I see a lot of poor people with iPhones, Apple Watches, Earpods and such. These are what you'd call an "affordable luxury" and probably a bargain when you consider you might go through 5 $300 Android devices in the time that you get out of a $1000 iPhone and all that time you are struggling with an Android.
but the psychology is weirder in that rich people know a "luxury" watch costs upwards of $10k so it is quite the trick to convince the hoi polloi that a $500 watch is a luxury device at the same time.
I've noticed also that poor folks are also very aware of expensive wireless plans from Verizon but seem to have little awareness of wired internet plans, free Wi-Fi, etc.
... and will your Android actually charge when you plug it into a charger?
I've had roughly five Android devices (tablets and phones) that had the curious problem that I'd plug them into a charger and it was always 50-50% if they would actually charge. This would happen when the devices were new and were starting from zero (often it would take several times to charge the device for the first time) and still happens when the devices are in regular use. All the time I leave one plugged into the charger over night and... nothing. Plug it into the same charger again and maybe it charges.
I've noticed the same problem w/ Sony devices both cameras and the PS Vita if they are used with non-Sony chargers.
Not if they are kernel related, and only since APEX became a thing on Android in Android 10.
However, it doesn't change the main point, most phone users care about updates on their phone as much as they care about updating any other device with a CPU in their home.
I meant that most vulnerabilities in the wild that pose a threat to users and end up actually being exploited by malware, are the ones usually covered by updating Google Play services.
Yes, kernel vulns will always be uncovered, but how often does the average user encounter malware that exploits that attack vector?
The biggest attack vectors on Android are Google Play services and your browser. Keep those up to that and you're good even with older phones.
It's kinda like
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/72745-the-reason-that-the-r...
but the psychology is weirder in that rich people know a "luxury" watch costs upwards of $10k so it is quite the trick to convince the hoi polloi that a $500 watch is a luxury device at the same time.
I've noticed also that poor folks are also very aware of expensive wireless plans from Verizon but seem to have little awareness of wired internet plans, free Wi-Fi, etc.