Security updates, longer software support, better app support. Also resale value, as someone who values having a new phone every two years I can do that easier when it depreciated half as much as a flagship android phone. Lastly a side affect of all of the above is the eco system. Love HomeKit, iCloud, AppleTV (streaming box). It’s the only thing I found I can leave with people who are not “tech savvy” and they can figure it out on their own without calling me… though apple GUIs have gotten less intuitive over the years for those people.

Personal Background: Android 2010-2013 iPhone 5/6: 2013-2016 Pixel: 2016-2019 Samsung: 2019-2020 iPhone 12/13 Mini: 2020 - Present

iPhone > Pixel > “Samsdung”

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Not many Android phones can record at 25 and 50FPS

iMessage and FaceTime so I can communicate with my friends and family in different countries with native iOS apps.

Family and home is fully immersed in the Apple ecosystem and has been for 15+ years. Zero reason to change that.

Long term support, won’t slow down significantly over the course of 2 years, better resale value when I trade up, not having my data mined for profit etc etc. I used android for like 10 years including the pixel line and nothing was quite as seamless as iOS. I just don’t care about the extra feature’s android offers for the most part. It’s just a phone that can also do Reddit:)

I only buy iPhones and have never had an Android. You could argue it’s habit / inertia, but nothing has every made me feel swayed towards an Android.

• Hardware Build Quality
• OS Feature Updates
• Apple Customer Service
• App Store Quality
• Resale Value

Background: I came from 10 years of Samsung S flagships, and though I now own a AW and iPhone, but I am still fiercely Windows-OS and Android-TV only.

All the apple apps that I am so used to like notes, reminders and IOS tbh

A couple of reasons:

• Very long support
• Better apps quality ( not all but a lot)
• Certain Apps only on iOS
• I have a lot of purchased apps and content on iOS
• A lot of accesorios for iPhone , screen protector and cases of all kinds and very good prices and promotions
• I like how iOS looks and feels
• Apple Watch

Ties to iOS ecosystem (watch/airpods/magsafe stuff), build quality, longevity, support, better privacy (since Apple makes money from you, and not from ads), better software quality (due to stricter AppStore guidelines). iMessage, FaceTime, AirDrop. Also habits.

What’s android?

Definitely iOS.

I’ve been using iOS since 2008. It does everything I need. I have never had a reason or any curiosity at all to look at a different OS.

Too busy to spend time on choosing.

Androids for broke people

Its not an android phone

Privacy vs Google

Security updates

Need my phone for 2 factor authentication on various poker sites and wallets, i can just Face ID in without entering multiple passwords and phrases

Devices are supported and last longer

iOS

iMessage and the rest of the walled garden that Apple has that I’ve bought into

I had no idea about the charger. Thanks so much everyone!

That’s the problem, old bricks only hold 10W the IPhone 14+ can do 20W charging.

> And the battery takes forever to charge compared to my 8.

Well, the iPhone 14 Plus has about double the battery capacity than the iPhone 8 Plus.

4323 mAh against 2691 mAh. You might want to use a 20W charger.