Njengakwezona zinto zithengiweyo, i-smartphone ilahlekelwa lixabiso layo ekuhambeni kwexesha. Oku kuncitshiswa kweendleko akunakuphepheka, kodwa isantya esenzeka ngaso sahluka ukusuka kuhlobo lophawu, kunye nezixhobo iapile gcina ixabiso elingcono kunalo naliphi na ukhuphiswano nabo
Indawo yewebhu ebizwa IbhankiMyCell (Nge PhoneArenaKutshanje kupapashwe ingxelo entsha elandelela inqanaba lokhukhuliseko lwezixhobo ezahlukeneyo. Kunyaka ophelileyo, inkampani ilandelele ixabiso lokubuyisa le-310 yeefowuni ezithandwayo ngeyure. Ndiyabulela koku, kwafumaniseka ukuba ii-smartphones ze-Android beziphulukana nexabiso lazo kwibhodi ephindwe kabini inqanaba loogxa babo be-iOS. Ngamanye amagama, ii-Apple iPhones zazingcono ekugcineni ixabiso lazo lonke ixesha lobunini kwiminyaka emibini yokuqala.
Ngokwengxelo, ukwehla kweefowuni ze-Android ezingaphezulu kwe- $ 700 kuqhelekile kukuphinda kabini ii-iPhones, kunye nokuhla kwexabiso ukuqala kwangoko xa kukhutshwa isixhobo. Kunyaka wokuqala, i-iPhone enxibe ngayo yayimalunga neepesenti ezingama-16,7, kwaye ukuphela konyaka wesibini, yayisele ikhule yaya kwiipesenti ezingama-35,47. Ngokuthelekisa, iindleko ze-smartphones ze-Android zehle ngeepesenti ezingama-33,62 kunyaka wokuqala kunye neepesenti ezingama-61,5 ngasekupheleni konyaka wesibini.
Ngelixa umntu anokucinga ukuba umsantsa unciphisa ixesha elongezelelekileyo, ukulandelela de kwaba ngumnyaka wesine kubonisile ukuba oku akunjalo, njengoko ixabiso le-iPhones lehle nge-66,43% kuphela xa kuthelekiswa ne-81,11% yezixhobo ze-Android kwangelo xesha linye. Ingxelo ikwanika nemizekelo enje I-Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Ixabiso lokuhlengwa elaliyi-64,71% yexabiso loqobo, ngelixa I-Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max ilahlekelwe ngama-32,22% kuphela yexabiso layo lokuqala lokuthengisa emva kweenyanga ezili-9.
