[HN Gopher] Apple's iPhone has 56% share of the U.S. smartphone ...
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       Apple's iPhone has 56% share of the U.S. smartphone market
        
       Author : carlycue
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2022-02-15 22:08 UTC (54 minutes ago)
        
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       | gandalfff wrote:
       | Does anyone else in the US feel like there's a stigma against
       | Android users? I have a Pixel 4a, which does everything I need it
       | to do. But some of my friends think that it makes me look like
       | I'm broke.
       | 
       | I have been added to a number of group messages where I am at
       | fault for downgrading the chat to green bubbles. I am seriously
       | considering switching to iPhone, if only to appear more
       | professional.
        
         | chrisseaton wrote:
         | > Does anyone else in the US feel like there's a stigma against
         | Android users?
         | 
         | I've heard about kids being bullied for having an Android, yes
         | via the green bubbles you're talking about. I've also heard
         | about kids being bullied for having non-Pro AirPods (teased as
         | 'straight tips'!)
        
       | advisedwang wrote:
       | The raw data [1] seems highly seasonal. This is up from Q1/2/3
       | but actually down from Apple's 65% in Q4 2020.
       | 
       | I wonder what this seasonality reflects. Are iPhones more
       | [relatively] popular as gifts than when people buy for
       | themselves?
       | 
       | [1] https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-
       | sh...
        
       | sp332 wrote:
       | Actual source is https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-
       | smartphone-sh...
        
       | core-utility wrote:
       | I get the sentiment that smartphone innovation is fading, and
       | we're really dealing in the last 5 to 1% of capability (for the
       | near future). The difference between iPhones and flagship Pixel
       | or Galaxy devices is really the OS with some nuance, everything
       | else seems to remain the same.
       | 
       | Maybe I'm removed from the rumor mill, but is there really
       | anything to look forward to in next generation phones?
        
       | s3r3nity wrote:
       | I think what's _more_ surprising to me is that Samsung dropped to
       | 22%.
       | 
       | Turns out that all that "innovation" or being first to market
       | with fold-ables doesn't mean squat compared to polish and
       | usability.
        
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