Overview
- Fresh coverage highlights multiple London victims who say attackers lost interest when they saw the phone was not an iPhone.
- One victim said a mugger returned his Samsung with the remark, “Don’t want no Samsung,” and another reported a thief tossing his Android to the ground before riding off.
- A separate account describes a would-be thief abandoning the attempt after realizing the handset was unusable, reinforcing the focus on quick-turnaround resale.
- Security experts cited in the reporting say iPhones fetch higher prices on secondary markets, making them more attractive to thieves.
- Police forces do not publish device-specific theft data, so the pattern rests on anecdotal accounts despite iPhone and Android ownership being roughly split in the UK.