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Re:Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9% by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday April 08, 2019 @09:31PM (#19610866)
Preferring an iPhone is one thing, but the "tears in your eyes" comment from OP makes me think this is 100% a status thing. Also that I remember what is was like being a teenager in the US.
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Re:Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9% by bredren on Monday April 08, 2019 @09:36PM (#19610900)
Some of it is status, but I think what would trigger an emotional swell like that is the potential of being embarrassed by having a knock-off communication device--and I think Androids are viewed this way by many teenagers. And you're exposed the moment you reply to a text.

There's a great example of what its like to wear the wrong thing in Atlanta Season 2 episode 10, which centers around a Fubu t-shirt.

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Re:Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9% by hn_throwaway_99 on Monday April 08, 2019 @09:37PM (#19610914)
Actually, your comment just reminded me exactly of that feeling when I was a kid and got a Gobot for a present instead of a Transformer.
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