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The example in the article mentioned a user getting his first smart phone, i.e. switching from a "feature phone". Personally, I've experienced that many people

by e2e4 13y ago

The example in the article mentioned a user getting his first smart phone, i.e. switching from a "feature phone". Personally, I've experienced that many people that are getting a 2nd, 3rd smartphone are switching from iphone to android based phones (mostly by Japanese manufacturers). Technical functionality-wise iphone lags far behind: no free digital tv (1seg), no touch-less payment (Felica: could be used as a train ticket, wallet). e.g.: http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/smart_phone/so02f/index.html http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/smart_phone/so02f/index.h...

Xixi 13y ago
It's hard to draw any conclusion from personal anecdote: where I work it's the opposite, all my coworkers who had Android smartphones (Samsung and Sony) are switching to iPhone 5S. Note that none of them is technically savy at all: they can barely use a computer, things like Felica are in the realm of science-fiction for them. They just want a smartphone with a decent camera and Line. By the way that horribly tacky "gold" iThingy is a killer, everybody wants it (Osaka, probably different in other cities).
- MilkyCow 13y ago
  your co-workers are cool. I mean I'm not an APPLE fanboy but when I see a new iPhones/iPADs/iPods and iOS apps they are just flat-out COOL! Enough said.
- e2e4 13y ago
  In Tokyo; quite a few people use smartphones's NFC FeliCa (SUICA) as their train commuting passes (along with the connected payment option): http://www.jreast.co.jp/mobilesuica/whats/models.html http://www.jreast.co.jp/mobilesuica/whats/models.html I guess for JR West it might be different. +1 for pointing out the success of gold iphone in Osaka agree with regards to making conclusions with regards to personal anecdotes (hence the disclaimer); interesting to hear that it is different in your area.

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The example in the article mentioned a user getting his first smart phone, i.e. switching from a "feature phone". Personally, I've experienced that many people

by e2e4 13y ago

Xixi 13y ago
It's hard to draw any conclusion from personal anecdote: where I work it's the opposite, all my coworkers who had Android smartphones (Samsung and Sony) are switching to iPhone 5S. Note that none of them is technically savy at all: they can barely use a computer, things like Felica are in the realm of science-fiction for them. They just want a smartphone with a decent camera and Line. By the way that horribly tacky "gold" iThingy is a killer, everybody wants it (Osaka, probably different in other cities).
- MilkyCow 13y ago
  your co-workers are cool. I mean I'm not an APPLE fanboy but when I see a new iPhones/iPADs/iPods and iOS apps they are just flat-out COOL! Enough said.
- e2e4 13y ago
  In Tokyo; quite a few people use smartphones's NFC FeliCa (SUICA) as their train commuting passes (along with the connected payment option): http://www.jreast.co.jp/mobilesuica/whats/models.html http://www.jreast.co.jp/mobilesuica/whats/models.html I guess for JR West it might be different. +1 for pointing out the success of gold iphone in Osaka agree with regards to making conclusions with regards to personal anecdotes (hence the disclaimer); interesting to hear that it is different in your area.