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What's the alternative, iOS? That's great for people with financial stability in developed nations, but that leaves out swathes of those in developing nations.

• tehwebguy 9y ago
  Old & new previous-gen iPhones are available at Android prices, including “free with contract” (in the US at least). They aren’t cutting edge, but neither are the equivalently priced Androids.
  • noxToken 9y ago
    Good catch. Didn't even think about that.
  • ben_w 9y ago
    I have an Android dev phone that cost £19, no contract, about half-to-a-third the price of a then-equivalent second-hand iPhone. In third world countries even a £19 device is worth stealing, as a friend of my partner experienced.
    • tehwebguy 9y ago
      Wow, that is cheaper than I expected. What brand?
      • ben_w 9y ago
        Vodafone sold it (pay as you go, no contract) with only their brand visible, but I think it’s an Alcatel device under the paint. The model is no longer being made, but their current cheapest model is almost as cheap.
  • arvinsim 9y ago
    Old iPhones are still prohibitively expensive in developing countries. Brand new low/midrange Android phones usually cost half or less.
• jhasse 9y ago
  F-Droid