I’ve been an android user from the beginning (of smartphones), but it seemed like I NEEDED to replace them every 1-2 years. I kept using Samsung even after I got on my own phone plan, I got the note 10 on a deal after getting my tax refund so it seemed like a steal. After a year of crashes and things just not working how I wanted them to, I finally decided to try iPhone and got the purple 12. Absolutely loved it, and my only real issue was battery capacity. I kept it for a year, and when 14s were released I decided that I’d upgrade to the 14PM 256GB and keep it until it dies. Trade in value was still nice from the 12, and now I know this phone will last forever. And when it’s time, I’ll still get my money back out of it on an upgrade.

Reliability. They age well. Camera. The ecosystem.

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I hated that all my android phones would slow down dramatically after having them for only 1-2 years. First time using an iPhone I immediately noticed a difference in how fluid and responsive the OS was. After 10 years I have never thought about going back

A different thing that WAS a thing on some older iPhones is landscape home screen. On the Face ID iPhones that's not a thing.

I was tired of getting blamed for "messing up" the group chats as the only android user in my family.

Real funny

iPhone 4

Mhm still getting it but maybe the update is not available in my country yet!

Ugh it got my mom all locked out

I’ve had an iPhone since Day 1 release day.

The eco system simply works 99% of the time. iPhone, 2 x MBPs , Apple TV, HomePods and an old AirPort Time Capsule harmonise without any difficulty.

The first time my MacBook “rang” from an incoming call I was stunned. Had no idea that was even a thing.

Like you, value is another example. Got flack from family at the price of my 2012 MBP at the time. Ten years later they’re still solid machines. I’m not a power user by any means but for routine tasks, it serves me well.

Auto brightness allows the phone to go brighter than manually so keep it on.

I was getting tired of Google’s messaging system.

They put out hangouts, I convinced a good amount of my friends and family to use it, they shut it down.

They put out Allo, once again I convinced a lot of people hey let’s all start using Allo instead of shitty ass SMS. Google shut it down.

Then they started adding RCS to the stock messages app, but by then everyone was just using iPhones and they told me to fuck off.

Plus I was also getting sick of Pixels slowing down after a year or so. Had nothing but terrible experiences with Samsung phones. Although apparently the year I jumped shipped is the year Google finally decides to put out a great pixel phone. So that’s just my luck I guess.

I loved my first years with my Pixels, but I’m also just getting to the point where I don’t want to customize my phone more than what the iPhone allows me to. And I’m someone that used to root all my phones and load up custom roms . The iPhone is just a simple phone that works out of the box and works well. I don’t even change my ringtones anymore.

There’s still plenty of things I prefer on Android, but it’s like 85% the same in day to day usage, and the eco system like Apple Watch and AirPods doesn’t hurt.

Same here. The last time I was on Android was on a OnePlus 7T. Switched over to an iPhone 12 since I used to love the boxy design of my old 5s. Never looked back since.

I've had iPhones all along, from my first smart phone to now. I'd need a very good reason to switch to a different ecosystem. Especially considering I also use a Mac.

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The only real alternatives are Android phones and Google is an advertising/spyware company that spies on their users into order to sell advertising and user data to others. Apple's business model is selling equipment, services, and software -- not user data.

Not quite all, the Playstore issue was Abdroid. From what I have read in Reddit, if an App Store has an update beyond that requires an iOS update beyond what is allowed for the iPhone, the app won’t update. I’m talking about old iPhone models that can’t update to iOS 15, and I believe in one posting within recent months it being iOS 14 the OP’s iphone model being unable to update to.

Don’t get wrong, when it comes to me getting an Android phone, never say never. That’s why I use certain apps that are not wedded to iOS/iPhones. Samsung’s not the only fish in the sea.

I'm moving to iPhone at the moment I have a budget of £150 and was wondering what's the best option for a second hand iPhone

Mostly kid-friendly features like emojis were added. Not much of any substance.

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Honestly, I broke my Android phone and Verizon offered me $800 trade in value on an iPhone 14 pro. The contract was only a bit more per month than my T-Mobile account, so I switched.

Coming from someone who hasn’t used an Apple product since the iPod touch 2g, there’s a bunch that I really like, but the way iOS handles notifications is really annoying.

No major changes, that isn’t Apple’s style. Everything has been refined and opened up a bit more.

Tips:

• Come in with an open mind. Don’t expect to do things like you would have on Android because it isn’t Android.
• Don’t have a complete meltdown when you can’t do X. You most probably can in fact do X, there’s just a different way of doing it. iOS isn’t Android.
• Widgets and notifications suck.

I am buying a refurbished one so bit on a budget

My mom had a Galaxy S3 to, but hers was pretty good until she upgraded to a Note 4-5?