According to a report, iPhone users are among the "invisible poor" in China

There have been complaints about rising costs According to a report published in China, Apple users generally earn less and are less educated than users of other phones.

IPhone users generally report less than 3,000 yuan (about $ 433) a month, the South China Morning Post reported Wednesday, citing a new study from the Shanghai-based MobData research agency. He revealed a fracture between phone users: gender, age, skills, salary and popular apps among them. Some details of the report are unclear, however, including the number of people who participated in the study.

The study showed that many iPhone users in China are considered "poor invisible", a group of people whose appearance does not reflect their finances. They also tend to be unmarried women aged 18 to 34 years old and possessing a high school diploma, and are more likely to use the Meitu photo application, according to L & # 39; study. This is not as unusual as it may seem because many iPhone users have older models, with 64.3% of them using an iPhone 6, 6S, 6S Plus, 7 or 7 Plus.

In comparison, those who use a Huawei phone are generally better off and receive between 5,000 and 20,000 yuan (about $ 721 to $ 2,886) per month. They are also generally "high-end businessmen", men and married, aged between 25 and 34 years old, with a diploma or a bachelor's degree. Many of them also own properties and cars, unlike iPhone users, and like to play PlayerUnknown battlegrounds. They are also more varied in choosing a Huawei phone model.

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The study was a shock for many people on Weibo, a Chinese service based on Twitter. Users have called it "nonsense" and have questioned the credibility of the study. Some of the latest iPhone models cost more than a month's salary for the "invisible poor" while Huawei phones with limited budget would not cost more than half their salary. A handful of users are in agreement with the report's findings, with some observing that many of their friends with iPhones are women.

Internet has also tried to find the reasons for this phenomenon. Someone laughed at the durability of Huawei phones, suggesting that with a lower income, one would want to buy a phone that can last longer, and therefore choose an iPhone. Another suggested that people with the lowest salaries would be more willing to spend their money on an iPhone because they would not have to worry about loans and mortgages for their homes and cars.

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