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Serious question though: why do you use iPhones if you want to do Android stuff? Why did you switch over in the first place? It's my impression that the hardwar

Serious question though: why do you use iPhones if you want to do Android stuff? Why did you switch over in the first place? It's my impression that the hardware for newer android phones is pretty much on par, no?

JustSomeNobody 4y ago
> ... why do you use iPhones if you want to do Android stuff? Hardware. > It's my impression that the hardware for newer android phones is pretty much on par, no? eh.
jchw 4y ago
What is "Android stuff"? 99% of the time, I use my phone pretty much how anyone else uses a smartphone. The status quo today is that on Apple phones, you can't even view a WebM inside of Safari. Do you have any idea how often I'd come across a page that only had WebMs? Safari won't even tell you why it's broken, it will just sit there and not load the video silently. It's worse optically considering how big of a conflict of interest it is for them, and astounding considering that on macOS, a platform with browser choices, Apple has no issues supporting WebM. No battery life problems or anything. (On Android, I do definitely take advantage of being able to use Termux, and Yt-dlp, and actually manage files. That said: this is the exception. It's very useful, but not something I'd even consider absolutely necessary.)
HDThoreaun 4y ago
> why do you use iPhones if you want to do Android stuff? None of my friends are willing to download messaging apps so I need iMessage in order to have a semi decent text conversation with them.
qball 4y ago
>It's my impression that the hardware for newer android phones is pretty much on par, no? No, it isn't; the iPhones are a dramatically better value provided you're not looking at the high end. The SE 2 and Pixel 6A have as much useful life remaining in them- they'll leave support at the same time and are competitive in terms of performance. The problem, of course, is that the SE 2 is half the price of the Pixel 6A. At the same price point, you have the SE 3, which is an iPhone 13 inside; Apple just happens to be 2014 Intel compared to the 2014 AMD of Qualcomm/Samsung/Google (yes, they really are that bad at CPU design). 90Hz screens aren't an advantage if the hardware and software can't keep (or stop keeping) up, and Android only has disadvantages in those areas. The only things I wish my iPhone did was block ads on YouTube (and play videos with the screen off) and not require a hundred dollar subscription fee for the privilege of not arbitrary expiring my applications after 7 days. NewPipe, uBlock Origin, and being able to install whatever I want are massive boons for the way I use my phone; provided iOS had those things, I would likely never consider an Android phone again barring significant hardware changes that Apple intentionally fails to integrate (like the foldable screens).

JustSomeNobody 4y ago

> ... why do you use iPhones if you want to do Android stuff? Hardware. > It's my impression that the hardware for newer android phones is pretty much on par, no? eh.

jchw 4y ago

What is "Android stuff"? 99% of the time, I use my phone pretty much how anyone else uses a smartphone. The status quo today is that on Apple phones, you can't even view a WebM inside of Safari. Do you have any idea how often I'd come across a page that only had WebMs? Safari won't even tell you why it's broken, it will just sit there and not load the video silently. It's worse optically considering how big of a conflict of interest it is for them, and astounding considering that on macOS, a platform with browser choices, Apple has no issues supporting WebM. No battery life problems or anything. (On Android, I do definitely take advantage of being able to use Termux, and Yt-dlp, and actually manage files. That said: this is the exception. It's very useful, but not something I'd even consider absolutely necessary.)

HDThoreaun 4y ago

> why do you use iPhones if you want to do Android stuff? None of my friends are willing to download messaging apps so I need iMessage in order to have a semi decent text conversation with them.

qball 4y ago

>It's my impression that the hardware for newer android phones is pretty much on par, no? No, it isn't; the iPhones are a dramatically better value provided you're not looking at the high end. The SE 2 and Pixel 6A have as much useful life remaining in them- they'll leave support at the same time and are competitive in terms of performance. The problem, of course, is that the SE 2 is half the price of the Pixel 6A. At the same price point, you have the SE 3, which is an iPhone 13 inside; Apple just happens to be 2014 Intel compared to the 2014 AMD of Qualcomm/Samsung/Google (yes, they really are that bad at CPU design). 90Hz screens aren't an advantage if the hardware and software can't keep (or stop keeping) up, and Android only has disadvantages in those areas. The only things I wish my iPhone did was block ads on YouTube (and play videos with the screen off) and not require a hundred dollar subscription fee for the privilege of not arbitrary expiring my applications after 7 days. NewPipe, uBlock Origin, and being able to install whatever I want are massive boons for the way I use my phone; provided iOS had those things, I would likely never consider an Android phone again barring significant hardware changes that Apple intentionally fails to integrate (like the foldable screens).