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The average Android user may surf less than the average iPhone user, but there are also way more of them. There are loads of cheap low-end Android devices that
by micheljansen 14y ago
The average Android user may surf less than the average iPhone user, but there are also way more of them. There are loads of cheap low-end Android devices that are able to browse the internet, but the people who buy them are not so interested in that. Apple doesn't make low-end phones (although they do sell old models), so it is a much more conscious decision to spend that much money on a phone. I think that if you take out all the people who went to a store "just to buy a phone" and just include people who buy high end models like the Samsung Galaxy, Google Nexus etc. the browser usage picture is not that different from iPhone users.
- schraeds 14y agoSo just to recap, there are more android phones and users out there but many of them just bought the cheapest phone, maybe the one the sales rep was pushing that week. iOS users are a vocal minority, using more data, browsing more sites, and paying for more apps. So, if you want to make money selling wares to mobile users, the choice seems pretty clear.
- byoung2 14y agoThere are loads of cheap low-end Android devices that are able to browse the internet, but the people who buy them are not so interested in that Case in point: my wife and I both have Android phones, so when my mother in law needed a phone, we got her an Android too. She has not used the internet once on it, but we installed a few apps to make it easier for her to use (e.g. one app puts a picture of the last person who called on the home screen). We also set it up to dial out through Google Voice (total integration is best on Android, including replacing the dialer). I bet a large portion of Android users fall into this category.