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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

This logic is outdated. The top of the line iPhones are no more (and sometimes a bit less) than comparable Android flagships.

Their base models come in around high-midrange Android, true. But some of the specs (CPU/camera) still beat out Android phones at their price range. Heck on CPU they often beat more expensive Android phones.

I'm not saying that because I'm a fan of Apple it's just like, it's not just them. I've had something like 9 Android phones and 6 iPhones. Really in the end they aren't that different day-to-day.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sweet Jesus, why do you buy so many phones?

I bought the first iPhone the week it came out, and I'm at 2 iPhone's, 4 android phones.

You must be the target audience for these companies.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 8 points 1 week ago

I'm a techie guy. I like tech. I run my own servers at home. I run a Lemmy instance.

Trust me I am very aware I absolutely do not NEED a new phone. But if I can get a good deal on a new one and recoup a significant amount by trading/selling the old - I do (after a year or so, usually)

It's something that interests me. Some people collect knick-knacks and probably spend more than I do on consumer electronics.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

My older mid tier iphone was more expensive than my wife's pixel 9 pro bought around the same time. Her phone is better in almost every way, for sure every way that matters. I am counting the days until I can switch back to a device that doesn't suck.

[–] Michal@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

I dont think the iPhone camera is better. In blind tests done by MKBHD, Google pixels consistently win.