Especially teens and college students

Source: i’m a college student

  • DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Cheapest iPhone is $600, cheapest android phone can go as low as $20 (like those walmart prepaid phones locked to a carrier).

    When the average person think of android, instead of thinking about a flagship samsung phone, they think of the lowest budget phone.

    So in their mind, if you have android, you’re automatically categorized as “poor”/“cheap”, regardless how much it actually costs.

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      8 hours ago

      I‘m the tech guy most people ask for help. If they want a new phone, my first question is for how long it should last and what their price range is - then I mostly suggest an iPhone. You get 5-6 years of support for $600, while Android you need to pay that every 1-2 years.

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        7 hours ago

        I‘m the tech guy most people ask for help. If they want a new phone, my first question is for how long it should last and what their price range is - then I mostly suggest an iPhone. You get 5-6 years of support for $600, while Android you need to pay that every 1-2 years.

        Incorrect. A Samsung Galaxy A16 (USD $200) has 6 years of security updates.