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In the US it is probably at least 50% of the unbanked population, the market share of iPhones to the aggregate population. Many people with limited resources re
by rz2k 3y ago
In the US it is probably at least 50% of the unbanked population, the market share of iPhones to the aggregate population. Many people with limited resources rely on a smartphone for all of their internet access, and people in minimum wage, and what appear to be under the table types of service jobs don't seem to be carrying anything other than an iPhone.
Considering that Apple's phones receive software updates for at least five years, it's conceivable that many are being used by a second or even third owner.
- smoldesu 3y agoThe US is an outlier, though. You could very well correlate the iPhone market share with the overall higher cost-of-living. In pretty much every other country worldwide (particularly the less-banked ones) that equation looks a lot different.
- scarface_74 3y agoThat’s true. In the US even the MVNOs that target the lower income population will bundle a “free” locked iPhone with service. https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/cell-phones/brand/apple https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/cell-phones/brand/apple https://www.boostmobile.com/shop/iphone-12.html https://www.boostmobile.com/shop/iphone-12.html