In a survey conducted in Japan in January 2023, ** percent of iPhone users stated that the deterioration of the battery was an occasion for them to buy a new smartphone. While the share was somewhat lower among Android users, Android users had a higher share of respondents that bought a new smartphone because their old one broke down.
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Mobile Society Research Institute. (March 25, 2024). Most common occasions that prompt smartphone users to buy a new smartphone in Japan as of January 2023, by phone type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1464294/japan-leading-occasions-new-smartphone-purchase-by-phone-type/
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