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 ProfessorLayton on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @06:47PM (#33184741)

Is it anywhere near a luxury if 88% of teens can afford it? The iphone starts at $430 and tops out much higher than that, so the ASP is considerably higher.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by sofixa on Thursday October 13, 2022 @03:50AM (#33188382)

I don't think it's the teens buying it for themselves.

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Re:87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone... by kaba0 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @08:58AM (#33190354)

Feel free to interpret it as 87% of teenagers’ parents can afford to buy (often multiple) iphones for their children. The actual market share of apple in the US is also at around 50%, so I wouldn’t call it luxurious.

Though let’s add that a smartphone is probably the single most used item a person will own (used more often than your shoe), so it does make sense that people will give out quite a sum for these.

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