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  • Famous_Ant_2825@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watch•State of the iPhone 15 ProEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The “wow” factor is behind us. Market is mature now. Keep your phone for 5 years and upgrade. And even then it’s probably not gonna be “wow” unless there is some major new thing coming. Improvements yeah, but I kinda doubt that it’s gonna be “wow”. My iPhone XS was released 5 years ago and although new phones are much better in all domains, I’m pretty sure that if I upgrade it’s not really gonna be a “wow” effect

  • Famous_Ant_2825@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watch•Why do people IPhone over android even tho it’s better in every aspectEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Android is cool nowadays but it’s a matter of personal preference depending on what you wanna do. I’ve used both since my first smartphone in 2009. My last android was a Samsung galaxy note 9. A good smartphone although too big for me. But really good. One UI was fine and you could do anything on the phone. Then why do I finally stay on the iPhone? Simple: even if I had the opportunity to do things that I can’t do on iPhone, I barely did it: emulators, split screen multitasking… I thought I would but I finally almost never used it. All the personalization shit I’ve never cared. However ecosystem, Apple is much better. There is no watch better than the Apple Watch, no tablet better than an iPad. All that perfectly synced. I’ve never had an android updated that frequently and timely. All apps are much more polished on iOS (which is normal, developers have a few devices to work on and can optimize them). Now I know I could survive with Samsung, you give me a s23 + a Samsung tab + Samsung galaxy watch and galaxy buds and I can definitely survive. But there is a superior version from Apple so…

    PS: it’s better in every aspect for you. Depending on what you expect from a phone, it’s not. If you want frequent and quick updates + polished apps + ecosystem, iOS kills android 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • Famous_Ant_2825@alien.topBtoApple@hardware.watch•iPhone App Sideloading Coming to Users in the EU in First Half of 2024English
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    10 months ago

    It benefits the end customer by giving him/her freedom. Freedom to enhance the experience or to kinda mess it up btw. But still freedom. The risk well if the person is stupid and install shady ass apps then you can imagine the risks. Although I’m sure Apple will still restrict the possible effects on the OS/phone I guess. iOS will still be “closed” compared to android. Not allowed because Apple knows that most people know nothing about tech, risks and are plain dumb. So it’s easier to restrict to avoid issues than to open possibilities. When I was younger I had a jailbroken iPhone and tbh it helped me a lot at some point (I broke the mute switch and I was able to download a JB app for $1 to replicate the mute switch, wasn’t possible natively) and enhanced the experience (multi tasking before it was possible, all apps for free and so on). Nowadays I just don’t care though