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| iPhone more popular among younger people than Android |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-10-10 20:41:47 |
| "Does Android skew towards a younger demographic? The numbers might surprise you. According to comScore, 52.4% of all Android users are aged 35 years or older. That is five percentage points higher than the iPhone. Near 55% Android tablets users are also older than 35." How is this surprising? Younger people tend to be more brand-conscious, and there's no denying that the iPhone is still perceived as cooler than Android phones. Also note that the cited figures are for the US, Apple's strong home market. I think the figures will look very different for Europe. |
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| RE: Statistics |
| By laffer1 on 2012-10-11 13:42:30 |
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I think the take from this should be that any survey done in the US on iPhones is useless anywhere else. The iPhone and many android devices differ in either software features or specs in different markets. For instance, the new maps app is even more useless overseas than it is here in the US. Some of the Samsung phones have quad core chips in some markets, but only dual core chips here. To put it another way, coke vs pepsi doesn't hold up because the formulas are different in europe than the us just like the phones are different in europe vs the us. |
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| RE[8]: Umm... Duh? |
| By l3v1 on 2012-10-11 14:18:13 |
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> Younger people buy more smartphones than older people. Pretty straightforward. Also, "older" people tend to be more cost effective in their purchases (you know, bang for buck). |
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| 5 percentage points? |
| By Bill Shooter of Bul on 2012-10-11 14:52:35 |
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That's not that shocking. Especially, when no margin of error is given. What would people expect, exactly? Without any more information, its not clear what the survey says at all. |
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| Hello Siri |
| By jefro on 2012-10-11 15:30:59 |
| Tell me a joke Siri. |
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| RE[4]: Umm... Duh? |
| By bnolsen on 2012-10-11 15:44:19 |
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China smart phones, last report 9 months ago they were almost 70% android. I wouldn't be surprised if that number's gone up. Okay this report says 80% android (august): http://www.guardian.co.uk/techno... Edited 2012-10-11 15:47 UTC |
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| RE[3]: Umm... Duh? |
| By bnolsen on 2012-10-11 15:48:29 |
| I always say that people who buy Apple products have "more money than sense". :-p |
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| RE[5]: Umm... Duh? |
| By jared_wilkes on 2012-10-11 16:33:43 |
| And people keep posting market share data as if it has anything to do with demographic data for one platform or the other. |
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| Welcome to OS News |
| By ezraz on 2012-10-11 17:16:05 |
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...by the end of each thread you will have heard every reason why this is the reason android is better than xxx. Each of the reasons will contradict each other, as well the previous thread that came to the same multiple conclusions. My observation of Android phones the last few years? Everyone loves the new one they just got, and then gets another new one every 6 months that "works better" since the last one didn't. They reenter everything, reload it, rinse, and repeat. I see lots of buyer remorse on android, and when someone figures out the tech and what they expect it to do in their life they migrate towards iOS. People with iPhones use them for everything practically all day for 2+ years then upgrade when their contract allows. But that's just here in the states. We 'get' Apple because we are Apple, they represenet the best US company going right now. We have apple stores everywhere and 'subsidies' as you call them (we call them contracts and they aren't well liked). |
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| RE: Welcome to OS News |
| By Bill Shooter of Bul on 2012-10-11 18:14:10 |
| Obviously, you're cherry picky antidotes. My experiences and observations would be different. So aside from what our personal experiences tell us, I think there is one general thing we could pull from both: There are pathological gadget enthusiasts that are easy prey for marketers. |
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| RE[2]: Welcome to OS News |
| By ezraz on 2012-10-11 18:22:56 |
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how is it "pathological" to have the same rig for years? iphone users run those things ragged for years. here's what my friends and family with iphones run: 2 with a 3S 4 with a 4 5 with a 4S 0 with a 5 (as of this morning) you don't upgrade in the states until your contract lets you. almost no one buys a phone 'unlocked' (unsubsidized) over here, not brand new. the thing that continually gets ignored on this site is build quality and overall comfort/reliability. apple customers keep their gear for years, not months, and never just a few days like other products. this is because they are happy with it and too busy to play around with 5 knockoffs. every other reason stated regarding cult behavior or "fanboy" ing, whatever the hell that means, is frustrated babble. some of us have trusted apple rigs for years, even when they were just another dying computer company. |
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