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+ thinner. Even though I prefer iPhones, most Samsung phones look much cooler these days.

This is going to seem snarky but I'm genuinely curious. As someone who is about as anti-Apple as anyone can reasonably be, I've never understood why anyone would prefer the iPhone for any serious reason. I don't use Samsung (Google Nexus/Pixel only for a decade) for clarity. Can you elaborate about why you prefer iPhones? My assumption, as dangerous as those may be, would be integration into the ecosystem. Kindly, please and thank you.

Yep, due to the whole ecosystem - apps, operating systems plus other devices (iPad, iMac etc.) that are lightyears ahead of the competitors, easy to use and sync nicely across the board.

Samsung phones looks nice but Android is a pain. Also, I somehow feel more comfortable putting my data into the hands of Apple than Google - even though privacy is an illusion of course. ;)

Some Huawei products look cool too, but who wants to trust China?

Windows (and any other Microsoft product) has been a pain ever since. Unless you're into gaming, I don't see a reason to use these products.

The ecosystem “just works”. I don’t have to fight and configure things to work. I haven’t used an Android device since 2015 but is there any compelling feature (on either side) to sway someone one way or another.

I’ve never understood why anyone would prefer to live in the ecosystem of the world’s largest advertiser.

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