The world of economics is far from simple and transparent, behind it there are a whole series of mechanisms that most laypeople do not understand, and are not interested in understanding. In the world of stock trading, a simple forecast by an analyst with a minimum of authority is often enough to make the shares of a particular brand rise or fall, as if their opinion were pure gold.
Precisely in this context, in a recent report by JP Morgan (a famous US banking institution), analyst Samik Chatterjee stated that according to his forecasts, 1.4 billion Android users would intend to switch to iOS by specifically purchasing an iPhone SE (2022).
Can iPhone SE really steal half of its users from the robot?
According to Google estimates, there are currently 2.5 billion Android users globally, considering that some users have more than one device (the total number of active Android devices is around 3 billion ), according to Chatterjee half of these users would be ready to make the platform leap.
The analyst defends his prediction by underlining how, from his point of view, Android users would be attracted by the competitive price of the iPhone SE not being able to afford an iPhone 5G (remember that iPhone SE 2022 will have support for this type of connectivity).
Let me be clear, it cannot be ruled out that there is a number of Android users, perhaps even a considerable one, who will purchase the aforementioned iPhone model; but the analyst seems to forget that two other iPhone SE models have already been marketed and, although they lack 5G connectivity, they have not created the mass migration that he hypothesizes. If half of Android users really wanted to buy an iPhone, the sales figures of the robot would have been affected year after year, while on the contrary, they are constantly increasing.
Basically, beyond the predictions of a person who is certainly more authoritative on the subject of the writer, it seems really implausible that 5G connectivity can push so many users to change platforms. It is in fact a fairly radical step for what is the entire ecosystem of the two operating systems, the devoted and aware Android user would hardly give up the freedom offered by the robot at any juncture, while the average user often and willingly limits himself to buy a product he’s already used to, panicking at the mere idea of having to change even just the user interface.