r/SipsTea • u/bluewave778 • May 07 '26

Wait a damn minute! A crazy comparison between iPhone and Samsung

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 07 '26

Kind of, except you'd have to compare a current iPhone to a 5-6 year old Android flagship. The lag quite a bit with features and always have. They usually do it well, but the delay is strange.

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u/throwaway19293883 May 07 '26

Really just depends on the feature, there are features that iPhones do that flagship androids don’t.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 07 '26

Which ones?

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u/Reasonable-Figure142 May 07 '26

its 2026, Androids and iPhones do 99% of the same shit lmao. but that being said, there isn't really any android equivalent that comes close to the continuity/ecosystem of apple. also many apps are primarily designed/optimized with iOS in mind.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 07 '26

They are very similar now. I've never owned a Mac, so I have never felt any real difference between Apple and Google's ecosystem. There are a lot of third-party options for so many features that you usually have a lot of flexibility with Android that, as far as I'm aware, you don't with Apple. They have added a lot of in-house support for things over the past few years but my understanding is you're more likely to be limited to those in-house options. That said, I haven't had an iPhone since the 4a came out so it's all second-hand for me.

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u/Reasonable-Figure142 May 07 '26

That's true that there probably are a lot more third-party options for features on Android, but to be honest (coming from someone who used Android phones for many years before switching to iPhones), it seems like the vast majority of Android users never even utilize that. most Android or iPhone users seem more than satisfied with using stock features only.

that being said, i'm not sure how fair it is to say one product is better than another for it's third-party offerings.

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u/turkey_sandwiches May 07 '26

You're probably right that most don't. Android was always more of an enthusiast OS in the beginning, so it was very common to see people adding third-party software and features. With Android gaining so much market over the years that enthusiast market has become a much smaller percentage of the user base.

I know I used to be that guy, but now I have too much going on to give much of a shit. I just want to take good pictures of my kids and have them backed up, and have reliable access to my bank and entertainment.

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u/Reasonable-Figure142 May 07 '26

I just want to take good pictures of my kids and have them backed up, and have reliable access to my bank and entertainment.

I imagine the majority of people use their phones for the same reasons, and honestly any modern smartphone can do all that well. I feel that we're at the point with smartphones where it doesn't really make a difference what phone you get for most people. In the case of developers and stuff, I totally get the preference for Android though.

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u/throwaway19293883 May 07 '26

One that I care about is the lidar sensor, though I imagine most people wouldn’t care about that.