So, I'm in an interesting situation. I've been a Windows Mobile/Phone OS user since 2004 (and was one of the few people to buy a Zune instead of an iPod back in the day), and I've never owned an Android or iOS device. I currently own a two-year old Windows 10 Mobile device (Alcatel 4S Idol). Support for Windows 10 Mobile is ending in December 2019, so I'm basically being told by Microsoft. "We tried, we failed, it's time for you to choose which company you hate less between Apple and Google. Sorry. We'll give you a couple years to decide." I kept hoping the rumors about a Surface Phone/Andromeda were true, but nothing ever really came of that.
The majority of my friends use Android devices, and they have nothing good to say about Apple. Even most people in my Windows 10 Mobile community that have moved on picked Android. I myself wasn't a fan of a lot of things Apple pioneered. I wasn't on board with killing off Flash, removing physical keyboards, capacitive touch that requires me to use fat fingers, removing the headphone jack, etc. And while I still don't like those things, I'm realizing it doesn't actually matter that I don't like them because I don't have a choice anymore. Android and even Microsoft always moved towards implementing pretty much everything I didn't like, just later. When Google made fun of Apple for removing the headphone jack, they turned right around and did the same thing not too long afterwards. That's an example of why I dislike Android... they always claim they're going to not do the stuff Apple did and give us an alternative, and then they just turn around and do it. At least Apple is honest by comparison. The last decade has borne that out.
The only thing I've really heard about iPhone that concerns me is that the batteries aren't replaceable. I usually replace my phone batteries after a couple of years, especially when I buy an expensive device that I don't see as disposable. But honestly, in spite of all the negative stuff I've heard about Apple, I'm still leaning towards an iPhone right now because Android has poor security compared to both Windows Phone and iOS, and also because Google/Alphabet has reached alarming levels of vertical integration and I don't trust them at all. Between the two companies, I'd have to say Apple has been pretty up front about what they're going to do even if it was stuff I didn't like. It's the difference between disliking a company and distrusting a company. I'm not terribly fond of Apple, but Google is a company that I can't even remotely trust. And when it comes down to it, Apple hasn't given me a good reason to distrust them. Love them or hate them, you know exactly what you're getting. And generally speaking, the premium product is usually the one that's more secure, and Apple is definitely targeting the high-end market.
You might wonder why I'm asking here instead of on a more neutral forum. Well, the thing is, I've already heard the anti-Apple side of things dozens of times, so I wanted to come here and hear a more pro-Apple take on the iPhone so I can get a sense of what's good about it, and why people use it over Android. Other than security concerns and just disliking Google/Alphabet, which is my main motivation currently for considering it. I also want to ask people with iPhone experience whether I really need to save up for the latest iPhone between now and December 2019, or whether it's practical to get an iPhone 7 and stay a generation behind if I'm not going to be too demanding on my phone.
The majority of my friends use Android devices, and they have nothing good to say about Apple. Even most people in my Windows 10 Mobile community that have moved on picked Android. I myself wasn't a fan of a lot of things Apple pioneered. I wasn't on board with killing off Flash, removing physical keyboards, capacitive touch that requires me to use fat fingers, removing the headphone jack, etc. And while I still don't like those things, I'm realizing it doesn't actually matter that I don't like them because I don't have a choice anymore. Android and even Microsoft always moved towards implementing pretty much everything I didn't like, just later. When Google made fun of Apple for removing the headphone jack, they turned right around and did the same thing not too long afterwards. That's an example of why I dislike Android... they always claim they're going to not do the stuff Apple did and give us an alternative, and then they just turn around and do it. At least Apple is honest by comparison. The last decade has borne that out.
The only thing I've really heard about iPhone that concerns me is that the batteries aren't replaceable. I usually replace my phone batteries after a couple of years, especially when I buy an expensive device that I don't see as disposable. But honestly, in spite of all the negative stuff I've heard about Apple, I'm still leaning towards an iPhone right now because Android has poor security compared to both Windows Phone and iOS, and also because Google/Alphabet has reached alarming levels of vertical integration and I don't trust them at all. Between the two companies, I'd have to say Apple has been pretty up front about what they're going to do even if it was stuff I didn't like. It's the difference between disliking a company and distrusting a company. I'm not terribly fond of Apple, but Google is a company that I can't even remotely trust. And when it comes down to it, Apple hasn't given me a good reason to distrust them. Love them or hate them, you know exactly what you're getting. And generally speaking, the premium product is usually the one that's more secure, and Apple is definitely targeting the high-end market.
You might wonder why I'm asking here instead of on a more neutral forum. Well, the thing is, I've already heard the anti-Apple side of things dozens of times, so I wanted to come here and hear a more pro-Apple take on the iPhone so I can get a sense of what's good about it, and why people use it over Android. Other than security concerns and just disliking Google/Alphabet, which is my main motivation currently for considering it. I also want to ask people with iPhone experience whether I really need to save up for the latest iPhone between now and December 2019, or whether it's practical to get an iPhone 7 and stay a generation behind if I'm not going to be too demanding on my phone.
