A phone for internet access is basically mandatory now if you want to work, and depending on where you live so is a car.

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titanomachy 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

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.

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nfriedly 6 days ago | parent [-]

And a serviceable refurbished iPhone isn't that much more, e.g. https://swappa.com/listings/apple-iphone-se-2nd-gen?carrier=...

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lawlessone 5 days ago | parent [-]

ok, but could that mean many people that are assumed to have new devices could actually be using older devices?

	▲	nfriedly 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		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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ghxst 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I'd be surprised if you had no one around you that didn't have an old android laying around collecting dust. I'm still on an old A52s and it works fine.

	▲	lawlessone 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		i might, but i wouldn't want to rely on something i'm uncertain exists.