In South Korea, 69 percent of adult smartphone users use a Samsung device, while only 23 percent use iPhones, a Gallup survey of 1,001 adults found. But the survey reveals a starkly different trend in one demographic: younger millennials and Gen Z. Among the younger generation, aged 18 to 29, iPhone’s share rises to 65 percent, double the Samsung's 32 percent, the survey found. This represents a 13 percent...
  • kamen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    A bit weird to see LG in the charts (given that they’re out of the smartphone industry now) and yet none of the other big manufacturers (Xiaomi, Huawei, Google).

    • miseducator@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      The brands you mentioned aren’t widely available in Korea. Since LG left the market, all the carriers, to my knowledge, only offer Apple or Samsung devices.

      Source: I’ve lived in SoKo for a long time.

      • kamen@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Thanks for the insight. Is what you’re saying that there you can only buy a phone through a carrier?