Apple

I had Android devices from 2011-2017 with some iOS devices I used along side (iPod, iPhone) and around November 2017, I wanted to see what owning an iPhone was like. I haven’t looked back since. It also helps that almost everyone I know has an iPhone for iMessage and Apple Pay. Apps are the iPhone also feel better made to me.

I had Android from the beginning until my 14PM last year, and now 15PM. I’ll never go back. Everything about this phone is better than any Android I’ve ever owned. Top to bottom.

Never even tried android and am invested into eco system. Would like to try an android tho

I am a cheep hardware trailing edge of technology kind of guy. I am also a systems security guy that insists everything be up to date on security patches. I bought a trailing edge Motorola Android phone years ago.

The carrior stopped providing updates after about 18 months. I learned that carrior provisioned phones couldn't be easily updated. Bought a trailing edge model iPhone (6s I believe just after iPhone 8 came out). It was supported much longer and the wife went iPhone as well.

Here I am a few years later still on the trailing edge rocking my 3 year old 12 mini.

Because I got sick of beta testing for google. They release 5 apps with there same purpose and functions (messages, hangouts, voice, google play music, YouTube music, etc) then they kill it.

Android auto was a mess. Wouldn’t play nice with my car.

Got tired of having to tinker with my phone to make it work.

Wanted updates after 2 years.

It’s the only product that my pilot apps work with. But it’s the best phone for me.

It works and lasts a long time

Used Google phones for a decade. Was using the flagship Google Pixel at the time (I think it was the 3) and it died on me after 4 weeks. It was just sitting on the charger. Couldn't even safe boot it or anything. That was the 3rd dead phone that year. When I tried to contact Google to have it dealt with I found out their warranty stuff was farmed out to a third party. I was done.

I switched to iPhone and haven't looked back.

I was tired of my phones being worthless after a couple of years of use. Also, FaceTime and iMessage.

Ecosystem, interface, camera quality.

The only interface I liked with androids was the LG G series. Then I cracked my LGs screen and repair took forever and a lot of money.

Microsoft stopped making Windows Phone. My Lumia 1020 was by far the best phone I ever used.

It. Just. Works.

Spoken by an android fan at heart. Who carries a secondary phone which is android. Currently a moto Razr and nothing phone 2. About to get a Oneplus open

Nothing works like and iPhone. 15 pro in this case.

build quality and the fact that an iphone remains usable for years after an equivalent android phone

Just the sheer optimisation and smoothness, android tends to lag in 1-2 years, sure an iPhone might get a bit slow too but it doesn't lag when it gets old

I don’t feel like buying all the apps on all the platforms. I like iMessages. And I like I’m apples customer not some mfg like Samsung to android.

Worked at T-Mobile and saw the amount of returns and issues with android phones.

I know my way around my iPhone.. I don’t wanna learn a new phones format

Grew up with an iPod touch, got a good android phone I liked, was stolen, got a cheap one to replace it, I decided not to buy another android but save up for an iPhone. I even had an iPad at that time. It was 2011, I was 14/15 and bought an iPad 2nd gen. My first iPhone was the 6 in 2014/2015. Until then I saved the money and stuck to my galaxy S III I had since 2012/13.

My pixel 5a broke the week I bought it and I switched to iPhone in a fit of anger

Because the original iPhone had the first usable touchscreen. I liked the user interface and the build quality so when other manufacturers caught up I was already used to iOS and didn’t want to switch.

because i’m not 18, my parents got iphones when i was 5. i’ve had apple products my entire life other than my lg wing i bought for pokémon go. evreything just eorks

Because my parents buy me them. I actually wanted a pixel but my mom forbade me. My reason is I would like to code an android app but you can’t test your android app on an iPhone.

iMessage, FaceTime, and Snapchat camera quality. Literally that’s it and I would have an android otherwise

I’ve found iPhones last longer with good performance than android phones that I’ve used. All my Android phones have deteriorated in performance in 1 year.

Battery is a concern in iPhones that I’ve had. But the performance and longer lasting quality has been compensating for that. Apart from stock android phones all other phones have lot of bloatware.

But the most important reason is android had become monstrous in size. I hate those huge phones. The only small phone with unbeatable performance was iPhone SE. I felt it was launched only for me to buy 🤣 But I waited until I got it for 16K rupees. Then I got Se2 and got SE3 2 months ago.

It's simple to use and I also have more Apple devices and they all work together in harmony.

The rest of the family does. If they didn’t all use it I’d still be on Android.

It was free and I don’t give a fuck about these phone wars. It gets the job done and that’s all I care about.

Simplicity. It simply works how I expect it to and when I need it to. Apple’s Face ID just works.

I come from a pixel 5 and recently switched to iphone 15. I think the pixel is better in terms of workflow. Everything is customizable down to exactly which notifications I receive and how I receive them, how I navigate apps and a lot of smart convenient functions in keyboard or volume settings.

