| ▲ | StopDisinfo910 3 days ago |
| > Why would i want half assed google walled garden when I could get the Apple one? Can’t disagree more. Android has both better phones and better UX. Apple is usually lagging the Asian brands by years. I went from a Pixel 3A to an iPhone 13 and just switched back to a Pixel 10 Pro and gosh the iPhone was a complete wreck. It’s even worse with their new UI. Unless you are somehow stuck in the Apple ecosystem, I don’t understand why people pay more for it. The idea than the Android experience is somehow subpar when all Apple has done for the past five years is merely copying it is crazy to me. |
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| ▲ | bitwize 2 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| Apple has Apple Silicon, designers of the most advanced ARM processors in the world. The latest iPhone is usually about twice as fast as the latest flagship from Google or Samsung. And that's not even factoring in the performance benefits of native-compiled, static-lifetime languages like Objective-C and Swift compared to Android's Java and Dalvik/ART based ecosystem. |
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| ▲ | pjmlp 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Since Android 5 that ART uses AOT, and nowadays it is a mix of JIT and AOT with PGO metadata shared via PlayStore. Additionally, Java and Kotlin are quite usable outside Android, instead of flourishing in a single vendor ecosystem. Swift outside Apple ecosystem is as interesting as using Objective-C with GNUStep. | |
| ▲ | lern_too_spel 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Typically, Android apps launch faster than iOS apps even on significantly slower hardware because Dalvik/ART is optimized for that, and iOS is not. | |
| ▲ | wolvesechoes 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | > The latest iPhone is usually about twice as fast as the latest flagship from Google or Samsung So my text messages will arrive twice as fast to the destination? Or phone calls will be two times shorter? Or I will read HN comment twice as fast while taking shit? Or the route found by Google Maps will have two times less traffic lights? | |
| ▲ | StopDisinfo910 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | That’s non sense metric. Nobody cares about how fast their phone cpu is. My iPhone 13 was significantly less performant than a top of the line modern Qualcomm CPU and never felt slow. Apple chips are also no more twice as fast as the competitions. The gap has been smaller for years. If that’s all you have, you have basically nothing. Only the experience matters and the iPhone UX is strictly inferior to the competition. Battery life is worse, camera is worse, screen is worse. So happy I switched and really regret ever trying buying one. |
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| ▲ | Our_Benefactors 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| > Android has both better phones and better UX. extreme, EXTREME minority opinion stated as fact > when all Apple has done for the past five years is merely copying it This is a popular refrain but never passes the sniff test. Android has nothing equivalent to AirPods, airdrop, find my, list goes on and on. |
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| ▲ | StopDisinfo910 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | > Android has nothing equivalent to AirPods, airdrop, find my, list goes on and on. Sony has a product which is considerably better than the AirPods and the Pixel Buds are competitive. Google has an alternative to Find my which works the same and allows to use trackers from multiple brands, including some which are better than AirTag. Android has a default feature called nearby share which works the same and has had sharing via WiFi for much longer than Apple including some options which are not annoyingly gimped proprietary technology. It’s always the same issue with Apple fan. They are completely unaware of how far behind Apple is because they don’t want to even look outside. | |
| ▲ | dvngnt_ 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | AirPods → Google Pixel Buds, Samsung Galaxy Buds, OnePlus Buds (and similar) AirDrop → Nearby Share (Google), Quick Share (Samsung) Find My → Find My Device (Google) | | |
| ▲ | willemlaurentz 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Just for folks reading this and being unfamiliar with Apple's options, here are some of their capabilities that sets them apart in a UX way: AirPods: can simultainiously be paired with iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac. The switching between the audio you hear is fully automated and generally "just works" using sensors on both the AirPods and your 'source device'. e.g. listen to audio from your mac, but get a call? You can 'just pick it up' without any Bluetooth hassling or switching. AirDrop: the hardware Wifi chips in your device actually gets configured in a peer to peer mode that enables (very) high capacity transfers. Think of pushing multiple gigabytes. It does not require any configuration, the devices can figure it out themselves if nearby and unlocked. It also works between Mac's, iPads and iPhones. Find My: It's not just for devices, you can share your location with family and friends, with reasonable control over things like 'for how long'. You can set alerts for leaving or arriving a particular location (Apple informs both parties of such geofencing). It also integrates with the workout app or navigation app, e.g. keeping folks updated on the ETA. | | |
| ▲ | StopDisinfo910 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Virtually all descend brands support multiple pairing and fast switching nowadays. This is not a AirPods advantage. AirPods miserably fail at this as soon as you use them on anything non Apple. Nearby Share works exactly the same than AirDrop with regards to pair to pair mode on supporting device. It also works on anything supporting one of its client which covers a lot of material. Find my: Google has exactly the same functionality and has had it for years. You are completely disconnected from the state of the art. Meanwhile it’s 2025 and iOS still can’t properly deal with notifications. | |
| ▲ | vrighter 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I have a bluetooth headset from 2017 right next to me that did just that, it could be paired and connect to obher devices. Wifi direct. Apple didn't invent it. Android also does that. Also that's now also an optional part of the bluetooth spec (to use the wifi radio as well) | |
| ▲ | f33d5173 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | >You can 'just pick it up' without any Bluetooth hassling or switching. I've done this on android/linux with random bluetooth earbuds. I'm sure apple is more reliable or whatever but this is not a unique feature to them. | | |
| ▲ | StopDisinfo910 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Apple is not more reliable. Their fan boys are just convinced they somehow use magic while all they have is a pair of buds which can only properly work with one brand. Multiple pairing and fast switching have worked correctly for ages on multiple brands but they are completely unaware. |
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| ▲ | Our_Benefactors 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Are all inferior products by a long shot, and also copies of Apple features… | | |
| ▲ | wolvesechoes 2 days ago | parent [-] | | The fact that you move the goalpost proves any discussion with fanboy is pointless, for you have made some brand part of your identity. |
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| ▲ | pjmlp 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | 70% of the world kind of disagrees. |
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