Android users switched less frequently to iPhones in 2023, report shows
Android users switched less frequently to iPhones in 2023, report shows
Only 13% of new iPhone owners switched from Android phones in 2023, down from 15% in 2022
They worked really hard to make this title sound good for Android
It's also always shocking to hear 9 in 10 US teens use iPhone
399 in 10 US teens use iPhone
US is really a unique market in that regard
45Not really. Younger people prefer iPhones, globally. Even in South Korea Samsungs home turf. https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230720000592
The future is not looking good for Android.
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It's not really that surprising when you know the whole blue and green bubble thing was targeted at teens and young adults, the two groups feeling the most societal pressure to fit in. Turns out when you make people not owning your devices clear outsiders then people not wanting to be outsiders will buy your products.
17I don't believe that
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9 out of 10 teens use iPhone. Because of status and iMessage.
Looks like Android is becoming the OS for the rest of the world. Which is ok since I live in the rest of the world.
Not really surprising. Apple had a great name in the US since the iMac and iPod and has been sure to build on it. If I were American I might also be proud to use an "American product"
Thankfully outside the US we have the choice of android. Having said that, the rich and people who love status, do use iPhones
21Here in Brazil it is a gigantic status symbol. We have the most expensive iPhone in the world. iPhone 15 Pro max here is 9.3k, our minimum wage is 1.4k. I never liked the OS and even if I could buy one, I'd never. I've met people who said they don't really like their iPhone, but uses them to keep Status in check. People are very stupid
8Yes. People are very stupid with these things. Especially in a country with a large part of the population in poverty.
That's what I love about Android: because it's open source devices come in at all price points and anyone can get android and make a device.
7I been in Mexico and if you have an iphone/iPad it will disappear.
I d9nt know of a single person who kept their apple products aside the laptops) for more than a few weeks.
You could leave your androids out in the open and they wont go anywhere. But Apple? Say bye bye.
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The fact that Android is less popular among younger generations poses a challenge for its future success in the US market.
I think this concern is overstated. While nobody knows the future to certainty and there's value in brand familiarity, there's also a huge difference between getting your phone on your parents' plan versus managing the plan for yourself or your family.
Priorities change, and I'm not just talking about cost here. For one, I think people care less about what others think as they get older, and that peer effect is a major selling point on Apple products.
18People have less money to drop on a premium phone.
7I think this article is not really useful. What does it matter? It seems silly yo try to come up with numbers for os switching.
I also don't see any "switched from iOS to Android" numbers which is odd
6I'm the 10th teen using an Android. Degoogled at that. I think one of my friends is looking to switch from iphone to android so I'm converting some people here.
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