the alternative is around the same price
You know that’s not true.
There are stupidly expensive Android flagships, but there are also a lot of phones for a fraction of the price.
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jeffw@lemmy.world 1 week agoConspicuous consumption doesn’t really hold in this case because the alternative is around the same price.
I’d also question any claim about the dating partner. Maybe a study said it has an impact, but I doubt it’s a strong impact on evaluation of a potential partner. By all means, I’d love to see the source for that
sanpo@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
And the phones that cost a fraction of the price are significantly slower, have a much worse screen, barely get any software updates, and overall just kinda suck.
Sure low and mid range phones are “good enough” but if it’s a device you use for hours every day do you really only want “good enough” for right now?
CthuluVoIP@lemmy.world 1 week ago
But those inexpensive phones most often don’t deliver a comparable device experience to the flagship devices. Honestly, this is the crux of things. Comparing iPhone to “Android” is a fool’s errand. Apple often only has one more budget conscious model available explicitly. But OS support tends to last longer on Apple devices, so multiple model years are viable at once.
AA5B@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Usually people speak of this as an advantage but I also think it is a disadvantage, one of the reasons for wider usage of iPhones ……
- there are crappy android phones
- historically android was crappy (even if it is much better now)
- most android phones are loaded with bloatware.
- most android phones are poorly supported or for only a short period
- privacy and security can be a challenge for regular users
- inconsistent usability
Meanwhile, iPhones
- are always “good”, even the lower end
- historically held leads in usability, features, even if not true anymore
- no bloatware from vendors
- full support for 6 years
- claim privacy and security by default
- good usability
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
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The different colored texts in iMessage and forced downgrade of any MMS sent via an Android is part of that perception by iPhone users.
Apple refused to implement RCS until very recently. Not saying Google is better in terms of RCS, they have their own issues, this is just about how Apple has leveraged iMessage to the same ends.