[HWR_14]

> On a global scale, if you're selling phones outside of the US and European markets,

We're not talking about a global scale. We're talking about a US-based survey about US-based people.

> Apple doesn't make a product that costs less than $430 (the SE). > $400 is a lot of money

Except every two years you can switch carriers and pay $0 out of pocket. Heck, if switch today you get a base iPhone 12 or iPhone 13 they don't even raise your contract vs BYOD. And if you want to pay for a more advanced iPhone (say, upgrade to the Max Pro for an additional $400), they finance that over 2 years.

> In lots of families it's iphone for the grownups, android for the kids.

That argues against what you're saying. Unless you think that kids as independent economic actors need to be accounted for separately than their parents, in a lot of families the people using Androids are children of parents rich enough to afford iPhones.

[manicdee]

Which carriers are providing iPhones for free? How do those contracts compare to other carriers who don’t provide an iPhone for free every two years?

I know here in Australia the cheapest plans are prepaid SIM-only and the “free phone” contracts are the most expensive (because thousand dollar phones don’t grow on trees). We still have limited data plans in the lower price brackets.

As far as kids having iPhones vs androids, who is paying for those phones? Is it the parents? Do you think there might be some correlation between disposable income and the decision to get cheap androids versus expensive iPhones for the kids?