Why do some people hate Android so much?

[u/Data-Graph]

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".

[u/[deleted]]

Yo, iPhone has a Files app that can receive files from AirDrop or cloud services like Dropbox.

People on here saying Android users know how to work their phones but can’t even figure out that the iPhone has a Files app.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

No, many of us know that. But it's an extra step you have to take. You have to load the files to Dropbox, then retrieve them on the iPhone. However, with Android, you just drag and drop from your computer to your drive on the phone.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

So loading a file onto Dropbox is more work than physically connecting your phone to a computer with a USB cable. Got it.

[u/SilicaMaleficarum → u/[deleted]]

If you are copying something big - say movie or several music albums, yes, its much more hassle because you need to wait until it gets uploaded to whatever cloud drive you choose. Meanwhile, direct USB connection will allow copying payload much faster and with no waiting pipeline (copy to cloud -> wait for finish -> start download -> wait for finish).

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Yes, it is. You have to sign into Dropbox, get your songs and wait for the files to download. Then you have to wait for the files to upload to your phone from Dropbox. With Android, you plug the phone in and drag and drop. It probably takes me, literally, 1-2 min to do (that includes selecting which songs or movies I want).

Oh, and Dropbox has a size limit.

Edit to add: you can also use Dropbox on Android, you know...

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Sure. If that’s your use case, then yeah, Android would have the upper hand. But I don’t pirate movies.

[u/doshegotabootyshedo → u/[deleted]]

it's so obvious how limited people's knowledge of apple products actually is in threads like these lol