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A serviceable refurbished Android can be obtained for $50. A new iPhone costs at least $800, which is 100 hours of work at the federal minimum wage.
by titanomachy 1y ago
A serviceable refurbished Android can be obtained for $50. A new iPhone costs at least $800, which is 100 hours of work at the federal minimum wage.
- nfriedly 1y agoAnd a serviceable refurbished iPhone isn't that much more, e.g. https://swappa.com/listings/apple-iphone-se-2nd-gen?carrier=unlocked&page=2 https://swappa.com/listings/apple-iphone-se-2nd-gen?carrier=...
- lawlessone 1y agook, but could that mean many people that are assumed to have new devices could actually be using older devices?
- nfriedly 1y agoProbably. The iPhone users I know mostly replace their phones once every 3 to 5 years, and they don't all buy brand new replacements even then (although some do.)