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I don’t pretty much like Apple ecosystem but I have to say that the best decision I made technically was to switch to an iPhone 7 Plus 3 years ago after years o

I don’t pretty much like Apple ecosystem but I have to say that the best decision I made technically was to switch to an iPhone 7 Plus 3 years ago after years of Android (since T-Mobile G1, first android phone ever). I said goodbye to a lot of customizations but at the same time regain my sanity from battery life, slowness and absurd support timelines

lucb1e 6y ago
> at the same time regain my sanity from battery life, slowness and absurd support timelines If the phone had bad battery life or was slow to begin with, don't buy it. If it doesn't and it suddenly appears while you're using it... that's user error. Support: I'm really not sure what kind of support you're expecting, I assume not "how do I take a screenshot" kind of support. I once returned a phone for warranty but the support delay on that was the time it took me to look up a few website pages if I remember correctly. Is that what you mean? Or maybe it's about how long the warranty process takes: it took almost 2 weeks to repair it for me (from the day of dropping off until the day I could use it again), that is indeed quite long for a fairly essential device, but that seems to be the standard for any laptop or phone (unless you bought a service contract, which I guess one implicitly does with Apple given its pricing).
- mrbonner 6y ago
  For the support I meant the security and OS patches X years after the phone released. My wife iPhone 6s is still receiving iOS update at this time. Now try that with most expensive Android flagship. I don’t care if it comes from Samsung LG or Google I could always argue against you!
  - harpratap 6y ago
    But you also paid 2x more for it, so it evens out. For instance Pixel 4 is 74000JPY with 3 years of updates = 24667JPY/year Galaxy S20 is 78000JPY with 4 years of updates = 19500JPY/year iPhone 11 Pro is 120000JPY with 5 years of updates = 24000JPY/year
alimbada 6y ago
It's a shame this is being downvoted. I was also an early adopter of Android with the HTC Hero (Android 1.5/1.6), then the HTC Desire (Android 2.0) then the Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.2/4.3/4.4), but I got fed up of the support timelines too. I don't think my Galaxy Nexus even got an official update to KitKat (4.4). I got it via custom ROMs which were of questionable quality. Battery life and performance were also among my complaints. I eventually switched to an iPhone 6 in 2014 which lasted me 4 years and even then I only had to replace it because the storage capacity wasn't enough for me (16GB). The fact that apps have to ask for each permission also gave me the impression that iOS was more private/secure by default compared to Android. I know it's a moot point in current versions of Android, but it's still shocking to me that it took them so long to address the issue and that it even existed to begin with.
- panpanna 6y ago
  This is an article about Android 11. Can we please keep to the subject instead of starting an apple circlejerk?? This happens consistently on every post about improvements in Android or windows.

lucb1e 6y ago

> at the same time regain my sanity from battery life, slowness and absurd support timelines If the phone had bad battery life or was slow to begin with, don't buy it. If it doesn't and it suddenly appears while you're using it... that's user error. Support: I'm really not sure what kind of support you're expecting, I assume not "how do I take a screenshot" kind of support. I once returned a phone for warranty but the support delay on that was the time it took me to look up a few website pages if I remember correctly. Is that what you mean? Or maybe it's about how long the warranty process takes: it took almost 2 weeks to repair it for me (from the day of dropping off until the day I could use it again), that is indeed quite long for a fairly essential device, but that seems to be the standard for any laptop or phone (unless you bought a service contract, which I guess one implicitly does with Apple given its pricing).

mrbonner 6y ago
For the support I meant the security and OS patches X years after the phone released. My wife iPhone 6s is still receiving iOS update at this time. Now try that with most expensive Android flagship. I don’t care if it comes from Samsung LG or Google I could always argue against you!
- harpratap 6y ago
  But you also paid 2x more for it, so it evens out. For instance Pixel 4 is 74000JPY with 3 years of updates = 24667JPY/year Galaxy S20 is 78000JPY with 4 years of updates = 19500JPY/year iPhone 11 Pro is 120000JPY with 5 years of updates = 24000JPY/year

alimbada 6y ago

It's a shame this is being downvoted. I was also an early adopter of Android with the HTC Hero (Android 1.5/1.6), then the HTC Desire (Android 2.0) then the Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.2/4.3/4.4), but I got fed up of the support timelines too. I don't think my Galaxy Nexus even got an official update to KitKat (4.4). I got it via custom ROMs which were of questionable quality. Battery life and performance were also among my complaints. I eventually switched to an iPhone 6 in 2014 which lasted me 4 years and even then I only had to replace it because the storage capacity wasn't enough for me (16GB). The fact that apps have to ask for each permission also gave me the impression that iOS was more private/secure by default compared to Android. I know it's a moot point in current versions of Android, but it's still shocking to me that it took them so long to address the issue and that it even existed to begin with.

panpanna 6y ago
This is an article about Android 11. Can we please keep to the subject instead of starting an apple circlejerk?? This happens consistently on every post about improvements in Android or windows.