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titanomachy
3 months ago
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A serviceable refurbished Android can be obtained for $50. A new iPhone costs at least $800, which is 100 hours of work at the federal minimum wage.
nfriedly
3 months ago
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And a serviceable refurbished iPhone isn't
that
much more, e.g.
https://swappa.com/listings/apple-iphone-se-2nd-gen?carrier=...
lawlessone
3 months ago
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ok, but could that mean many people that are assumed to have new devices could actually be using older devices?
nfriedly
3 months ago
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Probably. The iPhone users I know mostly replace their phones once every 3 to 5 years, and they don't all buy brand new replacements even then (although some do.)
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