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  • Quality is more important than features.

  • Let’s assume I can choose any brand. Which brand would recommend?

  • You just made me realize that I haven't used the fingerprint ID on Android for a long time. I had to use a 6-digit PIN because of the requirements of using a work profile.

    But even when I could use fingerprint, I thought it was slow (Samsung S10 and S23). I ended up using either PIN or pattern.

    iPhone face ID is extremely fast, but in your use cases I can understand the frustrations.

  • Hopefully the launcher customization in iOS 18 will make you feel a little better.

  • Complete list of brands from my carrier:

    And I have to stick with the carrier because of my workplace.

  • Can you please give me some examples?

  • There are Pixel phones, but the current/last generations suck. Taiwanese phones are not available here, at least not with my mobile carrier.

    Motorola is Chinese as well. I've never seen Fairphone and no idea who the makers are.

    are you ahead of the curve in lumping Taiwan in with China?

    Don't worry, I am definitely not a tankie. Fuck the CCP.

  • I wish there were more choices other than Samsung. I don't want any Chinese phones. Sony isn't available in my region, and most other Japanese/Korean phone makers have given up the international market.

  • ... iOS is missing a very basic feature and then adds it years later after Android did

    I used Android for many years because I thought such features were important. But when I switched to iOS this time, I realized that better implementation is more important than more features, in many cases.

    how extremely shitty Safari is...

    How? It is not as flexible as Firefox on Android, but Safari has support for adblocking extensions and it displays all websites fine.

    Apple effectively bans any other browser

    This is true and I do hope to see alternative browsers (with different rendering engines).

    Pathetic company and no one should accept its shitty anti-consumer business practices.

    The same could be said about Google, which is worse in some aspects.

    Lol and they pretend to care about security and privacy but that's 97% theater/false.

    Care to advise alternatives?

  • I should probably have posted it in c/unpopularopinion

  • Google Maps on CarPlay shows current speed and speed limit too.

    On my CarPlay implementation, Google Maps has a better layout, button size etc compared to the Android Auto one.

    There are so many kinds of display configurations with car manufacturers, so I guess it is down to the implementation and personal preferences.

  • Apple Maps sucks and boy I've tried.

    For me, Apple Maps is good in some aspects and not so good in some. I still use Google Maps for finding businesses etc. I think its quality is highly depending on the region.

    Comparing emulation is crazy talk.

    Not trying to compare with Android of course. Just pleasantly surprised that it is finally possible on iOS. My Samsung S23+ is still my main emulation console.

    No custom launchers.

    The only custom launcher I liked on Android is KISS Launcher. Now with iOS all I need to do is swipe down and I get the same functionality (and looking much better).

    I miss Fdroid every single day.

    True. For me this is the biggest pro for Android. That's why I am still considering an Android tablet (can't quite decide it yet).

  • Removing bloatware is mostly placebo effect. Most bloatware take up some storage space but don't really affect the performance or stability of the phone.

  • Yeah I'm not even an Android hater. I am still considering buying an Android tablet. I wish people who disagree would just voice out their opinion for discussion, instead of just downvoting.

  • I thought I would be bothered by it. But now that iOS Files app has integration with iCloud and Windows shares, I don't really miss the Android file management too much.

    It does take an extra step to "import" files into certain apps, but at the same time I like this better than Android spyware apps accessing nearly everything in the Android file system.

  • for most apps, the iPhone version clearly has more effort put into it.

    Even Google Maps work better on iOS!!

    At my age, I don’t have time or desire to fiddle with shit constantly.

    Yeah I used to install custom ROMS on my Android phones. Android has more customizations, but I would rather use a design that works well out of the box.