87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone to be their next phone

Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by crazygringo on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:54PM (#33184049)

What are you talking about? No you can't.

If you're talking about an unlocked smartphone that you can install apps on, there is absolutely no such thing as a new Android phone for $20 that any American consumer can buy.

The Samsung Galaxy A03s is Samsung's cheapest, it's considered "ultra-budget", and it costs $160. The Moto G Pure, Motorola's cheapest, is also $160.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by indymike on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:35PM (#33184607)

> If you're talking about an unlocked smartphone that you can install apps on, there is absolutely no such thing as a new Android phone for $20 that any American consumer can buy. Or even close to it.

Hardly anyone buys a phone unlocked in the US. Most buy carrier locked devices and at the low end, it's mostly prepaid. I just bought a Samsung A03 from target that was for prepaid carrier Total Wireless for $10. I didn't activate it, I just use it for testing a mobile app on a lower spec phone.

> The Moto G Pure, Motorola's cheapest, is also $160. Right now, you can get a Moto G Pure for $49 from three different no-contract pre-paid carriers at Wal-Mart.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by kaba0 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @08:52AM (#33190304)

Come on, that’s just not the “price” of a thing by any sane definition, or otherwise I would be very happy how cheap I got my home for..

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by indymike on Thursday October 13, 2022 @05:37PM (#33196804)

Ok, I'll be sane. I bought a Samsung A03 at Target, off the shelf, in store for $20. It was on sale from it's regular price of $49.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by rococode on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:26PM (#33184496)

To their credit, you can get pretty close: a prepaid TracFone will run Android for $30. It's not unlocked, but it's a real Android system with all the usual bells and whistles (and anyways you have to pay for a plan no matter what you buy).

https://www.amazon.com/TracFone-View-Prepaid-Smartphone-Lock...

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by alvarezbjm-hn on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:16PM (#33184363)

I am 100% sure parent meant $200, not $20.

Just for the sake of argument, there are brand new android go phones in amazon. So, if you need a phone you can install apps on, $50-$200 being the base price, you can consider $1000 a luxury.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=android+phone&i=mobile&rh=n%3A707...

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by crazygringo on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:17PM (#33184379)

Seeing as they were directly comparing a $20 phone with a $19 cable implying they were the same price, it seems to me like they actually meant $20. ;)

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by jacobr1 on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:17PM (#33184375)

On the other-hand, plenty of people will buy a locked phone direct from a carrier. The Moto G you mentioned only costs $35 from tracfone. You can't change carriers, but you still can install arbitrary apps.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by kaba0 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @08:53AM (#33190321)

And as mentioned, you can buy any top end iphone for likely free with a sufficiently expensive plan, how is that relevant? You do pay for the full price (often multiple times).

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