โโ๐ฑ New iPhones Outside the US
There's no doubt about the increase in the price of #Apple's new iPhone every year, but for the first time, an #iPhone can cost a US๐บ๐ธ customer $1,449. However, compared to other countries in the world, this still is cheap.
When exported to Japan๐ฏ๐ต, the price will rise by 2%, but even that's not a lot. The British๐ฌ๐ง and German๐ฉ๐ช customers, respectively, should pay about 130% and 132% of the price of an iPhone in the US.
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There's no doubt about the increase in the price of #Apple's new iPhone every year, but for the first time, an #iPhone can cost a US๐บ๐ธ customer $1,449. However, compared to other countries in the world, this still is cheap.
When exported to Japan๐ฏ๐ต, the price will rise by 2%, but even that's not a lot. The British๐ฌ๐ง and German๐ฉ๐ช customers, respectively, should pay about 130% and 132% of the price of an iPhone in the US.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
โโ๐ฑ The Difference: iOS vs Android
Yesterday, #Apple rolled out #iOS 12, the latest version of its mobile operating system.
Unlike #Android users who are often stuck with the version that comes pre-installed with their device, iPhone and iPad users iPhone can count on their devices getting new software for at least a couple of years. That's why they often rush to update to the latest version of OS available.
As the following chart illustrates, 95% of iOS devices currently run some version of iOS 11 (originally released in September 2017) or iOS 10 (September 2016).
Last year's Android version Oreo on the other hand is installed on less than 15% of all active devices, while more than half of all Android devices run on a system released in October 2015 or earlier. As a consequence, iOS app developers find a rather unified playing field while Android developers have to work with a deeply fragmented system.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
โ Which mobile operating system do you use?
Yesterday, #Apple rolled out #iOS 12, the latest version of its mobile operating system.
Unlike #Android users who are often stuck with the version that comes pre-installed with their device, iPhone and iPad users iPhone can count on their devices getting new software for at least a couple of years. That's why they often rush to update to the latest version of OS available.
As the following chart illustrates, 95% of iOS devices currently run some version of iOS 11 (originally released in September 2017) or iOS 10 (September 2016).
Last year's Android version Oreo on the other hand is installed on less than 15% of all active devices, while more than half of all Android devices run on a system released in October 2015 or earlier. As a consequence, iOS app developers find a rather unified playing field while Android developers have to work with a deeply fragmented system.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
โ Which mobile operating system do you use?
โโ๐ค Android's Dominance
Ten years ago, on September 23, 2008, the T-Mobile G1 made its debut, marking the birth hour of #Android. More than a year after #Apple had released the first #iPhone, Androidโs debut wasnโt as spectacular and, as opposed to the iPhone, the first Android device still had a physical keyboard. But #Googleโs open approach to building a mobile platform quickly proved to be successful and it took less than three years for Android to become the number 1 platform in the booming smartphone market.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
โ Which mobile OS do you mainly use?
Ten years ago, on September 23, 2008, the T-Mobile G1 made its debut, marking the birth hour of #Android. More than a year after #Apple had released the first #iPhone, Androidโs debut wasnโt as spectacular and, as opposed to the iPhone, the first Android device still had a physical keyboard. But #Googleโs open approach to building a mobile platform quickly proved to be successful and it took less than three years for Android to become the number 1 platform in the booming smartphone market.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
โ Which mobile OS do you mainly use?
โโ๐ฑ iOS 12 Adoption Rate
According to Mixpanel, an analytics company currently monitoring the install base of #iOS 12, #Apple's lates mobile operating system is quite popular.
iOS 12 is already installed on roughly 56.3% of all iOS devices; 37.1% of devices still run iOS 11, and 6.6% of iOS users run an older version.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Mixpanel.
According to Mixpanel, an analytics company currently monitoring the install base of #iOS 12, #Apple's lates mobile operating system is quite popular.
iOS 12 is already installed on roughly 56.3% of all iOS devices; 37.1% of devices still run iOS 11, and 6.6% of iOS users run an older version.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Mixpanel.
โโ๐ง Which Music Streaming Services?
According to Verto Analytics, so-called Music Lovers, the top 20% of all US ๐บ๐ธ adults (ages 18+), based on the amount of time they spend per month online with #music brands and content, love Spotify.
#Spotify has a 48% reach among Music Lovers, who engage in an average of 124 sessions per month with the brand.
#Pandora Radio (recently acquired by SiriusXM for $3.5 billion) comes in second, with a 43.5% reach. Music Lovers rack up an average of 81 sessions per month engaging with Pandora Radio.
#Apple's iTunes comes in third with a 42% reach, and an average of 35 sessions per month.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via VertoAnalytics.
According to Verto Analytics, so-called Music Lovers, the top 20% of all US ๐บ๐ธ adults (ages 18+), based on the amount of time they spend per month online with #music brands and content, love Spotify.
#Spotify has a 48% reach among Music Lovers, who engage in an average of 124 sessions per month with the brand.
#Pandora Radio (recently acquired by SiriusXM for $3.5 billion) comes in second, with a 43.5% reach. Music Lovers rack up an average of 81 sessions per month engaging with Pandora Radio.
#Apple's iTunes comes in third with a 42% reach, and an average of 35 sessions per month.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via VertoAnalytics.
