Phones aren't what they used to be.
We buy them for their utilitarian qualities more than for their aesthetics.
Why, I've even (almost) come to terms with the notch on my iPhone XR[1]. (It helps that I bought a black one.)
Actually, talking of the XR, it appears that I'm in a minority. Those who can spot an iPhone XR[2], that is.
You see, a new survey performed by phone sales site Decluttr[3] offered a pulsating glimpse into how much phone owners know about their devices.
Or even whether they can recognize them when shown a picture.
iPhone XR owners were the co-worst. A mere 44% of of them correctly spotted their phones.
I wonder if the majority have been telling their friends they bought a top-of-the-line XS. Social aspirations can dull the mind.
Then again, iPhone 7[4] owners were no better. 56% of them failed to identify their devices.
In fact, now that we're ribbing iPhone owners without mercy, only owners of iPhone X and iPhone XS broke the 50% mark.
The best performance came from iPhone XS[5] owners at 57%.
Because you believe there are two phone encampments, however, you'll wonder how Samsung Galaxy owners did.
The answer is better. S7 and S8 owners just beat the XS types. But S9+ owners soared away at 71% spotting their phone straight away.
Oh, but the ignorance -- or, if you prefer, the indifference -- had only just begun.
Only just over half of iPhone X, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max owners were aware their phones are water-resistant.