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But other than that, I don't hear many other reasons why people actually prefer iPhones over Androids. What other reasons are there?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Genuinely curious how the price works out to be less?

[–] pranz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not OP but I interpreted the comment to mean “my iPhones last longer so I replace them less often, therefore spending less over time than buying a less expensive android phone more often”

[–] dditty 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm a diehard Android fan and even I admit iPhones tend to hold their resale value a bit better than comparable Android phones as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Resale value maybe, but I'm finding phones are just generally lasting longer these days. My phone is coming up to 3 years old and I have no inclination to upgrade. It doesn't feel slow, all the apps still work, its running latest OS. There was a time when I was upgrading every 12 months but that just isn't the case anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

High resell value just means you can't get cheap old products. I spent about 300$ on phones in the past decade. I buy used android for ~100$ and use them for 3-5 years. Never had any issue.

[–] burak 3 points 1 year ago

Overall I ended up changing a couple of Android devices within the same time frame that I’d be using a single iPhone. I have an XS which is a ~5 years old device and will get the 17. And it’s still a very capable one.