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  • If work let's you run VM's you could run Linux in a VM on your pc

    1. Pixel is good but outside the US is barely available
    2. The only good Samsung cameras are on the Galaxy S line aka premium models. The rest of the phones, the ones most people buy, are crap.

    For the price of a used iPhone there is NO phone that can take as good photos and videos

  • You should try a Mac. You'll be surprised at how good it is.

  • This is a great point. I've switched between Android and iOS over the years. The past 4 years I've been on Android but later this year I plan to switch back to iPhone because they've leapt ahead again. Google has let Android languish. They don't add user delight features anymore and what they do have is poorly implemented.

    Apple is constantly adding features that people USE in real life, like Accident detection, fall detection, satellite calling, memoji, Facetime, iMessage, Find my devices, UWB shows you with an arrow on the screen exactly where your loved on is in a crowd or your airpods behind the couch etc

    Apple fitness is the best out there and Watch is hands down the best fitness device. And it works great with iPhone.

    There are too many things to list but the general rule of thumb is that apple adds delight and useful stuff but Google only adds things that benefit IT like circle to search. That's just a way to get you using Google search instead of a different search engine.

    When an OEM like Samsung's One UI is better than stock android, you know you have a problem. Plus the fragmentation: something that is on my android device may not be on my wife's or my friends, or in a different place or whatever.

    Average Android users don't know quick share exists at all. So it's always off on their phone so if you want to quick share something it's quicker to send it on WhatsApp than to teach them what quick share is and how to enable it.... Whereas every iPhone user knows airdrop and that's nothing to turn on.

    Even the recent customisation additions Apple has made are better implemented than on Android where it's a clunky process to add a widget, they look terrible and Devs have limited access. Even the bedtime feature where iPhone displays a clock on the screen when docked and charging is excellent for the average user. Why hasn't Android had this year's ago??? And still doesn't!

    Plus magsafe is genius. The incredible accessories and ease of use is fantastic.

    I can't wait to switch back to iPhone later this year!

  • Nope. Apple only.

    I'm switching to iPhone because Google has let Android languish for years now. Samsung does more for android than Google does for goodness sake.

    Apple users get fun and cool updates which is why they love it. Plus best in class photos and videos so they can share photos with friends and family with confidence, as opposed to android which has shit cameras and even shittier video.

  • Exactly. Also memoji on Android would be nice as well as the better emoji content on iPhones..

    The bedtime mode on iPhone is also very cool as well as the ability to set your contact photo which other iPhone users will see when they call you.

    Plus I think Apple have done a better job with widgets because they look nicer and are stackable.

    Imo as an android user, android has been neglected by Google for a while and apart from Samsung no other OEM's are adding for software to rival Apple.

    Which is one of many reasons why I'll be switching back to iPhone. I see more and better user features being added to iOS.

    The only thing Google has done with android lately is Material You, and it's not as rich as apples customisation. And circle to search is a stupid feature which only benefits Google more than the user.

  • I doubt it. The Pixels may be doing some but with Google I'm sure it's not much as they always prefer server side computing.

    iPhone will definitely aim to do most of it on device and use the server as little as possible. Which imo is the way to go.

  • Correct. It needs hardware and will only be on flagships, if the OEM includes it..

    Another nice feature on the latest iPhone is the UWB chip egg even the older models have but now you can find another iPhone 15 user in a crowd if they share their location. The UWB chip will guide you right to them

    I've wanted something like this for at least a decade for when my wife and I get separated in the Mall so that instead of calling her to see where she is (and she often doesn't hear it ringing) I'd be able to just use the phone to lead me to her... Pretty useful in real life. And it also works for your misplaced tracker tile, air pods, iPad etc

  • Exactly. You get it. At the end of the day they are all going to get many of the same features.

    They both copy from webOS anyway, at the end of the day. That webOS from Palm was way ahead at the time but lacked the hardware and Carrier support needed to succeed.

  • I can't afford a new one so I'm looking at used IPhone's to get. Because Apple tends to support them for 5+ years, I still should get at least 2 years OS updates with a used one.

    I'm thinking iPhone 13 is a good one to get.