๐ฑ iPod Launch
On this day (23 October) in 2001, Steve Jobs launched the iPod, and everything changed for #Apple.
#History
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On this day (23 October) in 2001, Steve Jobs launched the iPod, and everything changed for #Apple.
#History
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โโ๏ฃฟ Apple Stops Sharing Unit Sales Figures for Its Products
During its Q4 2018 earnings call, #Apple made a surprise announcement, dealing a major blow to analysts and data enthusiasts such as ourselves: going forward, the company will not be sharing unit sales figures for its products. For the past few years, analysts and investors have tended to focus their attention on one number, #iPhone sales, and Apple apparently no longer wants its entire business to be reduced to that one indicator.
When smartphone sales (naturally) started to slow down due to market saturation and slower technological progress, Apple decided to delve even further into the premium segment, bringing its average iPhone selling price to unprecedented heights and reaccelerating growth in its iPhone business. Therefore, Apple wants us to focus on the number that is more likely to be positive going forward.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
โ Do you own any Apple device?
During its Q4 2018 earnings call, #Apple made a surprise announcement, dealing a major blow to analysts and data enthusiasts such as ourselves: going forward, the company will not be sharing unit sales figures for its products. For the past few years, analysts and investors have tended to focus their attention on one number, #iPhone sales, and Apple apparently no longer wants its entire business to be reduced to that one indicator.
When smartphone sales (naturally) started to slow down due to market saturation and slower technological progress, Apple decided to delve even further into the premium segment, bringing its average iPhone selling price to unprecedented heights and reaccelerating growth in its iPhone business. Therefore, Apple wants us to focus on the number that is more likely to be positive going forward.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
โ Do you own any Apple device?
โโ๐ฑ Your Phone's Radiation
For most people nowadays, their #smartphone is within arm's reach 24 hours a day. It's in their pocket while they're at work, it's in their hand on the train ride home and it's on their bedside table as they go to sleep. With this level of proximity and usage, many can't quite shake the niggling feeling that they might be risking damage to themselves in the long run. While conclusive longitudinal research on the effects of cell phone radiation is still hard to come by, for those looking to hedge their bets, this infographic shows the phones that emit the most radiation when held to the ear while calling.
The German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt fรผr Strahlenschutz) has a comprehensive database of #smartphones - new and old - and the level of radiation they emit. Following the criteria set for this chart (see footnotes), the current smartphone creating the highest level of radiation is the Mi A1 from Chinese vendor Xiaomi. In fact, the top list is dominated by handsets made by Chinese companies, with #Xiaomi, #OnePlus, #Huawei and #ZTE accounting for 12 of the 15 phones with the largest values. It must be said though, that premium #Apple phones such as the #iPhone 7 and the recently released iPhone 8 are also here to be seen.
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โ Would this concern you and the smartphone you might buy?
For most people nowadays, their #smartphone is within arm's reach 24 hours a day. It's in their pocket while they're at work, it's in their hand on the train ride home and it's on their bedside table as they go to sleep. With this level of proximity and usage, many can't quite shake the niggling feeling that they might be risking damage to themselves in the long run. While conclusive longitudinal research on the effects of cell phone radiation is still hard to come by, for those looking to hedge their bets, this infographic shows the phones that emit the most radiation when held to the ear while calling.
The German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt fรผr Strahlenschutz) has a comprehensive database of #smartphones - new and old - and the level of radiation they emit. Following the criteria set for this chart (see footnotes), the current smartphone creating the highest level of radiation is the Mi A1 from Chinese vendor Xiaomi. In fact, the top list is dominated by handsets made by Chinese companies, with #Xiaomi, #OnePlus, #Huawei and #ZTE accounting for 12 of the 15 phones with the largest values. It must be said though, that premium #Apple phones such as the #iPhone 7 and the recently released iPhone 8 are also here to be seen.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
โ Would this concern you and the smartphone you might buy?
๐ Microsoft's Share Price Tripled Under Satya Nadella
Five years ago, Satya Nadella took over as CEO at #Microsoft, following in the footsteps of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. It wasnโt an easy situation to come in for Nadella, considering that Microsoft had missed the transition to mobile devices, Windows 8 had flopped miserably and the PC market had started its decline, putting Microsoftโs core business, Windows, into question.
Back in 2014, most people given the choice to invest $1,000 in either Microsoft or #Apple, probably would have invested in the latter, considering the huge success that Microsoftโs old foe was having with its mobile devices, most importantly the iPhone. And yet, here we are, five years into Nadellaโs tenure and Microsoft is not only the most valuable public company on the planet, it has also outperformed Apple over the past five years.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
Five years ago, Satya Nadella took over as CEO at #Microsoft, following in the footsteps of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. It wasnโt an easy situation to come in for Nadella, considering that Microsoft had missed the transition to mobile devices, Windows 8 had flopped miserably and the PC market had started its decline, putting Microsoftโs core business, Windows, into question.
Back in 2014, most people given the choice to invest $1,000 in either Microsoft or #Apple, probably would have invested in the latter, considering the huge success that Microsoftโs old foe was having with its mobile devices, most importantly the iPhone. And yet, here we are, five years into Nadellaโs tenure and Microsoft is not only the most valuable public company on the planet, it has also outperformed Apple over the past five years.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.