Comment by tuxxi

Yea, that’s a big factor in the “coolness”. But IMHO the root cause of this in/out group mentality is a feedback loop:

* android phones offer fewer meaningfully distinct features (or as another commenter said, apple catches up)

* people don’t see value in android due to lack of distinct features in flagship phones

* majority of android becomes cheaper models

* iPhone market share increases among rich and influential teens

Just my 2c :)