It's not just the virus. People may have some security issues, for example, Huawei is particularly close to the Chinese government and has been the Focus of several security concerns from the US and Europe. Some people also want some assurances that their devices are made in a environmentally safe and worker friendly way.
-- Christopher (AKA CJ) Chaltain at Gmail > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf > Of Joshua Hendrickson > Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 10:39 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Phones manufactured. > > Honestly, I personally could care less where my iPhone was made. All I know > is > how much easier my life has become since I purchased and learned to use my > iPhone. It is so much fun to be able to not only make phone calls to do > things > like order pizza which I did a few hours ago, but to also listen to books, > send text > messages, and listen to OTR shows, listen to music, and to read Ebooks. I > know > people are concerned because of the Virus, but that isn't a good enough reason > to give up your iPhone. > > On 5/4/20, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Urban Legends are hard to kill. > > Most smart phones, Android or Apple are made in China, as Charles said. > > Yes, some are made in a couple other countries, but this sounds like > > the kind of thing that gets started, and people who do not bother to > > do their homework believe it and pass it along. > > So, good for you for asking. > > Here is a link to a very long article that will help expand on this topic. > > > > https://www.androidauthority.com/where-smartphones-are-made-707989/ > > > > > > Richard > > Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from > > happening, it just stops you from enjoying the good." > > > > Sent with the iPhone SE 2020 > > www.turner42.com > > > > > > On May 4, 2020, at 5:39 PM, "chalt...@gmail.com" <chalt...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > It depends on the manufacturer, but a lot of Android phones are > > manufactured in china. Other locations include Taiwan and South Korea, > > and I'm sure there are more. > > > > -- > > Christopher (AKA CJ) > > Chaltain at Gmail > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf > Of > > Carolyn > > Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 7:31 PM > > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > > Subject: Phones manufactored. > > > > A difficult person in my life told me that people where she lives are > > flocking to buy Android phones, getting rid of their iPhones, because > > they are made in China. > > > > I ignored what she said, but was so tempted to ask, where are Android > > phones manufactured? > > > > -- > > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > > list. > > > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact > > the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list > > itself. > > > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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