I agree with this. I have an iPhone 12 and won't be upgrading to the 14. And I know it will be supported by the next iOS update. There is no real guessing game with iPhones. Apple supports their products a lot longer than most manufacturers. As u/dskatter said, some people are still using iPhone 6s that came out in 2015. It's just now not being supported anymore on iOS 16. 7 years of usage is like decades in tech 😊

Better security might be a reason.

Disagree I think your way is less efficient. I don’t have to do anything. I take a picture it’s automatically uploaded to the cloud. It’s automatically available on all my devices. I dont have to worry about losing pictures because my device is damaged. You have to go find a cable. Plug it in both devices and then manually copy stuff. What if your phone is lost before you can copy your photos? My way is automated your way is manual.

If you want a phone that will get updated for many, many years, get an iPhone. People are still using iPhone 6s models or earlier which have been left behind on major iOS updates for a couple of cycles now.

If you’re happy with what you have and have no issue with how they work in general, stick with Samsung.

Do I personally prefer an iPhone? Sure. Would I be lost forever if I switched to Samsung/Pixel/etc? Not at all.

That said, an iPhone 13 would be just fine as well. That’s what I have, and feel no need to upgrade to a 14 this year or even next, barring catastrophic damage. I fully expect this phone to last me for the next four or five years if I utterly drag my heels in updating.

Plus pretty much all google services work on iPhone. So you can just download those apps and use them with your existing accounts.

It’s entirely up to you. An iPhone will work brilliantly, but so will a regular Android phone, most likely.

iOS does not allow users to place their apps (icons, shortcuts, etc.) on a home screen page in the way that fits their needs.

There are workarounds (like for example https://apps.apple.com/de/app/transparent-app-icons/id1533210346) but they are awkward.

The other thing that I find unacceptable are the glossy backs (iPhone 14) and the glossy stainless steel frames (iPhone 14 Pro). These elements completely spoil an otherwise great design. They also make it virtually impossible to use an iPhone without a case.

Welcome back. But pro tip - there is no iwatch. You’ll get destroyed here if you call it that. Apple Watch it is. This has been your one warning :-)

So it can do that, meanwhile my autocorrect thinks it's funny to change "bus" to "bud" every single fucking time despite me never using the word bud.

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The scroll is primarily the issue here, almost all other animations are solid smoothness. General scroll in every first party app, such as settings, iMessage, photos, mail, safari, etc jumps to about 80-90hz. Pretty much all 3rd party apps that use the same default scroll api also don’t reach 120hz. Lastly, switching between home screen pages isn’t 120hz. Here are some apps that do, somehow, use 120hz scroll: telegram, Amazon, chrome. If you wanna see comparison to how it should be in 1st party apps, turn on screen recording and try scrolling while the screen is being recorded, that forces 120hz everywhere. See if you can spot a difference. Also, without turning on screen recording, see if you can spot a difference scrolling through a google search in safari vs chrome

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Right, thanks. I thought it was some sort of black, without any color blended in ...

Speakers don’t just become crap unless you blow them.

Clean your shit

Gnex, google play edition, pixels, I used to have flavors of all of those. While I’m happy with the switch and not going back anytime soon, iOS isn’t as perfect as people make it out to be. My new iPhone freezes every now and then.

I really miss the ability to set app defaults, set separate volume for alarm/media/ringer, the android stock calculator, better google apps, constant swipe gestures (back), and better widgets.

iPhone battery life is just night and day from android, which is why I’m willing to overlook those things, but I do miss them.

Omg I do this every day!!!

Dibs on your 13 Pro Max! Lol

Recently went from a Pixel 5 to a Pixel 7, now trying out an iPhone 13 as I find the P7 just too big.

As this is close to your situation some thoughts may help - although I do use a mac which may change things.

People have addressed the google photos issue which is no longer free (although if you use opinion rewards this could pay for google one increased storage). Google photos does also work with iOS, and chrome cast does although I don't have a home mini.

Face ID, build quality and the size of the iPhone are just great for me - feels like a super premium device that is genuinely nice and enjoyable to use. I've had an iPad for a few years and iOS is definitely now more accessible coming from android. A few examples - widgets exist (which are still way behind android but at least present), can use Brave browser to watch youtube without ads and some iOS annoyances can be fixed with (the excellent) shortcuts app which allows good levels of automation (opening things with non apple apps and activate features based on location and lots more). You can mostly also swipe from the left edge of the screen to go back. If you use a mac/ipad, being able to do stuff like right click in a word doc and tell it to allow your iPhone to take a photo and insert it in real time are amazing. Also being able to just carry on with safari tabs from one device to the next is nice and airdrop is a top tier feature for multiple apple devices.

The pain points that may end up causing me to stick with the pixel are (obviously) software based. Notifications are way worse and disappear forever often too early or without actioning them. Similarly the way photos are dealt with if you use apps like WhatsApp are super annoying if you like to separate camera roll photos with ones you've been sent on apps (they all just mush together, or you have to only view them in WhatsApp). Although I mentioned Brave blocking youtube ads, this doesn't compare to an android app like Re-Vanced. The pixel also feels faster in day to day use (not talking about processing power for gaming) - the animations are faster, whereas someone described the iOS ones accurately as 'laid back' which I agree with (although they are smooth and quite pleasing). As you mentioned the keyboards are also based on apples own, so no number row, comma on the main keyboard.

The last one is cost - in the UK P7 + pixel bud pro cost 600 vs an open box/returned iPhone 13 alone costs around 650 here. Thus to match them up looking at 800+ total if you want AirPods. It's just not clear that the price difference is worth it for the nice continuity features and size.

Thank you! I have been thinking the same. I love the 13 PM, but size, ehh, it is really problematic. I might give your recommendation a try. Thank you again!

No trade in?

It.just.works.

You can discover a lot of hidden features by long pressing things.

What you can do for your ringer volume is decouple from media volume (Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Change With Buttons > off). This prevents them from being changed when you press the volume buttons and keeps them at the volume you set in Settings.

Also regarding alarms, did you set a standard alarm or a wake-up alarm? A wake up alarm is set when you set up a Sleep Schedule and has its own volume controls that are not affected by the one in Settings > Sounds & Haptics. Also if you’re wearing your Watch to bed, it will try to wake you up using your Watch using taps first and then sounds (make sure Silent mode isn’t on in the Watch’s control center)

Yes. The iPhone 12 comes in Black.

They called it Midnight for a reason. It was never black in the first place.

Switching to iPhone from iPhone isn’t as bad, but switching from iPhone to Android and back you’ll need to do it on the website (TMOBILE) enter the IMEI and EID. When it works it’s not as bad, but when it doesn’t. You possibly could lose your number. It happened to me took them 8 days to get resolved. It was not a fun experience, not planning to switch to any of my Android phones for now. I might just end up selling them or the iPhone 14.

I literally never suggested that, so not sure what point you're trying to make here.