Apple

Blaming an iMessage blue tick is such a massive over-simplification.

Its about what Apple stands for as a brand. They only push luxury, premium products. They never compromise. They avoid ever looking cheap, whether thats hardware, software, letting users make all their app icons pink and star shaped, whatever.

Its also about what Android is perceived as. The name is literally a synonym for a robot which already is a bit geeky. Theres a million shitty android phone brands/types for every one good one.

There is also not a single android phone released last year that ticks every box. S23U has a pen and is pretty huge. Not for everyone. S23+ has a lower res screen. Pixel camera module looks weird Onelus is too niche, again weird camera module

And people complain apple arent innovating? They don’t have to. The competition is shooting itself in the foot, every single year.

This has been a thing for a while now....like when I got my iphone 4 in grade 8.... 2011

Teens get what their parents buy them. Period, lol.

It’s funny how green bubbles and iMessage get all the blame for the result of Apple having literally created a better product.

In europe iMessage is a very small minority. I personally detest whatsapp messenger, but that's what everyone uses unless you don't want to talk to people.

This is nothing new, this trend has been reported already for the past couple of years. Kids aren't stupid, they want something that works and is as fast as they are.

To be honest, I got my first iPhone ever this year (had always android since LG, the pixel OG, 3 and 5), and I don’t think I will ever go back to android. The only thing I miss from the pixel is that I preferred the camera for photos at night. But video on iPhone is unbeatable

I'll never forget a few months ago on Reddit I saw a dude comment the only reason so many teenagers have iPhones is because they usually don't pay for it themselves, and they're gonna switch to Android when they get older.

iOS is just cleaner and cooler for the most part. Android suffers with the kids these days from them not feeling as premium due to the myriad of cheap phones on the market

It’s not about value or functionality for young people it’s about what’s cool and what isn’t

Samsung got the right idea changing things up with the folding phones. That’s something that is cool and might eventually persuade kids if they can come down in price a little

3 weeks ago, i got a base Galaxy S23 128gb for the same price that Iphone 11 128gb is sold brand new(around 500euro), as an ex iphone 11 user that wanted something new. Even iphone 12 128 was more expensive than S23.

I wanted to go at least iphone 15 due to typeC(even though 60hz screen sucks), but it was almost double the price. Even iphone 13 was like 250 more expensive. Yes the iphone prices in Europe are crazy expensive.

Thats my main issue with Apple. Their cheaper options are really bad/awful, especially in Europe.

Their devices, even older models are crazy expensive, including the repairs.

And the last part is something most teenagers dont think about a lot(until they brake it, then they notice how expensive they are).

It’s not just iMessage but the Apple Ecosystem compared to Android.

always has been and it's not the states, it's everywhere. ios is more oriented on the ux that evolved with the time.

android is more tech oriented and ios is more human oriented as experience goes

None of the kids that my daughter hangs out with have android phones and none of them talk about wanting any of the android phones that are available. It’s not even part of their vocabulary and some of them are very interested in tech but it’s all iPhones iPads, and Apple watches.

I was using Android phones for a long time. Back then they were half the price of iPhones with comparable if not better specs. They were not as reliable as iPhones, but it didn’t matter since they were cheap. Then starting with Pixel they started raising the price to match iPhone. I reluctantly stuck with them for a few more years because they had better cameras and offered free cloud storage. Then they stopped offering free cloud storage, the reliability issues never went away and iPhones cameras got better. Why would I spend the same amount of money on a phone that’s not as reliable and doesn’t offer any advantages?

iPhones/Androids are a tool, tools are not meant to be “cool”. Tools are meant to be useful, and you use the tool that fits your use case. If Apples/Google/etc tools do not fit the use case, then that is a problem that Apple/Google/etc needs to address.

Not my problem

You guys can blame Snapchat and Instagram for this. Using the android version of these apps is a terrible experience. The camera quality is noticeably worse because the apps just screenshot the viewfinder instead of working directly with the hardware(something iPhones don’t have an issue with). I can go through my stories and 9/10 I can clearly see who uses an android unless they upload their pics externally first. For teenagers this is a big deal.

There’s one thing that Google also needs that Apple is dominating, and that is physical stores.

I love Apple Stores. You go inside, play around, get your phone fixed, and learn more about the stuff you have or want to own. It’s exclusively Apple, and they’re found inside malls, remote locations, and are tourist attractions. You have workers there who are deep in the product knowledge and can make recommendations based on your needs.

As a teenager, my buddies and I loved this. It was a place that we would always have to stop by when we went to the mall to window shop.

You want to buy the Google Pixel? You have to go to the carrier store, that’s unless you have any of the main carriers. If you want to buy unlocked then your only real choice is online or Best Buy. The problem to that is that those both have different phone options so it’s no longer comparisons between the products GOOGLE sell, it’s comparisons between Samsung, OnePlus, Apple, etc.

Samsung also has some stores, but it’s dull in comparison to Apple, unless you’re in let’s say South Korea.