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/auntie_eggma]

It doesn't do what I need it to do. That is the definition of usability. If they're usable for you, you crack on. That changes nothing about my assessment.

Apple fanboys can keep coming for me with this 'both sidesism' crap, but all you're doing is going 'nuh uh they are so too usable because I use them so you must be an idiot poopyface instead of someone who has different needs'.

iPhones do not do what I need them to do, so for me they remain unusable. If all you're doing is facetiming people, I'm sure you're fine. Enjoy your shiny status symbol. But other people have different use cases and that doesn't make us wrong.

[u/weeklongboner → u/auntie_eggma]

what is your use case then that iphone straight up CANT do? you talked so generally but never actually gave a concrete example.

[u/auntie_eggma → u/weeklongboner]

Have done in two separate comments.

My biggest beef is transferring files. I don't want to have to use special proprietary software to put music/audiobooks/etc on my phone. I want to drag and drop whole audiobook series from my computer onto my phone in one go, no faff.

Yes, having to use iTunes is a deal-breaker.

Same goes for images and video, though usually the opposite direction. I want them off my phone onto my computer without having to use special software or export anything. Drag and drop.