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I find the 85% figure in the article rather shocking. Is this because US people have a lot of disposable income? Just iPhones are pricy even secondhand. Of co

• judge2020 5y ago
  > disposable income? Yes. The median household income in the US is $68k. Even at the poverty line for a family of 4 at 26k[0], $1600 in phones for your two children that last 2 years+ is worth it given the immense value it provides, both in time savings (spending hours a day texting / via entertainment) and utility. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_threshold#:~:text=The%20threshold%20in%20the%20United,%2426%2C200%2C%20about%20%2472%20per%20day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_threshold#:~:text=The%....
  • krrrh 5y ago
    Almost every kid I know gets their parent’s old phones. Apple made a major effort to extend the supported usable life of their phones several years ago and it’s paid big dividends in terms of getting the kids started on iOS. A brand new $400 SE can easily be expected to give 5-7 years of service, which brings the starting price down to $60-80/a to say nothing of the used market. It’s hard to even argue that Android is the cheaper option unless you don’t mind running insecure OS versions for several years.