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--- iphone [2024/08/24 22:08] – [Conclusions] add ad free yt solution qlyoung
+++ iphone [2024/08/24 22:09] (current) – [iphone] add pixel breakage date qlyoung
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 Bit of a pace change here, I don't particularly care about consumer electronics but mobile computers aka phones are an exception since for better or worse they're inextricably tied up with much of my life.
-After being a longtime user of Pixel devices (which pairly nicely with Google Fi cell service), the screen on my Pixel 4a broke recently (originally written: 01 July 2022). At the same time I went to Yosemite with some friends and noticed that the pictures they took with their iPhones looked a lot better than the pictures I've taken with any Android phones. I was always skeptical of iPhone's ostensibly restrictive user experience (relative to Android), but being rather bored with technology and not finding any really good Android phones on the market (where are the microsd slots?) decided to pick up an iPhone. Apple has a decent 14 day return policy, so I figured I'd try it out and if the device annoyed me I'd just return it and get whatever the current number pixel is. In short, I've been pleasantly surprised by iPhone and am keeping it. I bought the iPhone 13 Mini with 512gb of storage.
+After being a longtime user of Pixel devices (which pairly nicely with Google Fi cell service), the screen on my Pixel 4a broke in June 2022. At the same time I went to Yosemite with some friends and noticed that the pictures they took with their iPhones looked a lot better than the pictures I've taken with any Android phones. I was always skeptical of iPhone's ostensibly restrictive user experience (relative to Android), but being rather bored with technology and not finding any really good Android phones on the market (where are the microsd slots?) decided to pick up an iPhone. Apple has a decent 14 day return policy, so I figured I'd try it out and if the device annoyed me I'd just return it and get whatever the current number pixel is. In short, I've been pleasantly surprised by iPhone and am keeping it. I bought the iPhone 13 Mini with 512gb of storage.
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-I'm keeping iPhone. Overall it is MUCH more enjoyable to use than flagship Android devices, and while I have gripes with it, I've solved all of them one way or another (except for ad-free YouTube (edit: solved with [[https://invidious.io/|Invidious]] + [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yattee/id1595136629|Yattee]]). Security is clearly much better. It's a pleasure to use because of the buttery smooth UX. Filesystem access is surprisingly good while also maintaining strong application sandboxing. The camera is by far the best mobile camera I have ever used.
+I'm keeping iPhone. Overall it is MUCH more enjoyable to use than flagship Android devices, and while I have gripes with it, I've solved all of them one way or another (except for ad-free YouTube (edit: solved with [[https://invidious.io/|Invidious]] + [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yattee/id1595136629|Yattee]]). Security is clearly much better. It's a pleasure to use because of the buttery smooth UX. Filesystem access is surprisingly good while also maintaining strong application sandboxing.
 Lack of sideloading sucks and the phone is overpriced. I wish there was a company that made a good phone.
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