RE: Cooked: Why My Love Affair With Apple Is Coming to an End
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I bought my first iPhone(the 15 PRO) in January 2024 after over a decade of using Android phones, mostly Samsungs. The reasonsn to do that were: best camera in a compact smartphone and the curioisty to try the apple eco system.
it's been a love-hate relationship in my one year experience with it. I love the design and built materials, but I hate the swipe gestures, especially for going back from any app you are in... If at some point I will quite using iPhones it will be because of that.
Battery wise I couldn't say Samsung is better. I had the S21 prior to that and after two years of usage it had aged a lot. The iphone has 90% health left after 277 cycles.
In regard to icon design and display quality Samsung is top notch. However, if I will no longer use either iphone or Samsung after I'm done with the current 15 pro I will probably get a Oneplus. Charging speed and every day use is top notch.
I am planning to replace the battery once it reaches 80% health and use it until it is no longer relevant in the world of smartphones. It lacks innovation a lot, though, especially when it comes to AI.
S25 Ultra has live phone call translation, and iPhone doesn't even have an AI search based on image... Never used a MacBook, though. Maybe in the future, who knows... I heard they're reliable.
At this point in mobile phone evolution I think the form factor is about as good as it can be. I just wish companies would make upgradeable and repairable phones that were more modular. If you needed a battery, RAM, or camera you could buy latest and greatest one and easily swap it. The first company that can do this and make a decent product could make real headway. Apple has fallen WAY behind the industry standard with Apple Intelligence. Siri somehow get even worse with this last update and it was already years behind. I feel like they needed to get that one right. My last few laptops have been MacBook Airs and they're pretty incredible. I think the only reason to upgrade to a Pro model would be if you needed it for video editing or heavy gaming.
By 2027 they will be forced to sell phones with replaceable batteries in the EU.
Hopefully this makes its way to America eventually.
same thing happened to usb c in iphones.