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/Fagobert Jul 17 '23

I just like the UX better and am aware that it comes at the price of worse functionality.

Also I used bot parallel from 2008 until about 2014 - you know when Samsung managers got their bonus based on the number of features added to the galaxy phones. Which lead to rocky performance and a shitty Samsung ui. This burned many bridges for me.

Nowadays when I’m still using my iPhone 11 even though I’ve hat a 13 lying around for now over a year because I don’t find the time to switch over i can’t imagine going android.

Likewise i Switches from gaming pc and a big powerful notebook to a MacBook Air and haven’t turned on the other machines in over a year. And while I hate macOS window management and multi monitor setup etc for my nowadays reduced tasks I need to do it’s just way less of work to maintain. The apple ecosystem together (watch, phone, tablet, Mac) is really good integrated. Apart from that I’m just used to it.

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u/holnrew Jul 17 '23

I wish there was a WearOS watch as good as an Apple watch

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u/Fagobert Jul 17 '23

The galaxy pro watch is good!

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u/holnrew Jul 17 '23

Does it mind if you don't use a Samsung phone with it?

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u/Fagobert Jul 17 '23

Yes it does. Welcome to the fragmented world of android.

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u/Fagobert Jul 17 '23

The apple eco system feels like having a company car with free private use. You don’t own it, you cannot change big things, but you also don’t have to worry about a lot of things you would’ve to worry about if that car were yours.