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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by retrac on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:22PM (#33183505)
A new unlocked iPhone 13 Mini device is $850 in Canada. I can buy an unlocked Android smartphone for under $80 that'll do what I need. Though I splurged and spent just under $200 on my last phone. Something that costs 4x as much as a decent mid-range model that will meet most people's needs is luxury.

Most people do not purchase phones and service plans the way I do (separately - I buy an unlocked device up-front then use it with my preferred carrier). So they probably don't think about it like that. It's just an extra $30 a month on their bill for the lease. That really starts to add up, though.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by reiichiroh on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:33PM (#33183694)
The 128GB Samsung S20FE is $475 CAD today
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by 2muchcoffeeman on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:14PM (#33184336)
Well you’re paying for the Samsung brand I guess. There are plenty of cheap and usable Android phones.
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by LorenDB on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:40PM (#33184662)
I own a Moto G Stylus 5G (256 GB) from 2021 that I paid $240 USD ($330 CAD) for on Amazon earlier this year.
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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by givemeethekeys on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:07PM (#33184237)
> A new

After having owned a what was already considered 'old' used iPhone for three years, I finally bought a new iPhone, which I expect to use for the next five years.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by bell-cot on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:51PM (#33184784)
FWIW - my 5-year-old "original" SE, which was Apple's cheapest phone when I bought it, finally stopped supporting the new iOS version early this month.
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