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Maybe for teenagers. I have yet to meet anyone over the age of 16 who cares what color their "bubble" is. iMessage is good, but I would never pick my phone ba

Maybe for teenagers. I have yet to meet anyone over the age of 16 who cares what color their "bubble" is. iMessage is good, but I would never pick my phone based on it. My work issued phone is an iPhone 11, which was released in 2019. It is running the latest version of iOS and it is still buttery smooth and a joy to use. The equivalent Android phones released in 2019 would be a Samsung Galaxy S10 (last update was to Android 12) or a Pixel 4 (last update was Android 13).

vetinari 3y ago
I'm using Galaxy S10, and I'm not bothered that it runs Android 12 and not 13. It was updated over several releases, and I cannot tell the difference, except some cosmetic changes. What is a crucial difference between Android and iOS: older Android releases do have updates for all apps, including those, that in iOS are bound to the system release, like the browser. So even old Android are getting current Chrome (or Firefox, if that's your choice), mail client, calendar, etc. With Android, new system release for existing device is just a number, as none of the critical apps are bound to it.
- lockhouse 3y ago
  The big difference is security updates. I get every security update that Apple releases, on day one. Android users get whatever security updates their vendor decides to back port and their phone carrier decides to allow if the phone is carrier locked. The modularity of Android helps a lot but there are still important security advisories for the core OS that go unpatched on users phones.
_ea1k 3y ago
I haven't used a Pixel 4, but my daily is a Pixel 5 that isn't really much more advanced. Its still pretty quick and very usable, and the battery has held up really well. Everyone tells me that there are these mysterious kernel bugs that are super dangerous, but, tbh, I have yet to see evidence of that. The more important app layer still sees many updates, including a lot of key system components.

vetinari 3y ago

I'm using Galaxy S10, and I'm not bothered that it runs Android 12 and not 13. It was updated over several releases, and I cannot tell the difference, except some cosmetic changes. What is a crucial difference between Android and iOS: older Android releases do have updates for all apps, including those, that in iOS are bound to the system release, like the browser. So even old Android are getting current Chrome (or Firefox, if that's your choice), mail client, calendar, etc. With Android, new system release for existing device is just a number, as none of the critical apps are bound to it.

lockhouse 3y ago
The big difference is security updates. I get every security update that Apple releases, on day one. Android users get whatever security updates their vendor decides to back port and their phone carrier decides to allow if the phone is carrier locked. The modularity of Android helps a lot but there are still important security advisories for the core OS that go unpatched on users phones.

_ea1k 3y ago

I haven't used a Pixel 4, but my daily is a Pixel 5 that isn't really much more advanced. Its still pretty quick and very usable, and the battery has held up really well. Everyone tells me that there are these mysterious kernel bugs that are super dangerous, but, tbh, I have yet to see evidence of that. The more important app layer still sees many updates, including a lot of key system components.