I can't imagine having Android friends hassling me over my decision to have an iPhone. This reads as though it takes place in a parallel world.
Maybe your friends aren't that way (which is a good thing), but I can't imagine finding such hassling implausible. I mean, have you noticed how people have been about their phones for the last several years? It's ridiculous and the direction of the hassling goes both ways.
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Agreed. Both sides are CRAZY. I get caught up in the craziness every once in a while, before dragging myself back down to sensible-land
Yup, me too.
>> Does the iPhone have the best hardware? No.
Really? I'd argue that this is still the best on a shrinking list of reasons to get an iPhone.
especially with the switch to 64bit.
Yup. I'd throw in the camera as well. And no other phone has the Touch ID. It feels to me like "best hardware" was code for "biggest screen".
Maybe more of a case could be made for the 5C. But we already know it doesn't have the best hardware, because the 5S beats it. :)