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It all started for me with the iPod touch when I was in middle/high school. I was absolutely in love with that thing. My parents would not allow me to have a smartphone so that was the next best thing that I could have.

When iOS 5 came out and iMessage and FaceTime were a thing, I thought it was so cool that I could text and call my friends on my iPod!

A bit later when I got a job, my first smartphone was a Windows phone. While I did enjoy it, I eventually ended up missing the UI of iOS. Every phone after that was an iPhone and I haven’t looked back since. I am fully invested in the ecosystem and it’s been nothing short of great.

Tl;dr - it started with my love for the iPod touch.

Because I have an MBA M1 as personal computer, MPB M1 Max for work, Apple Watch, Airpods, 2 Homepods and other miscellaneous things. So yeah, an Android wouldn't fit my use case.

Started using iPad for drawing. Purchased iPhone for the airdrop. Hated it for a week, fell in love after

I use both iPhone and Samsung Galaxy

Wanted to see how the other side lived, turned out I liked it.

Because OnePlus failed its customer promise and directed away from what it originally was. It is what you get trying to appeal to the masses and losing your identity along the way. So I decided to change the manufacturer after 7 years on OnePlus. 7 pro was my last device and it was good. Peak OnePlus right there

Nothing but bad experiences with Samsung devices, so I don't want to buy one.

Pixel has hardware issues and subpar specs, also not officially available or supported in my country.

Decided to give a try to iPhone after years on windows phone and nearly a decade on Android.

Microsoft decided to kill Windows Phone.

I have a work-issued iPhone 11 and a personal Pixel 8 Pro.

iPhone has ergonomics and ease of use. Although I don't use it much for anything other than camera, spotify, browsing, workplace management, and email. No real personal apps. Battery life is amazing for endless emails and photos. Surprisingly enough, we don't integrate mac on any other mediums in the workplace.

I will say, the Pixel 8 Pro is not really living up to my battery expectations but it's new and I haven't given it much rest.

Got good promotions from my carrier and then been getting free upgrades (except tax) every year so why not.

I use both the 15 pro and the Galaxy S23U. Prefer samsung as it has more customizable UI and various multitasking features. I can make my phone look and behave the way it's most comfortable for me to use. It's basically a computer in my hand.

iPhone is my work phone and would only recommend to someone who wants a basic phone which does all that a generic smartphone should do (and apple is very good at doing these things) and is not too techy. iPhones UI is smooth, has good battery backup, has great camera and everything that an average joe would need. All these are also true with any android nowadays but an average user won't use all the features anyways and might confuse some non techy people.

Things done right

I was curious about the highly praised Apple line up. When I had to replace my Samsung, I bought for cash the iPhone 14 Plus and an iPad 10. I didn’t want a contract. They are both just ok for my uses. I bought the then current best of each figured I would learn as I went. The learning curve was surprisingly difficult as I didn’t have any experience with Apple toys. I took them back to where I bought them to get them figured out. There was no charger, and at the store I learned my charging issues were because I was using my old Samsung charger and the iPhone demanded more power. The iPad has replaced my laptop for on line banking, shopping, and Google. The iPhone is carried for voice and text, but not much else. I still have my Samsung phone on WiFi so it is my calendar and alarm plus contacts. At Verizon, transferring the data didn’t copy everything to the iPhone so with everything already on the Samsung, I just use that. .

Just the polish of it all.
Best comparison is - on Android it feels like you’re beta testing apps, on iPhone it feels like you have the final product always.

I need a working, synchronized, ecosystem that is safe, reliable and that does not steal my data (harvest). As long as Apple can provide that I will not even look at other solutions

Why not?

I like the device integration and the walled garden.

It’s the integration with everything else, especially within the family. If it was just me I would probably move to a Pixel device.

Between my wife and I we have so many shared things across the Apple apps that changing would be too hard. We also have everything synced and backed up with iCloud.

Also, I have not seen anything similar to Find My that would work well across platforms other than using a third party app. It’s handy being able to see where each person is without having to text, “where are you?” all the time.

Honestly, I used to be way more into the ecosystem, but in the last few years I haven’t needed a watch or laptop so I now just have an iPhone, and TBH the only thing keeping me on Apple is that there isn’t an easy and quick way for me to transfer my Apple Music library somewhere else that has amazing recommendations like Apple Music.

Back in the day, I was a BlackBerry lover. I truly miss their signature design. I used two at that time - First BlackBerry Curve 9320 and BlackBerry Classic.

Then I switched to the Android. But I found the phone less reliable and stable in terms of functionality (should I use the word Eco-system, please don't punish me.) And as I fell into the Apple eco-system "wall". I am finding it hard to escape. So for the last couple of years, I have been using iPhones.

