To play devil's advocate for just a moment (re: not necessarily my views, just the other side of the coin):
- There is something to be said about utilizing a design for more than 1 year. Is many cases (not literal 'cases'
), it means accessories (i.e. docks) work for longer than one year. And considering most people don't upgrade every year, they're only seeing that external design once (well, until maybe this year with the 7
)
- In much the same vane, many people like consistency. They like knowing that when they get their new phone, it's going to work, with a few exceptions, in pretty much the same way their old one did. Many consumers see their phone simply as a tool they use daily and they don't want much obstacle to using that phone--they want to be able to pick it up and just keep going. For example, someone who has the Note 7 is seeing a fairly different experience than they have on the Note 4, or even the Note 5, a one year old phone. Conversely, someone just switching from an iPhone 5s or 6 will turn their new 7 on to see what they were just using. That's comforting for a great many consumers, like my wife, sister, brother-in-law, or parents. They don't see tech as the hobby most of us here do and that familiarity is very welcome.
- The complexity of functions you find appealing on Android vs. iPhone is lost on many people. They want their phone to be able to make/take calls, message, take some photos to share via social apps, read email, check a website. They don't care about things like picking different default apps, file managers, sharing intents, using a mouse with their phone, etc. The iPhone is more than capable at the overwelming majority of what people use their phones for, even doing some of these exceptionally well.
- The ecosystem surrounding the iPhone is second to none (and I'm not necessarily talking about the Apple ecosystem). No phone has more available or easily accessible accessories, cases, etc. My experience is of course anecdotal but I've found most people that use an iPhone also have many/most of their friends and family also using iPhones. This makes using it far easier. When you're not sure how to do something, your friend or family member can help. It happens to me all the time---just happened last night at my son's basketball practice when another parent saw me using my iPhone and asked me how to do something. There are far more Android phones in the world be there are so many different varieties--there is no more common single phone than the iPhone, at least in the US.
Just a few thoughts, observations. I don't think your preferences are typical of most common smartphone customers and consequently you are clearly not Apple's target customer--thus why you have no attraction to the iPhone.
