> If Android weren't so awful
Just curious, what is it that people don't like about Android?
Just curious, what is it that people don't like about Android?
Yes, this happened to me a decade ago on 2 different Android devices. Since then I've moved my family and extended family to iOS and my ongoing tech support is dramatically reduced.
It's a lot harder to tell older relatives, just go buy a Samsung Android. Likely they will come back with some low end android that the salesperson said was on sale.
Where as If I tell, go get an Apple iPhone. They can pick that up and get the "right one", which ever it is.
Also, Samsung offers lower end phones with lesser but still good update policies. They're good phones but a lot cheaper than any iPhone, which should satisfy your older relatives.
If I say buy an Apple iPhone and its very likely they turn up with an iPhone maybe not the one I told them but a new Apple iPhone.
But if I say Samsung Android, they are just as likely to buy some weird no-name Android because it was a color they wanted or size or something the salesman pushed on them cause "Android is Android right?"
like how the back gesture works on iphones across generation and apps?
> Reliable security updates for old devices that still function
7 years of update isn't long enough?
> Heavy integration with the Google spyware ecosystem
last I checked iOS is closed source. Run your own OS or just don't use google apps. I bet most people are using gmail and google maps on their iphones too.
> Poor CPU performance and battery life.
compared to which android phone? and is this before or after apple throttles your iphone?
> Low-quality peripherals such as cameras
flag ship androids consistently have better camera hardware compared to iphones, iphone just makes it up with better camera software. You could go the sony route if you don't live in the U.S. to get a better overall camera focused phone.
> Manufacturer defects in Google-branded device
good thing you have options in android ecosystem.