Why This $449 iPhone Isn't an Android Killer

On Sept. 20, BGR published an article titled "The Android-killing iPhone is finally here, and it's not the iPhone X," in which author Chris Smith argues that a refurbished Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 6s at $449 should be "enough to make you ignore any budget Android phone that launches around the same time."

Smith has a point in observing that a key advantage to owning an iPhone -- even an older, factory-refurbished model -- is that Apple will continue to support the device with operating system updates "long after its life expectancy should be over."

Unfortunately, at least for Apple and its stockholders, there's a simple reason that discounted refurbs of older-generation iPhones aren't going to disrupt the market for similarly priced Android devices.

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Source: Fool.com