Smartphone Users

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3 statements about Smartphone Users, every show

a16z Assertion Partly supported
Evans: 3.5 billion people worldwide own a smartphone as of 2018
“You can get a cheap Android phone for well under 50 dollars now, and so that technology is just, which is why there's now three and a half billion people on earth who have a smartphone, and so the technology just gets stuff used.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 25:15 a16z Podcast | What's at the Core of the Latest Apple Announcement?
a16z Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sinofsky asserts iPhone battery life covers 85 percent of consumer use cases.
“The vast majority of people are not running around, like, where's my next outlet? Except the press might be. Particularly, you know, you go to CES and, you know, it's a whole day of taking pictures and all that. The 85% use case is completely covered here.”
Steven Sinofsky Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 15:18 a16z Podcast | Apple and the Case of Invisible But Audible Innovation
a16z Assertion Supported
Chan: China Has 656 Million Smartphone Users, Double the US Population
“The number I want to point you to on this screen is the six hundred and fifty six million smartphone users in China. That's twice the population of the United States.”
Connie Chan Jul 16, 2017 ▶ 0:38 A Whirlwind Tour Through Tech Trends in China

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