Nico said:
Nico said:
Nico said:
I have been an Android user since I started with smartphones (Galaxy Y). I switched to iPhone because I fell victim to the green screen issue that affected Samsung users for years. I felt like I didn’t get the value for what I paid.
I switched to iPhone because that was the only one I could think of with good reviews and the least risk of breaking. Now with the iPhone, I’m always low on battery. I need to have my charger or power bank nearby all the time. Plus, maintaining it is so expensive… everything costs money. Even minor changes lead to more subscriptions. And Apple users usually pay more than Android users, so I’m considering going back to Samsung. But honestly, I’ve been traumatized by both.
The iPhone serves a different market, so they charge more when they can.
If you don’t own any other Apple products, just stick with what you’re familiar with.
I’ve been a user of:
- Mac since 2000
- iPhone since 2008
- iPad since 2011
- Watch since 2016
I realized that too. But the price differences for Android users are significant. For example, YouTube Premium costs 159 on Android (189 after the price increase), while it can be 200+ or even 300+ on Apple. The price differences for those simple subscriptions are huge.
Apple takes a cut on all service fees. That’s how they became a $3 trillion market cap company.
For example, a food merchant I buy from uses her Android to book a delivery for less than 70.00. When I try booking with my iPhone Pro Max, it costs more than 90.00.
So I prefer to have her arrange for deliveries when possible and pay everything via GCash.
Even in-app payments like deliveries are affected? I switched from the S22 Ultra to the iPhone 13 last August, and my payments seem the same across all apps I use. I haven’t used delivery services recently, but I frequently use Grab and my payments seem consistent.