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Paul Hatton

Battery life just dethroned price as the biggest driver of smartphone purchases — and AI doesn't come close

OnePlus 15 in Times Square New York City on the busy street showing the cameras and sides of the phone in addition to home screen panels and Settings menus.

Aside from the Apple versus Android debate, smartphone brands have traditionally won or lost consumers on price. Flagship phones are purchased by those who can afford them; budget handsets by those who don't care about the latest features, and everyone else sits somewhere in between.

But according to a recent Allstate Protection Plans Mobile Survey, the attitudes towards how people buy and own smartphones have changed dramatically in recent years.

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