  • Are you on weed? This is my opinion, it doesn't need any article....🤦

  • Except the iPhone isn't junk - best in class CPU, best in class cameras, best in class accessories, magsafe, best in class security(FaceID), best in class messaging with iMessage, best in class emoji/animoji/memoji, best in class OS updates, busy in class animations and app design, best in class post sales service, best in class devices ecosystem....

    Huge difference.

  • That is the catch. I agree that there is lock in, I've experienced that, but in return you get unparalleled interconnectivity.

    Plus you get 5+ years OS updates on iPhone and iPad Vs 2-3 years on Android, budget Android. And for the money, the cameras will be better than any budget Android and the CPU will be better for gaming. Plus there is a world of accessories you just don't get with Android.

    As cool as it is to have split screen or an SD card on my phone, when I need to take a picture with friends/family and they always come out terribly because all Android's under €750 have shit cameras, then none of that matters. An experience I recently had. We tried 3 android phones and in the end the friend with an iPhone got the best shot and that one was shared on the group.

    Super embarrassing for Android that 3 different phones tried to get a decent semi low light photo and couldn't but a year's old iPhone got a great shot with 1 click.

  • Not anymore. That was true for a few years but iOS has definitely overtaken Android. Plus when you include the entire Apple devices ecosystem, Arcade, TV+, Homepod, Continuity etc iOS FAR, FAR outstrips Android.

    Android is a stand alone device but iPhone is one piece in a mosaic of devices and services.

    This is why now, after the last 4 years on Android, I'm switching back to iPhone.

    Plus the hardware and cameras on budget Android devices are shit and I'm tried of paying for shit.

    The Snapdragon 695 came out 3+ years ago and yet Qualcomm just released this year the Snapdragon 6s gen 3, which is .... the 695 with a slightly higher clock speed... 🤦

    For €300 - €550 they keep selling us the same junk with a different name and colour and I'm done with that bs.

  • Yes it's great because now Siri can live up to its potential. And it's done on device and privately. And if you need to use chatgpt your IP will be obscured it so they cannot create a profile of you.

    Reenember though that on device needs iPhone 15 Pro and newer. Plus we don't know if current iPhones will get the chatgpt functionality or not.

  • Wait for the distro to officially release an upgrade path. Only do a fresh install if it doesn't work.

    On Windows however whenever I would get a new pc in which I was prepping for staff(I worked in IT) the first thing I'd do after unboxing it is a wipe of the factory Windows install and do a clean install with the latest ISO from Microsoft.

    No bloatware, network managers, anti virus etc nonsense. We had all of our own stuff for that which applied via Group Policy anyway.

  • Too much fuss about nothing. Samsung just want to be sure that they aren't getting ripped off on warranty repairs and that they have an accurate idea of the devices repair history. Especially with 4 - 7 years OS support on new models, that phone will likely belong to several owners over the years.

    When I worked in Telecoms back in 2005 - 2008, Samsung had the very best repair centres. Out of all the OEM's their repairs were the fastest and the best quality and if a phone went in for repair more than twice, they would replace it on the third repair with a brand new unit.

    Could not say that about Nokia, HTC, Sony Ericsson or Motorola. (There was no iPhone yet in my country at that time)

  • I agree, from a user point of view, however from Google's point of view guys only job is to make money for the company, which he seems to be doing.

    Android has been left to languish and especially the mid range and budget segment. Google had let OEM's use the largest sales market to keep selling junk low spec phones year after year with the same specs and no meaningful improvements. If you wanna really great cameras or wireless charging, your only choice is to buy a premium device. That locks out billions of people from having a great Android experience.

    Even the premium segment hasn't seen that much improvement from Google. It's basically only Samsung who are pushing things forward through OneUI and through hardware Innovations like folding phones and zoom cameras to make the experience better.

    I for one am tired of it and have decided that my next phone is an iPhone. For the same price as an A55 I can get a brand new iPhone 12 or for less I can get a refurbished model and have far superior cameras than any Android below €750 as well as years of OS updates and enjoy all the great user features Apple has added to iOS recently.

    The last iPhone I had was the 7 and it was ok but my S7 Edge was better. I've been on Android since then but now iPhone has finally made some great improvements in both hardware and software which I think should offer me a better experience than budget Android.

  • The article says "manufacturers" but then only mentions Samsung in the article....

    Not exactly a surprise tbh because they have to compete with iPhone. And I bet it's only for flagship devices. I can't see the budget devices getting this.