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Gen Z is ditching iPhones for $100 'feature phones,' and the numbers don't lie (www.zdnet.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 85 points 3 years ago (16 children)

They weren't entirely wrong. The numbers don't lie. They just don't say what the author claims it does.

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  • [–] 46 points 3 years ago (15 children)

    It's directly in the headline: Gen Z is ditching the iPhone. That's incorrect in two ways: A) it's at best one in fifty people buying aforementioned feature phones and B) they don't even know if all buyers replace their existing phone or buy it as an additional handset.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (12 children)

    I have both a smartphone and a flip phone.

    I kept both because the flip phone lets me make phone calls from my basement and many other places that the smartphone cannot.

    I have never met anyone else with this setup.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    the flip phone lets me make phone calls from my basement and many other places that the smartphone cannot.

    Why? The smartphone supports everything the flip phone does. Honest question.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I guess the radio is a bit more efficient

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  • [–] -4 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Doesn't seem very likely to me given that cheap feature phones likely use cheap older parts while flagship smartphones state of the art components.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Can you not use Wi-Fi Calling?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    Yes, I could. But that allows the phone company to be lazy about coverage and building their network. The primary reason I pay a monthly cell phone bill is for a good network.

    It also gets into security issues that are different from cellular network use.

    And what if my internet is down and I have an emergency?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    How often do you have an emergency that combines lost wifi and inability to leave the basement?

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