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>Nearly 90 percent of teenagers own an iPhone, according to Piper Sandler, an investment bank. >the teenager told his father that he wanted an iPhone or no pho
by skyyler 3y ago
>Nearly 90 percent of teenagers own an iPhone, according to Piper Sandler, an investment bank.
>the teenager told his father that he wanted an iPhone or no phone at all.
I knew the kids thought iPhones were more desirable, I didn't realise it was quite this bad.
- devonnull 3y agoI guess that kid isn't getting an iPhone :-)
- throw9away6 3y agoThe way the kids see it, if you don’t have the blue box you are a nobody. Also having a non blue in a group chat messes everyone up
- aacid 3y agoI have no iphone yet I have blue box. Thanks to beeper. Am I a cool kid now?
- bcraven 3y agoThis rule applies to the US only. Everyone else uses WhatsApp.
- tasogare 3y agoNot really, WhatsApp is used in Europe, Middle East and India. Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea are on Line. China Weibo I think. Even in the West the market is fragmented with Signal, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Discord, etc.
- lxgr 3y agoThe important commonality here being “not on iMessage”.
- WanderPanda 3y ago„just“ Europe, Middle East, India and South America (btw)
- CharlesW 3y agoThis is mostly apocryphal in the US as well, according to my school-age kids. They’ve been in many peer text chains over the years in several SoCal schools, and they’re invariably multi-platform (i.e. good ol’ green SMS/MMS).
- Tade0 3y agoThat sounds like something kids say to exclude someone they don't like.
- throw9away6 3y agoKids find lots of reasons to exclude.
- vuln 3y agoThere are multiple versions of the iPhone. What’s wrong with an iPhone SE? The latest version is 430$ retail, I’m sure you can find used for probably half the price.
- throw9away6 3y agoiPhone 12s can be had for like 250 11s are like 100$ with the right promo
- Obscurity4340 3y agoHonestly, its like the best iPhone. Can't understand this obsession with phablets and phones you can use as a ski hill because their cameras are so freakishly large.
- haswell 3y agoTo each their own. I certainly understand why the SE is a great phone for many people. For many people, the phone is their primary or only computer, and the size tradeoff makes more sense. > because their cameras are so freakishly large But those freakishly large cameras are what makes the tradeoff of a larger device worthwhile for me personally. This phone’s size is nothing compared to my photography gear. The quality of photo/video I can get means I spend less time lugging the heavy stuff. It’s not a small phone by any means. But then again, I very rarely use it as a phone. I like to think of it more like a Tricorder/universal computing device than a phone. But that’s just me.
- Obscurity4340 3y agoYeah, if its for photography obviously its a non-issue. I just take issue with the notion that the average user is a photographer for whom such a permanent physical reality is acceptable. Most people don't need their pictures to be "that good" that it justifies the several hundred extra g of weight and awkward physical format required to meet those demands.
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- switch007 3y agoHere in the UK, I can’t recall a kid with a phone the same size or smaller as my iPhone 12. They all have their parents’ 12/13 Pro Max hand-me-downs! They get whatever their parents had 1/2 years ago (and loads of people get the most expensive models)
- Angostura 3y agoReally - my kids have refurbed SEs - it was the form-factor they wanted.