Dagestan and Chechnya are recognized as leaders in the number of iPhone owners
In Russia, there are more owners of smartphones on Android than on iOS - 58-60% versus 40-42%. At the same time, the largest number of iPhone owners are registered in Dagestan and Chechnya, where the share of users of this brand reaches 63% and 61%, respectively.
 
This is evidenced by the data of the study of the T-Pay payment service from T-Bank. The regions with the lowest share of iPhone owners are the Zabaikalsky Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Region with figures of 28%, as well as the Kurgan Region - 29%.
 
In addition, it is reported that the average bill of iPhone users is often higher than that of owners of Android devices. Gadgets from Apple are more often chosen by women. They are most popular among the age category of 15-39 years.
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