The reason I changed to iphone is because of everything social and reliability. I know I can use social apps to their full ability for smooth communication and I will be less bothered by bugs. Most likely when something isn’t working as it should it is my fault and not the phone ignoring my settings.

1. I realized that most of the android flagships' features were just gimmicks that you'd forget about the next day. (Except for the fast charging, shit's a miracle)
2. I got tired of customizing my phone, widgets, wallpapers etc. I just didn't bother anymore at the end of the day.
3. I wanted a sturdy phone that wouldn't easily break, something that you can feel the quality of materials put into it.
4. Superb camera
5. Lastly, I wanted something simple, clean and a phone that just works. Phones should help you get past your hectic day, not another headache you'd have to deal with constantly.

I use AN iPhone because of the predictability.

I know exactly what I’m getting every time I get a new one, I know exactly how long it’s going to last and what it’s going to support and be supported by. I personally love the UI (I think that might be a controversial opinion).

When you get the top line product you don’t have to worry about upgrading for 4+ years so it’s not really that big of a cost in the long run considering how much I use mine.

I have 12+ hours of screen time a lot of days so between my familiarity, the computing power, the UI I like, and the sheer consistency of the phone and its relationship with apps and other devices… I never think twice about whether my phone is capable of what I need it to do.

I practically never use my computer unless I need to do anything like upload something for longer than I can afford to have my phone screen occupied.

Come to think of it, I should just go ahead and get an iPad too and call it a day.

Hands down. User interface. It just works. Manages itself very good. All apps work as expected.

When I got my first smartphone I looked at several brands and the different options.

This was the time of slide out keyboards, flip phones etc., early days of Android etc. A few friends had some different designs and most had some defect or “feature” that made them hard to use.

So I tried the iPhone 3G. Been Apple ever since. Actually expanded into MacBooks, iPads etc.

Because it is the least problematic, with the best security and longevity. Read that as, the smallest amount of stress for the longest amount of time. Lets face it. All these things are trash.

I pick it because I hate android. It's horrendous.

Because it just works.

Because it doesn’t have components pressing against the oled screen causing bumps like the pixel does

iPhones just operate the way I want a smartphone to operate, iMessage and, I have rarely had any issues out of iOS. I’m also invested into the Apple ecosystem; MacBook, AirPods, watch, AppleTV with AppleTV subscription, and have most of my digital movies and music through Apple as well plus Apple Music subscription.

I always end up with an iPhone. I hate expensive things that don’t feel well polished. Every year I go through usually 5-6 phones just because I’m in a position where I can swap frequently.

For example I got the fold 5 on launch and ended up trading it in for the S23 ultra because the fold had so many bugs. When I got the S23, I had issues with frames dropping in animations all the time and it felt sluggish. Given the cost I thought it was unacceptable so I traded the s23 ultra in for a pixel 8 pro. I had issues with overheating and frame drops as well as signal issues so I returned that and bought a 15 pro.

So for me, it’s not really that I want to use an iPhone, it’s that the competition doesn’t have as smooth of an experience. Once I find a brand that can make android smooth and reliable, I’ll likely switch to that.

A few years back when I had my S9 I was working in a worksite on christmas day, had to make a call and found my phone had died, out of battery despite not using it most the day (it was about -3°c all day), got back to my van, plugged it in, and it said 80%, Got an iPhone because everyone else had one at work, and needed something more reliable, a lot of the calls I need to make are safety critical

I like the consistency in the OS, the higher quality apps (not sure how it compares lately, i switched years ago), and my and my wife’s family are all on iPhone so iMessage is great. Apple Arcade is awesome, too!

The iPhone is just smooth and trouble free in my opinion and experience. I’ve had a handful of android devices but felt they always got laggy and slow after a year-ish. The iPhone is forever snappy.

I tried all famous phone OS like starting with Symbian Microsoft Android So now iOS.

Got one in 2010 and liked it

So I started down this road back in 2009. Imo android phones really sucked in 2009. The iPhone 3GS was pretty wow. I had previously used a Treo, BlackBerry, Nokia n80, various PDAs, and te iPhone seemed the most polished. Mind you I thought the first iPhone sucked royally especially bc if the lack of real gps, no flash, AT&T asshats made Apple disable MMS because there were afraid it would break their network lol, anyways…

I was already somewhat in the Apple ecosystem with ipods. I had owned iPods for several years at this point and it was also a plus that I could just connect this new device that would have all my music and playlists as I set them up and I didn’t have to carry a separate phone or use a different music management app. I stayed with iPhone because I got more entrenched in the Apple ecosystem. Most of my social circle use iPhones which makes messaging easier, although I have friends and relatives in mh country of origin so I still use WhatsApp a lot.

Perhaps more than you wanted in an answer? 🤷

Those other phones weren’t out when I started with iPhone (came from BlackBerry). Plus being in the Apple ecosystem makes everything nice and convenient.

I use several different devices. An iPhone is just one ☝️. It’s not my main device either.