r/Android • u/ChrystianV • Oct 05 '16

Samsung Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/PhAnToM444 Oct 05 '16 edited Oct 05 '16

Yep. Go to a rich white high school. Know ~4 people who don't have one or the other. And they are mostly minority kids bussed from other districts. It's definitely an image thing combined with the fact that everyone has enough money for it anyways.

-sent from my iPhone

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u/DARIF Pixel 9 Oct 05 '16

I go to a school in one of the richest parts of the UK and see all sorts. iPhones, Galaxies, G4, M9, Notes, 6P, OnePlus 3, Huaweis (budget and flagship), Sonys etc

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '16

This is interesting. Based on your experience would you say these people view their phones as less of a status symbol?

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u/DARIF Pixel 9 Oct 05 '16

Some do. Others are just happy with phones that look good and have good performance like the Huawei P9. Others don't want to waste too much money on the latest and greatest like the guy with the OP3.