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Interesting figure that comes out of the article: 87% of US teens prefer iPhones. Also the explanations given aren't quite surprising, I guess it's mostly because of iMessage. Teens will feel like outcasts if they get an Android phone while their friends still use iMessage because of the green bubbles.

It's actually hilarious how we allowed consumerism to take us this far and that we have now peer pressure over smartphones.

“You’re telling me in 2023, you still have a ’Droid? [...] You gotta be at least 50 years old.”

ouch 😔

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[–] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Consumer fetishism

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With the amount of ads and influence put on kids these days, it's really not surprising at all. They aren't even making the choice themselves.

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[–] kn100@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Phones have gotten to the point now where switching to an iPhone would be an inconvenience since I'm somewhat bought into the android ecosystem, but other than that, I genuinely wouldn't care that much. It's amazing how little there is between them now.

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[–] skymtf@pricefield.org 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Apple just has good marketing honestly, growing up it was pretty rare to give out your number so I message wasn't really a thing. The main driver honestly is marketing. Androids are seen as cheap, iphones are seen as rich. The UI is sleek and magical. The ecosystem just works, and services like airdrop are ubiquitous. I fear we might see all major flagship players step out of the US as gen z gets older and android being branded in the US as exclusively budget and IOT.

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[–] lorez@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I own a Pixel 7 but I hate that you always have to reach a compromise on something. This time it's the SOC. The Tensor G2 is a toaster. I looked for the Galaxy S23 and it has camera issues with shutter lag.

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[–] Norgur@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think that's applicable to Germany for example. We have plenty Android-Phones here and ppl aren't using iMesage really.

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[–] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

iToddlers are liked by kids. News at 11

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