Buffett Ditched His $20 Samsung Flip Phone for an iPhone

Warren Buffett, the stock god with a net worth of $82.5 billion, has been using a Samsung flip phone that has been on the market for ten years. Although he is a major shareholder of Apple, he always refuses to use an iPhone. But recently, he finally gave up his old phone and replaced it with an iPhone 11. I wonder if he is still used to it?

In Forbes' latest real-time rich list, Buffett ranks third in the world with a net worth of US$82.5 billion.

However, this stock god, who is worth nearly $100 billion, has been using the Samsung U320 Haven flip phone, which has been on the market for ten years.

It wasn't until recently that he finally gave up that old $20 Samsung flip phone and upgraded to an iPhone 11.

At 89, Buffett finally switched to a smartphone

It is reported that Buffett was still using his antique flip phone last year.Samsung have SCH-U320,He was a fan of this phone.

But he recently told the media that he has officially ditched the flip phone in favor of an iPhone 11, though he did not reveal which specific model he was using.

It seems that Buffett has bid farewell to his old mobile phone once and for all. In an interview with Squawk Box, he said, "My flip phone is permanently gone."

certainly,Buffett also suggested that he did not buy the iPhone, but rather received it as a "gift" from many people, including Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Cook has been promoting it for many years and finally succeeded

Cook is probably the person in the world who wants Buffett to use an iPhone the most. He has been trying to get Buffett to at least switch to an Apple-made device.

Cook even told the media in 2018 that he would personally fly to Omaha and provide technical support to Buffett if necessary.

According to documents submitted to the government on December 31, 2019,Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns about 5.61T of Apple stock, more than 245 million shares, with a total value of nearly $72 billion.It is the company's third largest business, after insurance and railways.

Buffett also said that Apple "may be the best business I know in the world."

Despite this, Buffett has previously resisted switching to a smartphone.

now,He finally got a new iPhone, and Cook's long-cherished wish finally came true. But Buffett said he still mainly uses the iPhone to make calls., it seems that the role of smart phones cannot be played.

In addition, this is not the first smart device that Buffett owns. He also owns an iPad, which he mainly uses for research and checking stock prices.

I wonder if Buffett, who just switched to iPhone 11, is getting used to it?

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