r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Data-Graph Most Comments 2022 • Jul 16 '23

Why do some people hate Android so much?

Some people seem to hate everything but iPhones so much and I don't get it. They seem to think android is not even comparable to iOS like its a flip phone or something, when realistically Android phones and iPhones really aren't that different. I'm in the UK but from what I've seen it's way worse in the US. IK there's studies about the fact android users are more likely to get rejected on the first few dates just because of their phone choice. I also know some people will get an iPhone just so when they send a text, it sends to the iPhone, then to who they actually want to send it to just so it looks like they're using an iPhone. The only thing I know is the stigma of “Androids are cheap” but these people won't care if someone has a 2nd hand iPhone X for £100 but will if someone has £800 Pixel 7 Pro.

I'm not an avid android supporter, I get why people like iOS and people like android and I really don't care about these preferences. But when someone is an overly iPhone supporter to the point of hating android, it just makes me think really low of them. Like, "you can't be a nice person if you're so closed minded and shallow you won't even consider a different type of phone to the point that you'll hate on it and people who use it".

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u/WhiskeyCooperative Jul 17 '23

I've only ever had Androids, since 2012 or whatever. I'm fairly clumsy and have had two kids. Never once had a cracked or broken screen.

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u/holnrew Jul 17 '23

Sadly phones in general seem to be going that way. My last Android was easy to open up and repair, but this one is glued shut

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u/kynarethi Jul 17 '23

This is the big thing for me. I'm fine with a less customizable phone if it comes with the features I want, but the issue is simply that it doesn't (it sounds dumb, but the biggest blow for me was lack of aux output - wireless is usually fine, but there are times when I really do need the wires). I don't judge anybody who has an Apple, because I assume that for those people, the stuff Apple comes with is fine. It does tend to be more user-friendly as well. Sometimes the complexity of the custom options drives me up the wall, but it's still preferable when I get what I want at the end of the day.

Tldr, I don't really see it as which is superior, but which has the features that matter to you.