left over food cannot go to waste, you can have it.
Did you know that, Apple has no interest selling iPhone to Africa.
Authorised Apple dealers in Kenya could only stock; Mac, IPad and iPod but not iPhone(officially).
99.9% of people with Iphones in Kenya are using Mtumba phones. Even brand new ones have to be opened and unlocked
See, every year, around Feb/April, Apple releases a new version of the iPhone - currently at iPhone 14, plus, pro and Promax
iPhone is a cult in the US and as such there are fans who just want the latest model even when they have used their current phone for hardly a year. So Apple at al have a trade-in program where one brings their old iPhone and they qualify a discount on the latest model.
These Trade-in are then repaired, new cases put, ports opening given a blow to annihilate any dust and dirt.
Now most iPhone are mostly locked to a network like Verizon for example. The same way when you buy a phone at safaricom shop it’s locked to only work with safaricom.
The Tradein Iphones are also now Unlocked to work with any network in the US or abroad.
These iPhones are sold as Renewed (to mean good as new, but not new) just like second hand laptops are called refurbished.
Apple in a marketing strategy meant to keep the US consumers hooked on the next iPhone refuses to sell iPhones directly to Africa as in which case their second hand market would greatly diminish if Africa gets an option to buy a new iPhone.
In this regard therefore, owning an iPhone in Africa is nothing to be proud of, it just puts one on the second or third tier of the Apple food chain.
It’s like keeping a mongrel dog for no other reason other than having it so left over foods do not go to waste.
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