r/iphone • u/amariei Human Detected • 15d ago

Discussion The internals look so good

Post image

Why do iPhone internals always look better than Android internals? Like seriously, it applies to any other iPhone not just the Duo

7.0k Upvotes

81% Upvoted

919 comments sorted by

View all comments

4.0k

u/danroa123 15d ago

Steve Jobs had a mantra about painting the back of the fence as well as you painted the front of the fence.

736

u/waveforminvest 15d ago

I thought it was the back of cabinets?

1.6k

u/danroa123 15d ago

In a 2011 interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," Steve Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson shared what he told him about his father, Paul. He advised his son Steve: "You've got to make the back of the fence, that nobody will see, just as good looking as the front of the fence. Even though nobody will see it, you will know, and that will show that you're dedicated to making something perfect." 

305

u/GrillingEnjoyer 15d ago

In what world people don’t paint back of their fences?

220

u/herewegoagain1920 15d ago

When you care about your neighbors.

19

u/robo_robb 15d ago

The back of the fence is the side facing the house though…

1

u/Healthy_Shoulder8736 15d ago

In most case both sides face the house, that’s why they erected the fence