Androids kept dying. iPhone 4S was cool and I had a MacBookPro. Now, I'm all in forever and ever. I'm on my 4th iPhone and none of them have died.

Realized that over the span of ten years, my wife had two iPhones and I had five different Android phones. So I got a 12 Pro at launch and haven’t looked back.

I just want my shit to be reliable and predictable. This hasn’t been the case with android phones, Pixel included.

It’s the only smartphone I’ve ever had. I don’t want to learn a new OS (age 34) because I’m in tech and use a windows machine daily - I’m at the burnt out stage and don’t feel like learning tech in-depth for personal use. I enjoy that my iPhone and iPad combination is a stable presence in my life and only changes subtly lately

My Samsung started to become really slow and I was bored of android

It is well designed, last longer, easy to use and all my other devices are apple (AW, Ipad, Iphone) so everything is syncronised together.

That’s what my job handed me for my work phone. I don’t hate using it, but would rather use my pixel for my personal phone.

It came to me in a dream.

My iPhones have had less random issues, and o got an Apple Watch as a gift right when I was due for an upgrade.

It's just easier.

• I don't worry about not getting the latest updates (I know I will for at least 5-6 years)
• I don't worry about having infinite customization and needing to make my OS look "perfect" because iOS is very limited (personally in a good way)
• I don't have to worry as much about vulnerabilities (I know they do exist on iOS but they're far less than Android)
• I don't have to worry about my phone getting slow in only 2 years time

It's just easier on iPhone. More often than not, it truly does "just works".

I was on android for 6 years and in that time I've owned 3 phones because the damn things would slow down horribly after 2 years of use (and these were flagships as well). Every year I would worry if my phone would get the latest Android update or for how long it would be supported in general for. The infinite customization actually got annoying after a while because it's one of those things where if it's there, you might as well use it so I felt obligated to customize my phone in some manner every now and then. Apps were inconsistent in performance or in design continuity. The list goes on.

In the beginning when i got my iphone 4 it was a no brainer it had my ipod + a phone in one device i was sold. Now? My spouse uses iPhone, my kids. So it's just easier ? I guess. Plus airpods, watch & a ipad so ima little invested i guess?

It works and lasts a long time

My first smartphone was an iPhone, and I’ve never used any other phone. And after 15 years with an iPhone, I doubt I’ll ever switch to an android phone.

For me as a former android user: iPhone seems more reliable, stable and better quality over all, also a big part of the choosing was camera quality to use on social media, and accessibility to some apps that are exclusive on the iOS.

I went from Blackberry to the OG iPhone and haven’t looked back.

It simply works.

Android was too fragmented last time I used it.

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.

Im a Android fan, specifically Samsung/One UI fan, however i needed an upgrade but basically if you’re not getting the flagship Samsung phones (or one close to it like the A73) it just wouldnt work out for my needs in the long run.

Im a mobile gamer and I found that even older iphones were highly optimized and able to run games better than the phone I had at the time. Its basically that, all the optimization that the IPhone had was enough to make me switch, sending and uploading phots on IG for example, the quality would turn to crap on my Android, same for Snapchat, photos were poor quality and videos had low frames.

I'd been android for years. Had to get an iPhone for app development. Didn't expect to use it for anything else, but preferred it (iPhone 6 vs Galaxy S5) and switched to using the iPhone as my main phone within a week.

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.

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.

At the time, iPhone was the only smart phone on the market. So my choice was simple. And I haven't seen any reason to change since then.

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 the car I bought in ‘21 only had CarPlay.

I got a pixel 8 just for photography. I returned it just yesterday. It's terribly laggy and apps force close. Never have issues on iPhone. That's why I'm staying with iPhone.

I tried Google Pixel. For some reason, Apple can pull it off, but Google’s attempt of their own ecosystem is garbage. I’m not a big fan of having to use Google everything, and since it’s a Google phone, it rams it down your throat.

I was told Samsung does this as well, but the versatility of DnD on iOS is S-tier in my opinion. On the Google Pixel, you can only either have everyone contact you, your favorites contact you, or nobody contact you. That doesn’t work for me. However, with iPhone, I can specifically have the standard DnD and a work mode. That way, at work, the only notifications I’m getting are work related, and the notifications I’m getting at home aren’t work related.

Then the calendar app is designed in a unique way that, for some reason, is nowhere to be found on Android’s default apps.

I was originally using an iPhone SE 2nd gen just because I was curious. Decided to switch back to my pixel as the battery life was abhorrent, and the screen was small. If you have ever seen that one scene from Rick and Morty, where Morty experienced a truly level floor, and when he was ripped away from it, everything felt crooked to him? That’s how I felt. So I switched back to the SE, and after deliberating on whether I should get the 15 PM, I upgraded to it, and have not had a regret.

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