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by peoplefromibiza 1170 days ago
> In the US for young people, iPhones make up 87% currently.

but the global US market is 55/45 not really a huge difference

> The global average is mostly dictated by whatever India and China use

Not really. It also depends on market penetration, in the west is around >90%, In China is below 50%, in India ~60%.

OTOH the fact that billion people can effectively communicate using cheap Android phones, means that expensive iPhones are not actually a necessity, but a luxury, we could get rid of them and still be able to do what we already do everyday. I