’ on smart phones amongst all their friends, whereas older demographics such as your father, really could do without a cell phone if he’s primarily home dominant.
Tangential, but I just wanted to point out that FaceID iPhones allow an "Alternate Appearance" to be added. My wife has her face registered to unlock my phone. You can't have all 3 of your faces registered, but I wasn't sure if you were aware.1. Disposable income has basically ceased being a barrier for owning an iPhone vs an Android. iPhones range in price from under $200 for older models to over a $1000 for the latest flagships. Same as most Androids. When I got my kids their iPhone 6S's back in 2018, I paid $100 for both (brand new) combined and they came with free AirPods. When I got them 7's last year, I paid $200 for both. They'll get 8's at the end of the year... still inexpensive. We only buy Touch ID iPhones because my wife and I can add a fingerprint to their phones.
Nice to know. I was not aware. Still going with an 8 for them since not being able to register all 3 faces is a deal breaker. Bang for the buck, and the social way they interact with phones, there's really no advantage to FaceID for us.Tangential, but I just wanted to point out that FaceID iPhones allow an "Alternate Appearance" to be added. My wife has her face registered to unlock my phone. You can't have all 3 of your faces registered, but I wasn't sure if you were aware.
Really, once you're locked into the iOS system you're there forever. For kids, all their apps etc are on iOS, and nobody wants to go and re-buy all the games/apps they get from family share.
After hurricane sandy, without power for two weeks, no cell service...the only communication was through a landline....POTS. I’m not getting rid of mine so fast.That’s probably true, the geriatric demographic still relies on the landlines...
Piper Sandler's "Taking Stock With Teens" survey asked 5,200 teenagers with an average age of 16.2 and a median household income of $65,600 about their purchasing habits and brand preferences.
OMW! Another suspect survey and we're all chiming in as if the facts are firm, the data correct, the sample representative, and the survey valid!
Alas, none of that is true!
This survey is nearly as bad as “Hey, we ran an iPhone app and asked people on their iPhones to self report what type of phone they prefer”!
Even the surveyors themselves reported:
”Students answered the survey at home as part of an online learning module Piper Sandler incorporated with partner, DECA.“
”online learning module”?!
So, it was online. That biases the sample from the get go. Who actually took the survey?
As we all know from that wonderful classic New Yorker cartoon, on the Internet, no one can tell you're a dog! 🐶 😎
Second, did they bury this survey inside of a classroom lesson app?
Who uses this module? Which schools, which communities? Does it run mostly on Macs and iPhones? How representative a group is it?
What is DECA?
Third, how did they sample users? How representative was the sample of respondents?
Fourth, what was the response rate? Surveyors and pollsters are plagued by abysmal response rates — often under 10%. They overcome that by weighting their responses to try and mirror a large group. Those models are hard to construct and are often flawed.
What were their models?
What is the racial, geographical, and religious composition of their sampled teens?
Also, how did they restrict multiple responders?
None of that was revealed.
They did admit one thing,
“Finally, we received lower responses from the Northeast – the part of the U.S. which has suffered the most from COVID-19.”
So, it's definitely not teens in general!
They also reported the average age of respondents was 16.2. Wish they had provided the median. In any case, teenagers run from 13 to 19, yet many of us read “teens” as those still in secondary school, say 13 to 17. Their median age would be 15. An average age of 16.2 suggests a somewhat older crowd.
Given all the issues, claiming that the data represent what *teens* own or use in general is patent nonsense.
Adding to the questionable nature of the sample are other results.
“Chick-fil-A remains No. 1 restaurant”
”Kellogg most preferred snack brand among teens”
”Disney+ debuts in top 5 ahead of Amazon and Apple TV+“
LOL! Right, all those teens are crowding into Chick-fil-A joints, noshing on Kellogg brand snacks (what in the world are those?!) and watching Disney on their iPhones!
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Those results alone are enough to make one question the findings about teen iPhone ownership!
Is Verizon your phone company? If so, how much longer are you going to have copper wire? When they make you switch to Fios, you'll need a backup power unit to have phone service during a power outage.After hurricane sandy, without power for two weeks, no cell service...the only communication was through a landline....POTS. I’m not getting rid of mine so fast.
No FIOS down my block, nor will there ever be.:-( WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE NOBODY HAD A CELL PHONE! IF WE WANTED TO CALL SOMEONE WHILE WE WERE AWAY FROM HOME WE HAD TO USE A PAYPHONE! A CALL COST A DIME! THEN THE PHONE COMPANY JACKED IT UP TO A QUARTER! HIGHWAY ROBBERY! PAYPHONES USED TO BE INSTALLED IN BOOTHS SO YOU COULD HAVE A PRIVATE CONVERSATION BUT THEY GOT RID OF THEM! THEY BUILT THESE GOOFY LOOKING THINGS CALLED "KIOSKS" INSTEAD! SOUNDS KIND OF FOREIGN TO ME!
Is Verizon your phone company? If so, how much longer are you going to have copper wire? When they make you switch to Fios, you'll need a backup power unit to have phone service during a power outage.
My teenage niece was looking at a new phone and I jokingly said what about an android? Her reaction was priceless.
Keep getting those iPhones, Teens! I would normally say to keep "buying," but most teens' parents are paying both for the phone & the monthly carrier fees. My Apple stock thanks you & your folks. 😁
I wonder what percentage of teens actually "bought" their own iPhone?
Are teens buying these phones or is mom/dad?
Wondering what happens when the parents kick the little birdies out of the nest and they realize just how expensive Apple products are