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iPhone sale rose by 50% compared to the year ago quarter ($39.57 billion from $26.42 billion). Just wow!

by gordon_freeman 5y ago

uptown 5y ago
Now watch what happens when those users get funneled into Apple services.
- actuator 5y ago
  A more scary vertically integrated monopoly? Services revenue increasing is just scary. A single company owning everything from the silicon to the device to the OS to the app gateway, web browser and software services is going to backfire for users in the long run I think.
- scsilver 5y ago
  I just got an ipad for the first time. I spent more on digital purchases for that thing than I have in years on my android. Theres something about how big it is.
yuppie_scum 5y ago
The iPhone 12 and newest iOS versions are a significant leap up. And Android has really stumbled lately.
- megablast 5y ago
  It is a new design, but not a big leap up.
- reaperducer 5y ago
  And Android has really stumbled lately. For those of us without Android devices, and who only know what's happening with Android through HN, can you elaborate on this a bit?
  - enos_feedler 5y ago
    I’ve been an iPhone user for the last 5 generations and recently swapped it for a Google Pixel for a 5 day trip just as an experiment. If you substract off all the things that just work “differently vs better”, there are still many things that I found shocking with Android: * 3rd party app (Charles Schwab) was not usuable to execute an options transaction. App usability bug. * QR codes would not scan, but would scan fine on my gf’s iPhone. Hard to imagine a Google Pixel camera can’t see these well? * Battery drain was way worse than iPhone. Had lots of anxiety about this These are not just differences. These are tablestakes things that should just work without any education between Android vs. iPhone.
    - Mikeb85 5y ago
      > * 3rd party app (Charles Schwab) was not usuable to execute an options transaction. App usability bug. Seems like a Charles Schwab problem. > * QR codes would not scan, but would scan fine on my gf’s iPhone. Hard to imagine a Google Pixel camera can’t see these well? Wouldn't scan with the default camera app? A different camera app? Because the ability to read QR codes is an app function, not a camera function. Works fine on Samsung Android phones. > * Battery drain was way worse than iPhone. Had lots of anxiety about this Pixels have relatively small batteries. Which iPhone? Hardware makes a difference.
      - enos_feedler 5y ago
        It is a 3rd party app compatibility problem. It is a glaring issue with a core user journey. This does not happen on iOS. 3rd party app compat is particularly bad on Android. Default camera app would not scan. Pixel 4 vs. iPhone 12 Pro
        enos_feedler 5y ago
        Also, your follow up questions sound exactly like the kind of questions an engineer who makes an Android phone would ask and not a product person who understands an average user and their expectations.
- ksec 5y ago
  As if newest iOS was designed specifically for Android Switchers. The widget is what a lot of people are switching over. In the Q&A session they also mention the highest number of people coming from Android in any June Quarter.
- sg47 5y ago
  I got an iPhone 12 after being a long-term Android user. The difference in quality is just phenomenal.

iPhone sale rose by 50% compared to the year ago quarter ($39.57 billion from $26.42 billion). Just wow!

uptown 5y ago

Now watch what happens when those users get funneled into Apple services.

actuator 5y ago
A more scary vertically integrated monopoly? Services revenue increasing is just scary. A single company owning everything from the silicon to the device to the OS to the app gateway, web browser and software services is going to backfire for users in the long run I think.
scsilver 5y ago
I just got an ipad for the first time. I spent more on digital purchases for that thing than I have in years on my android. Theres something about how big it is.

yuppie_scum 5y ago

The iPhone 12 and newest iOS versions are a significant leap up. And Android has really stumbled lately.

megablast 5y ago
It is a new design, but not a big leap up.
reaperducer 5y ago
And Android has really stumbled lately. For those of us without Android devices, and who only know what's happening with Android through HN, can you elaborate on this a bit?
- enos_feedler 5y ago
  I’ve been an iPhone user for the last 5 generations and recently swapped it for a Google Pixel for a 5 day trip just as an experiment. If you substract off all the things that just work “differently vs better”, there are still many things that I found shocking with Android: * 3rd party app (Charles Schwab) was not usuable to execute an options transaction. App usability bug. * QR codes would not scan, but would scan fine on my gf’s iPhone. Hard to imagine a Google Pixel camera can’t see these well? * Battery drain was way worse than iPhone. Had lots of anxiety about this These are not just differences. These are tablestakes things that should just work without any education between Android vs. iPhone.
  - Mikeb85 5y ago
    > * 3rd party app (Charles Schwab) was not usuable to execute an options transaction. App usability bug. Seems like a Charles Schwab problem. > * QR codes would not scan, but would scan fine on my gf’s iPhone. Hard to imagine a Google Pixel camera can’t see these well? Wouldn't scan with the default camera app? A different camera app? Because the ability to read QR codes is an app function, not a camera function. Works fine on Samsung Android phones. > * Battery drain was way worse than iPhone. Had lots of anxiety about this Pixels have relatively small batteries. Which iPhone? Hardware makes a difference.
    - enos_feedler 5y ago
      It is a 3rd party app compatibility problem. It is a glaring issue with a core user journey. This does not happen on iOS. 3rd party app compat is particularly bad on Android. Default camera app would not scan. Pixel 4 vs. iPhone 12 Pro
      - enos_feedler 5y ago
        Also, your follow up questions sound exactly like the kind of questions an engineer who makes an Android phone would ask and not a product person who understands an average user and their expectations.
ksec 5y ago
As if newest iOS was designed specifically for Android Switchers. The widget is what a lot of people are switching over. In the Q&A session they also mention the highest number of people coming from Android in any June Quarter.
sg47 5y ago
I got an iPhone 12 after being a long-term Android user. The difference in quality is just phenomenal.