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Apple\u2019s (AAPL) iPhone has always been something of a luxury product, and it\u2019s slated to be even more so if the next iteration ends up costing more than $1,000 as some rumors indicate.<\/p>\n

The iPhone 7 Plus already starts<\/i> at $769. This high price has long been obscured by marketing maneuvers like \u201cfree upgrades,\u201d subsidies in exchange for a contract, or amortizing a phone\u2019s cost over a period of time.<\/p>\n

Effectively, the phone, like the plan, has become a monthly expense rather than a big-ticket item, and Apple itself has gotten on board on the action, beginning a financing program in 2015.<\/p>\n

However, the expected price hike when Apple releases the iPhone 8 on Sept. 12 may turn into a converting tool for Google\u2019s (GOOG, GOOGL) Android \u2014 which could inherit all former Apple customers who can\u2019t or don\u2019t want to increase their monthly phone budgets. While some Android phones from manufacturers like Samsung do have Apple-worthy price tags, many cost much less, something that has long given Android a boost in market share. Android accounted for 67% of phone activations in Q2 2017 and Apple had 31%, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.<\/p>\n

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Why people switch<\/h2>\n

In a survey conducted by Yahoo Finance, 38% of 853 former Apple users cited price as the key factor for leaving the platform, followed by Android\u2019s software features and customization of the platform.<\/p>\n

Unlike Apple, known for its \u201cwalled garden\u201d strategy, Android has flexibility that, while less beautiful to some, can allow for a unique user experience. Others cited battery replacement, which is difficult (but possible) on an iPhone.<\/p>\n

Here are some other less popular but interesting reasons for switching, according to other Yahoo Finance readers surveyed: Project Fi, Google\u2019s foray into providing service, which is simple, affordable, internationally friendly, but iPhone-free; Apple\u2019s politics, lack of innovation; and gripes about the headphone jack, which Apple ditched during its last upgrade.<\/p>\n

The pain points of the switch<\/b><\/h2>\n

Whatever the reason, the switch itself is not difficult, though it might feel like a massive task to migrate your digital life to a new platform. In our survey, 77% of respondents said it was \u201ceasy,\u201d and an additional 15% said it was \u201csomewhat easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/b>The switch was simple. I was completely comfortable with Android after about one month,\u201d Bennet Alexander, a former iPhoner, told Yahoo Finance. \u201cI travel overseas frequently and the biggest issue\/complaint I have is the lack of iMessage functionality on Android.\u201d<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s proprietary SMS alternative, iMessage, effectively excludes a majority of the population that uses Android from special message functionality and makes group texts harder. Android texts \u2014 which are still SMS \u2014 also turn from normal blue in iMessage to green on iPhone screens, like a badge of shame. (\u201cGreen with envy,\u201d people joke.) Apple similarly excludes Android users from FaceTime, Apple\u2019s popular video chat program.<\/p>\n

Sometimes people may flock to a third-party program like WhatsApp that offers some of the highest levels of security, the international omni-platform ubiquity of SMS, and an ability to use it on a computer as well.<\/p>\n

Google\u2019s ubiquity really makes things easier<\/b><\/h2>\n

Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n