In my experience people by Apple products because of the logo not anything else. Its not like they are comparing phones across brands. I would have more respect if they compared phones across Samsung, Sony, Motorola and whoever else.
In my experience people by Apple products because of the logo not anything else. Its not like they are comparing phones across brands.
In my experience, most people don’t care that much about specs. They stick with the ecosystem they’re already using, whether that’s Apple or Google or (subset) Samsung, etc.
I, a fellow nerd, do care about specs. And I do compare phones. I used Android phones exclusively for a long time. When my favorite phone I’ve ever owned—the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition—bricked, I bit the bullet and purchased an iPhone because at the time no Android options wowed me at a price point I was comfortable with, and because Apple has shitty policies regarding iMessage and I wanted to make life easier for my family and my wife’s family.
I have been pleasantly surprised. It had been years since I had the time or desire to root a phone, so I didn’t care about any of that. After a couple weeks getting used to a new OS, other than a few minor annoyances like inferior gestures and notifications the experiences are largely similar. As a spec junkie I of course went with the Pro, and have been very much impressed with the device.
I still keep an eye on the Android market, but nothing has appeared that is enough to shift me out of an ecosystem again. I maintain my photo library in Google in case I decide to switch again, but honestly I’ve been delighted by my experience on the dark side and don’t see myself going back over any time soon.
I would have more respect if they compared phones across Samsung, Sony, Motorola and whoever else.
My point is, again, let people do what they want device-wise. I don’t see why you feel like you need to have (or lack) respect for someone based on what smartphone they decide to use or what reasons they have for making their choice.
After all, I suspect you don’t include iPhones in your comparisons when you’re phone shopping, at least not realistically. And you have legitimate reasons for not doing so! Closed ecosystem being an important one, based on your previous comment. But your reasons aren’t going to
Be the same as someone else’s. I used to care a lot about unlocking bootloaders and using custom ROMs but at a certain point in my life I stopped caring. That issue no longer mattered to me. But I can absolutely understand that it matters for you.
I was just comparing the iPhone 16 to my Pixel 7 Pro last night. Apple finally has on-device closed captioning, and I’m tired of Google bugging me to use its AI assistant every time I use the regular assistant. The AI assistant can’t even do things the regular assistant can do, and it’s slower. Also, my phone has picked up some serious glitches over the last 6 months, and the USB connection has always been iffy. Anyways, people do in fact compare spec sheets when looking at iPhones.
In my experience people by Apple products because of the logo not anything else. Its not like they are comparing phones across brands. I would have more respect if they compared phones across Samsung, Sony, Motorola and whoever else.
In my experience, most people don’t care that much about specs. They stick with the ecosystem they’re already using, whether that’s Apple or Google or (subset) Samsung, etc.
I, a fellow nerd, do care about specs. And I do compare phones. I used Android phones exclusively for a long time. When my favorite phone I’ve ever owned—the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition—bricked, I bit the bullet and purchased an iPhone because at the time no Android options wowed me at a price point I was comfortable with, and because Apple has shitty policies regarding iMessage and I wanted to make life easier for my family and my wife’s family.
I have been pleasantly surprised. It had been years since I had the time or desire to root a phone, so I didn’t care about any of that. After a couple weeks getting used to a new OS, other than a few minor annoyances like inferior gestures and notifications the experiences are largely similar. As a spec junkie I of course went with the Pro, and have been very much impressed with the device.
I still keep an eye on the Android market, but nothing has appeared that is enough to shift me out of an ecosystem again. I maintain my photo library in Google in case I decide to switch again, but honestly I’ve been delighted by my experience on the dark side and don’t see myself going back over any time soon.
My point is, again, let people do what they want device-wise. I don’t see why you feel like you need to have (or lack) respect for someone based on what smartphone they decide to use or what reasons they have for making their choice.
After all, I suspect you don’t include iPhones in your comparisons when you’re phone shopping, at least not realistically. And you have legitimate reasons for not doing so! Closed ecosystem being an important one, based on your previous comment. But your reasons aren’t going to Be the same as someone else’s. I used to care a lot about unlocking bootloaders and using custom ROMs but at a certain point in my life I stopped caring. That issue no longer mattered to me. But I can absolutely understand that it matters for you.
Edit: added a word I missed
I was just comparing the iPhone 16 to my Pixel 7 Pro last night. Apple finally has on-device closed captioning, and I’m tired of Google bugging me to use its AI assistant every time I use the regular assistant. The AI assistant can’t even do things the regular assistant can do, and it’s slower. Also, my phone has picked up some serious glitches over the last 6 months, and the USB connection has always been iffy. Anyways, people do in fact compare spec sheets when looking at iPhones.