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> I would clearly be surprised to learn that the average Android phone sold isn't cheaper than the average iPhone sold. I really would. In the US (where this s

by HWR_14 4y ago

> I would clearly be surprised to learn that the average Android phone sold isn't cheaper than the average iPhone sold. I really would. In the US (where this survey is based) every two years you can get a free iPhone for switching carriers. Usually it's a year or so behind the curve. Carriers offer discounts on Android phones that lead to some being free as well, of course, but it wouldn't surprise me if a huge percentage of iPhones were subsidized by carriers to get business and were free to end users.

vladvasiliu 4y ago
In France, there are plans that give you discounted iPhones (never seen current or previous generations ones for free). Some cheaper Androids can be free. But these plans are much more expensive than equivalent plans with no phone. My aging iPhone is more or less due for a replacement, so I've been looking into those. Basically, you have to take on these plans for two years. And by the end of the two years, if you sum the difference between the plans, you usually end up paying more than if you bought the iPhone on your own.