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> I still don't understand why people think in 2023 that Android can not be a viable alternative to an iPhone. Because some people, like yours truly, enjoy hav
by vladvasiliu 3y ago
> I still don't understand why people think in 2023 that Android can not be a viable alternative to an iPhone.
Because some people, like yours truly, enjoy having a patched up-to-date mobile os, but also don't need to change their phone every other year. My Iphone 7 which I bought refurbished in February 2017, still works perfectly after a battery change. It has the previous iOS version, but it keeps receiving security updates. All the apps I need work on it (games may be too much for it, but luckily, I have a PC with a big-ass GPU for that). My dad's Galaxy S7 hasn't had an update in a while. He tried to install 1password, a freaking password manager which is basically a glorified notepad, says it doesn't support the phone and / or the android version. His GS7 is working fine otherwise, though.
> Macbook Air M1, just look at Dell XPS series.
This has to be a joke. I can wholly understand people not valuing build quality and preferring to save money over that or invest it someplace else. But that doesn't make it "comparable".
Have they finally fixed the touchpad moving by itself or ignoring your finger? The fan spinning like a jet engine for no reason? I hear nowadays everybody's on the "modern standby" bandwagon. How do you like your battery draining 50% while on your commute home while the PC supposedly sleeps? Or waiting around for it to wake up from hibernation? That's if you're lucky enough it doesn't burn down your bag because it figured it's as good a time as any to wake up and do who knows what, which absolutely couldn't wait.
I won't comment on the ipad nor the watch, since I've never owned any of those.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoMy android phone is from 2011. All the apps I want to run on it run on it. I know of some that won't, but I don't want to use them. So what does this prove? Anything? Probably not.
- vladvasiliu 3y agoI'd argue that games are a specific kind of app which require performance. It's likely that a brand new low-end phone supports the latest android os but not the latest power-hungy games. Though you can probably install them on it, just like I can install power-hungry games on my old iphone. It's just that it won't be an enjoyable experience playing them. A password manager doesn't have any such requirements.
- klausa 3y agoFWIW, Apple does release _some_ patches for previous iOS versions, but there absolutely are mitigations that are not back ported to older versions. If you care deeply about security, I’d recommend having a phone that actually is using up-to-date OS.
- vladvasiliu 3y agoI do care, that's why I'm thinking of getting a new one. But still, ios 16, the first which didn't support the iphone 7, came out in September 2022. The iphone 7 came out in September 2016. I'm not aware of any Android phone with such a long support cycle.
- kaba0 3y agoThere is not even one that would have half that.