3rd richest in the world but using 20 USD phone

Despite owning a huge fortune and holding a 5.5% stake in Apple - the iPhone maker, billionaire Warren Buffett still uses inexpensive flip phones.

CNBC Channel on March 29 said investor Buffett, the third richest man in the world with an estimated net worth of $ 82.5 billion, uses a flip-flop phone Samsung SCH-U320 that sells for around 20-30. USD on Ebay.

"This is my phone. The inventor Alexander Graham Bell lent it to me and I forgot to return it" - billionaire Buffett joked, saying that although he does not use the iPhone, he still uses the iPad to check stock prices and look for information.

Also according to billionaire Buffett, he was sent an iPhone X by a colleague but he did not use it.

"One day, I was sent to an iPhone X by a lovely colleague, but I didn't use it. This colleague was very lovely. He even wrote a letter to guide me to use. I think he imagined it. like writing a letter to a 3-year-old boy, he wrote in great detail, instructing me thoroughly, joking that this iPhone won't bite me ... someday, I'll use "- billionaire 88 age sharing.

Giàu thứ 3 thế giới nhưng sử dụng điện thoại 20 USD - 1


Earlier, in 2018, Apple CEO, Tim Cook, once announced that he would personally go to Omaha, Nebraska, to help Mr. Buffett install the iPhone if he used it. "I told Mr. Buffett that I would personally go to Omaha and support him in terms of technology if he used the iPhone," Mr. Cook said.

On March 28, Mr. Buffett said Apple could "commit one or two mistakes" when "attacking" the new market, including entertainment. Previously, billionaire Buffett once affirmed that he was interested in Apple stock not for short-term economic benefits, but because he believed Apple owned a strong brand and ecosystem.

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