Apple-only devs make 3x more revenue than Android-only devs. I wanted to attach the link but I only have 3 posts. You can google it, it's common knowledge.
What this tells me is most Android phones are glorified cell phones. The real truth is that people who buy "flagship" phones spend money on apps. All iPhones are "flagship" and about 10% of Android phone sales are "flagship". I know that I spent as much money on Android apps as iOS apps(I only ever bought flagship Androids). What it means is Apple has always owned the flagship smartphone market in all aspects:
since 2008 when the App Store was opened for business. I really am tired of hearing about 80% Android "marketshare" when most of those Android phones are only used as phones and some stock app usage.
There is every reason to believe based on the actual unit sales numbers in the last quarter(75 million iPhones) that Apple sold 80% of flagship devices.
I'm not trying to stir up crap. Also I believe Apple fans are seriously wrong when they say "Phandroids are poor" because Android fans on forums are even more likely to own flagship devices and spend money on apps/content. So essentially the flame wars on these forums are between people who likely can afford the same stuff. Why mock poor people?
The way I see the 2 markets(unit sales):
Flagship(iOS 80%, Android 20% Windows 0%)
Mid-range and budget(Android 98% Windows 2%)
Apple just doesn't play below the $450 mark(iPhone 5C was $450 when sold). I consider flagship to be anything $400 and above.
What this tells me is most Android phones are glorified cell phones. The real truth is that people who buy "flagship" phones spend money on apps. All iPhones are "flagship" and about 10% of Android phone sales are "flagship". I know that I spent as much money on Android apps as iOS apps(I only ever bought flagship Androids). What it means is Apple has always owned the flagship smartphone market in all aspects:
- unit sales
- app revenue
- web searches
since 2008 when the App Store was opened for business. I really am tired of hearing about 80% Android "marketshare" when most of those Android phones are only used as phones and some stock app usage.
There is every reason to believe based on the actual unit sales numbers in the last quarter(75 million iPhones) that Apple sold 80% of flagship devices.
I'm not trying to stir up crap. Also I believe Apple fans are seriously wrong when they say "Phandroids are poor" because Android fans on forums are even more likely to own flagship devices and spend money on apps/content. So essentially the flame wars on these forums are between people who likely can afford the same stuff. Why mock poor people?
The way I see the 2 markets(unit sales):
Flagship(iOS 80%, Android 20% Windows 0%)
Mid-range and budget(Android 98% Windows 2%)
Apple just doesn't play below the $450 mark(iPhone 5C was $450 when sold). I consider flagship to be anything $400 and above.