We're really not gonna devolve into "Apple is to blame for everything other manufacturers do" argument are we? These companies blow - but blaming one to excuse the others is nutty.

You're right. Apple charging $1000 dollars for a device had no bearing on capitalism's way of setting prices based on what consumers are willing to pay... Look up ultrabooks.

"it just works" is also what my partner says, but we can't videocall through Signal for longer than 1h because her iPhone will overheat and go into temp error mode and shuts down. And even when charging the battery with the official charger it will drain faster than it can charge during a videocall. Apple is far superior for sure xD

I did a quick search - a nice option it seems.

That's fair - but the prices aren't really a premium are they? They're just standard. What Apple is lacking is budget phones like Samsung. Less features, less performant hardware, less cost. What I'm getting at is that Samsung has many more "premium" options compared to Apple - yet because Apple's options are only "premium" they're considered the phone for rich assholes with too much money, so maybe we should just be making fun of those people instead, regardless of their phone.

Sounds like your issue is with capitalism. Fair.

It is, but it's also with trillion dollar companies with slave labor, and no I'm not just talking about Apple this time.

100€ is about $115. So it's under 100€.

but the prices aren't really a premium are they? They're just standard.

They're standard for premium ranges.

The thing is, Apple markets themselves as a brand for wealthy, hipster kind of people, plus iPhones are very easily identifiable. Samsung never branded itself like that and with all the different (and third party) cases you usually don't spot them on first glance.

We make fun of the people that buy the branding by making fun of the brand. And I usually don't see people making fun of those who buy refurbished or used iPhones from five years or so, but of those who always have the newest generation.

Name a hated trend in phones which apple didn't do first

Now you’re getting it.

You gonna respond to anything else I mentioned or are you just gonna drop a useless pedantry and leave?

I mean, sure. We could all just list anecdotes on why one or the other is superior.

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The superior phone is the one you like to use.
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Being tech support for so many people, an app changing the location of a button to the other side is enough for people to call you. Not everyone is tech savy, and not everyone likes change, apple used to be the leader in the smartphone space, you get used to one thing and you can't get out without spending a lot of time, time people just tend to not always have.

If all android manufacturers pulled the same stunts as apple, I doubt many would switch to a Linux mobile OS (it's just not there yet), normally you would suck it up and deal with it.

Don't blame the user, blame the manufacturer

The exchange rate is pretty close to 1:1 these days. It is significantly more.

They then fixed the issue and are now more transparent about the health of your battery than many Android manufacturers. While "battery gate" had been a problem for a little while around 2017, it hasn’t been in more than 7 years. Old iPhones last a very long time these days and warn you if your battery is degraded to a point where it’ll affect the usability of your iPhone.

It very much isn’t. At least here in Germany, you can get a brand new Galaxy A06 for 80€ (incl. tax). The phone released end of November '24.

I can’t speak to the quality of the phone but it does exist.

You perfectly defended my prior comment. Much obliged, nothing to add.

As an IT worker, Apple products are fine. Not my bag, but fine. Just different issues than PCs and Android. Apple fanboys, however, are just the worst. One of my bosses once wanted me to tear out and rebuild the entire physical network because he had a problem with Safari on one of his Macs.

leaves out the part where their old iphone "just stopped working" after a required update.

My current galaxy cost like $200

People paying a grand for a cell phone are suckers for real