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Is this a myth? What does apple have better than android in 2018?

sillyquiet 8y ago
As far as what Apple iphone does better? Privacy, os updates, integration with my Mac, App store apps, and a bunch of other things. But that all is completely besides the point. Even if there were nothing at all iPhones do better, it's a bit absurd to go from 'well apple is not better than android' to 'people therefore only buy apple because they are shallow'
- always_good 8y ago
  I just saw someone on HN saying how amazing Google Photos was because of its learning in the cloud. Having not used Photos on macOS in years beyond ensuring it actually imported my photos, I opened it up and was surprised at the level of analysis it had. It made an album for each city I visited in Mexico. "Puerto Vallarta 2017" and such. Even had a "Furry Friends in Mexico" album that was all the furred beasts I met along the way. Really well done, and all done locally on my computer. This is the sort of thing I have no problem voting for with my dollars.
- mkirklions 8y ago
  Has it been a while since you used an alternative? All of those seem like expected features in any OS/phone.
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    What other phone does this?
ctoth 8y ago
Accessibility. I can pick up any Apple device created in the last 9 years and be guaranteed that as a totally blind person I can use it. Phone, iPad, Watch, whatever. Just works. This is very very far from being the case in Android land.
tcoff91 8y ago
Standby battery life. I switched because I got tired of pulling out my android phone and seeing it has lost an appreciable amount of battery in the last 45 mins just sitting in my pocket. When I"m not using my iphone the battery drain is minimal.
majormajor 8y ago
Their face unlock is better than anything I saw on my Pixel or my Windows Hello laptop. To the point of being usable and preferred over fingerprints instead of a pointless extra. I switched back because of that + Google Assistant's unwillingness to work without Google tracking my location history constantly (assuming that the "off" switch there even actually stops them).

As far as what Apple iphone does better? Privacy, os updates, integration with my Mac, App store apps, and a bunch of other things. But that all is completely besides the point. Even if there were nothing at all iPhones do better, it's a bit absurd to go from 'well apple is not better than android' to 'people therefore only buy apple because they are shallow'

always_good 8y ago
I just saw someone on HN saying how amazing Google Photos was because of its learning in the cloud. Having not used Photos on macOS in years beyond ensuring it actually imported my photos, I opened it up and was surprised at the level of analysis it had. It made an album for each city I visited in Mexico. "Puerto Vallarta 2017" and such. Even had a "Furry Friends in Mexico" album that was all the furred beasts I met along the way. Really well done, and all done locally on my computer. This is the sort of thing I have no problem voting for with my dollars.
mkirklions 8y ago
Has it been a while since you used an alternative? All of those seem like expected features in any OS/phone.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  What other phone does this?

ctoth 8y ago

Accessibility. I can pick up any Apple device created in the last 9 years and be guaranteed that as a totally blind person I can use it. Phone, iPad, Watch, whatever. Just works. This is very very far from being the case in Android land.

tcoff91 8y ago

Standby battery life. I switched because I got tired of pulling out my android phone and seeing it has lost an appreciable amount of battery in the last 45 mins just sitting in my pocket. When I"m not using my iphone the battery drain is minimal.

majormajor 8y ago

Their face unlock is better than anything I saw on my Pixel or my Windows Hello laptop. To the point of being usable and preferred over fingerprints instead of a pointless extra. I switched back because of that + Google Assistant's unwillingness to work without Google tracking my location history constantly (assuming that the "off" switch there even actually stops them).