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The efficient decision would be to swap out into an Android phone of similar vintage and sell the iPhone. You’ll come out positive because iPhones hold value be
by scarejunba 8y ago
The efficient decision would be to swap out into an Android phone of similar vintage and sell the iPhone. You’ll come out positive because iPhones hold value better.
- pixl97 8y agoUm, no. iPhones hold value for multiple reasons. One of which is they last longer. >This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness
- sjg007 8y agoYep.. buying the iPhone is the better economic decision if you need a smart phone.
- zozbot123 8y agoiPhones last five years until they go out of support and can no longer install or update most apps. An Android phone will last at least as much on OTA upgrades and OS support alone, and many of them can be made to last far longer once the OTA upgrades are up, by taking the time to unlock them and install the latest Android version they will run.
- jimmyspice 8y agoMaybe, but a homeless person may not have time for all that fiddling around
- scarejunba 8y agoA homeless person has more time for that. Their time value is lower and so the gain they get from the difference in price between the Android and the iPhone is huge. They don't care about security updates and all that shit. They don't care about new features. Just not an efficient use of money. I have an iPad Pro and a MacBook Pro. I only just switched from an iPhone this year. I'm not anti-Apple. But the idea that low-wealth individuals should buy anything but an older Android is ridiculous. I can still use a Nexus 4. It still works.