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by lolinder 1600 days ago
> then also not at all actually price sensitive since the mostly arbitrary distinction to the consumer "what brand is your phone" means you can charge 30% more

This distinction isn't arbitrary at all. They're effectively different markets. iPhone owners make more money and spend more money than Android users.

There have been a number of surveys that have shown this, here's one:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/iphone-users-spend-...

And an older one, but from a bigger source:

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-median-income-for-iphone...