Yes, I’m the one in the group DM that turns the bubbles green, I’m sorry.

But other than that, I don’t hear many other reasons why people actually prefer iPhones over Androids. What other reasons are there?

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    Every android phone I’ve owned has crapped out by the 2 year mark, and that’s even when not using custom ROMs or rooting. IMO iPhones are more reliable and provide a more consistent UX. They also offer a better baseline level of privacy. (Granted, you can’t beat GrapheneOS and the like on android)

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      I have a Samsung s5 that’s still fully functioning, I use it as a music player when I’m driving as I don’t use Spotify or any of that.

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        Glad to hear you’ve had a good experience with long term use. I’d love to stick to android but from personal experience they just don’t last when I get a hold of them.

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          I work in construction, lots of dust, I used to go through phones like crazy. That s5 was the first one I got a proper dust/damp/impact resistant case for. I bought it new about a year after it came out and it’s still kicking.

          Out of curiosity, what is it that usually goes wrong with the androids you bought? And what kind of androids did you get? I definitely have bought cheaper androids and had them last a handful of months.

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            Almost always software issues. Of course with the cheap ones I got when I was young weren’t great when they were new. The one I remember being underwhelming was the Oneplus 6T, which I bought new. It was great for the first year, then it started crashing, lagging under fairly normal use. Funnily enough the performance was fine in games, normal usage was the problem. It also had a tendency to turn itself off at random.

            I’ve had my iPhone longer than I had the Oneplus and it runs just as well today as it did when I bought it.

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              I’ve never had a OnePlus unit, but from what my 3 friends who did said, they’re really good until they’re not. And none of them had one for longer than a year and a half.

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        Samsung hardware is generally pretty solid, so I’m not surprised - but are you still getting OS and security updates? That’s the real downside of Android (at least to me).

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          No, it’s EoL was November 2021, but the s5 was pretty easy to root, so as soon as it was out of warranty I put a CFW on it.
          Now a question for you. Is the iPhone 6 still getting OS and security updates?

          I generally buy used, and get 5 years of use from a phone, the ones I buy new basically never die. I keep the newer ones for a back up in case something happens to my current one, and the older ones I give away to friends or family that need a phone.

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            iPhone 6 updates ended with iOS 15. Still, that’s a pretty good run. Unfortunately, you can’t root an iPhone and install a custom ROM like you can with Android.

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              2019 I think? Yeah, a decent run. Still would be good if they provided security updates for longer, there’s loads of 6s still out there in the wild.
              Jailbreaking is possible, and allows for some 3rd party security updates if i recall correctly, but not really on the same level as a custom ROM.

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      What are you doing to your phones mate? I’ve had two androids in the last 8 years and only because I dropped the first one under a bus.