ease of use, device compatibility (your own and others), interface, product design, camera functionality, and for many people it just boils down to familiarity
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I get that personal preference on UI is a factor, but I'm not unhappy or feel like my current devices are lacking in any of those areas.
Yeah but thereβs other factors. I think a big one for he current population is familiarity. The iPhone was a lot of peopleβs first smart phone, so theyβre familiar with it and donβt feel comfortable switching to something different that theyβd have to relearn.
Device compatibility is also a big one - syncing content like messages and files, sharing passwords, AirPlay, βfind myβ¦β features, universal notes, airdrop, instant hotspot, phone call βhand offβ. I generally like Macs wayyyy better than any other computer and having a phone with compatible features is extremely nice to have.
I know android phones may have some of these features, but again, that comes back to familiarity. Even if android has some of these functions, I know how all these functions work on the iPhone and mac already and not having to relearn and configure them in a different OS is a huge time saver.
I agree, familiarity seems to be the number one factor for why people stay with Apple
This is subjective, but as a photographer, the camera does color balance and skin smoothing better.
Once you are in the ecosystem AirPlay is a much better experience than Chromecast (Iβve spent $1000s on both, so I can compare)
Copy paste between Apple devices is automatic. My iPad can serve as a second monitor for my MacBook automatically.
You can run your apps on your computer without any fiddling. (Can be done with Android. I want to be fair in my list for you.)
Honestly, many of the benefits are greatest when youβre in the ecosystem. I own two MacBook pros, and iMac, and two iPad pros, oh and an Apple TV. For me, the iPhone made a ton of sense. My files are everywhere. My apps are everywhere. Everything is everywhere, automatically, with no effort.
Android *can* do many of these things. But it takes 0 effort Apple, and I spend enough time fiddling around with other things. I opted for convenience in this case, and Iβve been happy with the overall experience.
If I was using a bunch of other Appletech I can understand why it would be convenient to have an iPhone, don't get me wrong. Vuit I also don't think 90% of that would benefit me.
Than again I also spent years with marginal to no home internet, so it was certainly not a focus. π
I agree. I dislike elitism on any side. These were just personal reasons, and i recommend android to a great many people depending on their usage needs.
Agreed! And while I know sometimes I come across as an Android elitist, it's just to bust people's balls. Neither is better than the other, I just hate seeing how hard it is to innovate or be free to choose on the Apple side because that walled garden also acts as a prison. People feel like they have to settle for what Lord Cook decrees, because they feel they will miss out on the cool flashy shit otherwise.
It's like choosing between living on some tropical island where the ruler gets to have a fair amount of control over your life, and living outside of that space where things can be a bit of work (and at times fucked up) but you have the freedom to move around and build as you choose.
I am not the island dweller. I never will be, it's just not in my nature. But I also respect people's choice to live that life, even if I don't understand how the tradeoff is worth it.
I agree. Its different methods, both making unique innovations and stealing ideas from one another afterwards. Its a bit of a diversity.
Hell I can't even manage to exist in more open source places without making a stink about restrictions, I'm just a rebel that never settles for "free enough" π