The repair folks and apple is such a weird relationship. My iphone lasts so much longer than android, the updates keep on coming much much longer (my parents an

The repair folks and apple is such a weird relationship. My iphone lasts so much longer than android, the updates keep on coming much much longer (my parents android phone NEVER got an update and shipped 1 version behind at time they bought it). It's pretty dang durable, waterproof, and I've never had a problem getting it fixed (I use AppleCare+). Seriously, it seems from where I'm sitting if you want a reliable phone, one that holds its value, can be re-used and resold etc, get an iphone. I used to travel internationally and old iphones just had an INCREDIBLY long value retention period.