Android Crushes Competition in Q4 2012 (and overall)

[Soleron]

superchunk said:

Soleron said:

superchunk said:

Unless you count the iPhone 4S ($99)  or 4 ($50 or free).

An iPhone is not under $100. It is ~$500. Whether you pay that upfront or in carrier subsidy is up to you.

Since all phones are subsidized... who the hell looks at the full price? Common denominator is the contract price. I know exactly zero people, in person, who buy at full price. This is all coworkers, friends, family, etc... and probably over 95% of them have smartphones of all flavors (even one with WP). Hell even my sister with T-Mobile still sells her old iphone for like $200 to get the new one.. so even her's is kind of a subsidized price.

I said, handsets under $100 will use Android. i.e. the low end of the market for OEMs. Please try to understand the context of the post. Statement wasn't referencing the price people pay.

Minimum iPhone contract here is $1000. Not everyone can afford that. That is why cheap phones on cheap plans for poorer people exist.