I think this is the false comparison of PC vs Mac laptops again. Where people were upset with the quality of their $400 PC laptops and discovered that their $1,800 Apple laptops were built better. Essentially it just came down to Apple strategic marketing. Had they paid even half as much as they did for their Mac on a better built PC they would have had the same if not better experience.
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I wasn’t referring to flagships
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The S8 was the beginning of the end with Samsung phones for my wife and I. Her S8 quickly died with the same motherboard issue and the replacement had a permanent blurry camera. The motherboard issue was widespread and probably would have had similar attention to the s7s batteries if it were also exploding.
Whole family besides me had iPhones. My android was way more customizable, but also had more bugs and things didn’t always work as intended. Now on iPhone where more apps are made for it, I feel like the apps are vetted better and things just work much more smoothly. At the cost of customization I gained consistency. Lastly, my iPhones have just lasted longer than any of the Androids I had.
Lastly, my iPhones have just lasted longer than any of the Androids I had.
This is a big one for me. People keep screaming “Planned obsolescence!” when Apple releases a new phone, but I have yet to see one phone from anyone else that gets 5+ years of the latest OS and a few more years of security updates after that. I don’t have to break into my iPhone and install a third-party OS to get updates for that long.
Android user here from scrolling too long on “Everything.” Sometimes I wonder how much of that is due to price difference, so to speak. So far as I’m aware android has a bigger range in phone prices. If you get a cheaper phone, odds are reasonable it won’t last as long.
This is anecdotal of course, but I tend to go for the more expensive models, and thus far the only issues I’ve had have been directly my fault. I’m currently entering year 3 of my Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and it still works flawlessly. Granted the battery life is starting to wither, but that’s more or less to be expected with li-ion batteries. Obviously that’s not 5 years yet, but I don’t really doubt my phone could make it that far at this point.
Great, but there are no flagship Androids that get the latest OS for five years. And Samsung fans are the absolute worst as far as coming up with BS accusations towards Apple. Apple is doing a lot more than the competition is to support their phones longer.
If you want an iPhone on a budget, there are plenty of older models out there that still get the latest iOS for a couple more years, or you can get the SE.
I don’t have to break into my iPhone and install a third-party OS to get updates for that long.
You have to break into the OS to disable something like auto-arrange though.
Ah, priorities…
My first smart phone was an iPhone 3, I really liked it until it stopped getting iOS updates and when I would update an app it would be uninstalled because it was no longer compatible with my os version. I switched to android and had been using it ever since… until February when I made the switch back and got an iPhone 14 Pro.
I was sick and tired of having to ROM my phone to get an updated os. Even when my phone was brand new the security patches were 6-8 months behind their actual release date.
I had been using an iPad and MacBook Air for work so I was not totally new to modern iOS.
Your experience is why I only get Google Pixels. They have their downsides, but they have a guaranteed 4 years of timely updates.
I had the nexus 4 for a time and even that I ended up having to use a custom ROM on it.
Nexus phones were different in that regard. No update cycle was guaranteed.
My main reason not to use iphone back in the days (10+ years ago) were the small screen sizes, and the lack of standard USB connection. Now that iphone 15 is rumored to have USB-C, I’m actually considering it.
The reason for considering it is because carplay is superior to android auto.
Had many of those so-called windows or androids just fail on me at critical points. For Apple products, it just works.
Coming from a Pixel, I can confirm this. Google really needs to stick to software. When they dabble in both, neither is a pleasant experience.
That being said, you can go round and round about why people switch or which is better. Being from Gen X, I appreciate and respect the technology. I am also not rich or have parents to buy me a new device every few years when Android devices lose support. I try to get the most for my money, and no I am not talking about features, that’s subjective anyways. I’m talking about actual value for the money you spend, and iPhone wins that category in spades.
There is no device that offers longer support. No to mention, their customer support is phenomenal.
There is no other device that retains value as well. Mainly because they don’t have to give out free sh!t or put their devices on sale, to get you to buy one.
And other than Samsung, no other device has B&M stores you can visit.
Those aren’t subjective either, they’re facts.
That being said, those 3 things far outweigh any perceived benefits of owning an Android device.
Also, if Android was that great, you wouldn’t need communities creating custom software to make them run the way they should have, right out of the box.
