Students choose iPhone for looks

 
After the release of Apple’s iPhone 5, sales reached an all time high of 5 million sold, Southern University students chose Apple or Android for their own reasons.
Students weighed battery life, the Apple name, screen size and cost among their considerations.
According to an Apple press release there were more than 100 million iOS devices that were updated with the iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system.
Before the phone could even be released last Friday, the Apple website had already sold out by selling nearly 2 million phones within two hours of its presales.
Students on Southern University’s campus agreed that the iPhone 5’s sales were high because of the newest product Apple had produced.
Montoya Thomas, a junior, social work major from Gabriel La., said, “I think a lot of people bought it cause it’s the newest phone.  I have a lot of my friends that have the newest phones. I saw a lot of my peers with the iPhone 5, so I do think a lot of people bought it.”
Thomas said that she doesn’t believe the iPhone 5 sold more than the iPhone 4 or the Android phones.
“A lot of people who had iPhone 4S felt that the iPhone 5 was the same thing.  I do think that Apple is better than Android because I had an Android and my phone died a lot,” Thomas said.
Thomas said within 2-3 hours her Android phone would die.
“An iPhone could last about all day. I didn’t want it at the time. This is my first Android and I didn’t think that it was going to die fast, now I want an iPhone,” Thomas said.
Maghan Eugene, a junior, nursing major from Destrehan, La., said she thinks a lot of people bought the iPhone 5 cause she thinks a lot of people like to be the one to have the newest gadgets and they like to be up to date.
Eugene said that the apple is the type of phone that she has.
“I got it and I think it’s the best,” Eugene said.
She said that battery life on the Android is not bad.
Eugene said she had an HTC phone and the battery did not last.
“It was horrible,” Eugene said.
Eugene said after a while the battery starts to run out faster and in an iPhone, the battery lasts much longer. And the phones last longer too. I know people with iPhone 3 and it’s still working like its brand new.
Eugene said that Android phone batteries are worst on the market.
Anne James, a sophomore, psychology major of Baton Rouge said that she does not think a lot of people bought the iPhone 5 because of the price of the phone.
“The price is way too high, Since I’ve never had an Apple phone, I would have to say that Android is better than Apple,” James said.
James chose the Android not just for the price but, the screen size.
“Me, personally, I like big screens on my phone and Apple phones are just too small. I like the big screens, so I could just operate stuff,” James said.
Brandy Davis, a senior, accounting major of Baton Rouge, La., said she doesn’t know if the iPhone 5 sold a lot or not.
After Davis found out that the phone’s sales peaked at 5 million she said, ” That’s a lot.”
Davis said that the Apple phones are much better to have.
“To be honest with you, I’m just an Apple fan,” said Davis, “I haven’t had any other phone, other than a Nokia,” she said.
Davis said that she does not want to try an Android operating phone.
According to USAToday.com, the opening weekend for the iPhone 4S nearly a year ago sold only 4 million units with the iPhone 5 beat it by 1 million units in sales.
The sales included pre-orders, in stores and online.
The Wall Street Journal’s website said that the iPhone has powered Apple to become the world’s largest company by value, and the newest version is seen as critical to the company’s continued success.
WSJ said that the new iPhone comes amid heightened competition from new phones that are powered by Google Inc.’s Android software and Microsoft Corp.’s Windows system. 
Currently, the iPhone 5 is available in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom according to the Apple press release. 
The iPhone 5 will be available in 22 more countries on September 28 and more than 100 countries by the end of the year.