iPhone vs Android

Technology & Digital

Stated preference and purchase behaviour can diverge sharply when switching costs are high. A preference question here risks measuring brand sentiment while a decision-maker assumes it measures intent to buy.

About this comparison

An open paired-comparison study on PickAFav™. Adding your preference contributes to the technology & digital set.

Why the framing changes the answer

"Which do you prefer" and "which would you buy next" are not interchangeable. The first collects sentiment including from people who will never switch; the second collects intent. Conflating them produces a number that supports no decision.

What segmentation reveals

Market is the segmentation that matters, because a worldwide total can average away the very differences a product decision depends on. This pair is the clearest argument in the set for defining the population before reading any result.

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How this data is collected

Study design, methodology and pilots: PickAFav™ Preference Research.

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