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Nobody wants their smartphone stolen, but per a new report<\/a> from local journalism source London Centric, it seems non-iPhones are increasingly becoming unwanted by thieves.<\/p>\n London Centric reports on several Android users whose devices were rejected by thieves<\/p>\n London Centric<\/a>:<\/p>\n While it might feel like London\u2019s phone thieves will indiscriminately take any device they can get their hands on, there are a growing number of indicators that many of them are only interested in Apple iPhones.<\/p>\n Multiple capital-dwelling Android users who shared their stories with London Centric said they had been on an emotional journey after they were mugged \u2014 only to have their device handed back.<\/p>\n The report shares stories from some of these Android users in London, several of which owned Samsung Galaxy devices.<\/p>\n For example, there\u2019s Sam\u2019s story of being robbed by a group of eight men in January:<\/p>\n The thieves took Sam\u2019s phone, his camera and even the beanie hat off his head. After checking Sam had nothing else on him, they started to run off.<\/p>\n What happened next was a surprise. With most of the gang already heading down the Old Kent Road, one turned around and handed Sam back his Android phone.<\/p>\n The thief bluntly told him why: \u201cDon\u2019t want no Samsung.\u201d<\/p>\n Similarly, Galaxy owner Mark had his device stolen by a thief riding an e-bike.<\/p>\n Mark says, \u201cI saw him stop, look at my phone, then throw it on the floor. He cycled off and I retrieved my phone.\u201d<\/p>\n Another funny story highlights Simon, who had an unusually friendly stranger (and would-be thief) drop all interest in him after Simon pulled out his phone.<\/p>\n This led Simon to realize that his chance encounter was part of a potential mugging. \u201c[Simon] overhead the would-be thief explaining to his apparent accomplice why they were giving up: \u201cPhone\u2019s dead, innit.\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n As noted by John Gruber at Daring Fireball<\/a>, iPhone-Android ownership in the UK is about 50-50. But clearly, at least because of high resale value<\/a>, the iPhone remains a lot more desirable.<\/p>\n Have you ever had or heard a story like this one, where an Android phone is rejected by thieves? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n
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