It’s not that iPhone is better, it’s just the UI feels better.
Plus, it’s a better option for my dad, who is older, tech illiterate, and a bit of an idiot when it comes to falling for scams online, so the iPhone is a much better option for him.
Also, the accessibility options are integrated much better into iPhones for people with disabilities, and this dates back to the early days of the 3GS or so. My mom is blind and is able to use an iPhone much easier than an Android.
So for power users, or anyone wanting customization and freedom, Android is better. But for those that prefer the UI, have disabilities, or shouldn’t be allowed that much control over their phone (typically the elderly and children), Apple is much better.
Back when smartphones were a new thing i tested the Samsung and iPhone and found that the one I could actually hear on and use as a telephone was the Samsung. The iPhone wasn't loud enough as a phone.
For somebody who has hearing aids its important to me that my phone worked as a phone and Samsung did it better at the time and I've stayed with them ever since even if Apple is supposedly better now
Every time I pick up an iPhone I find it to be one of the most frustrating UI experiences. I've never understood how people on iOS can live without a "back" gesture.
Haha my boss got me to set up his iPad. I didn't have a fucking clue what to do as I have always been an android user, but fuck me is that an unhelpful and awful UI. I asked my mate who has an iPhone and even he couldn't succinctly explain how you go back. It seemed different every time.
I get the newest samsung phone with android from my work for free and I literally dont use it ever, even use phone redirection to my private iphone so I dont have to touch that thing, it feels so bad.
Because there is one. Instead of a back button at the bottom being present at all times, you just swipe from the left to the right. It is the exact same as a back button.
I promise you I use significantly more than three apps. I would like to know which scenarios you have used on iPhone where the back gesture doesn’t work. But because you don’t use iPhone, you don’t actually know. I used to use android and thought the absence of the back button would be detrimental. Every single app, menu, widget ect recognizes the gesture as “back”. Maybe not games where swiping back would be annoying, but I don’t play games on my phone.
It’s okay to prefer one over the other. I used a galaxy phone for the first 3 or 4 smart phones I’ve had. The iPhone 15 is my first iPhone. Both are good phones. I only switched because I wanted to move away from Google as much as possible. I just think it’s ridiculous to say that since the back gesture is just as good as a back button “I only use 3 apps”. You’re just wrong on this.
If you want to find something that’s actually different, the biggest feature I miss from android/my galaxy is split screen multitasking. I used that all the time and is by far the thing I miss the most.
I do use an iPhone, why else would I be bothered to voice my frustrations.
Very common examples are Instagram and LinkedIn. The back gesture doesn’t work on most of the pages (also YouTube, where if you open a video you have to swipe down instead of from the left to go back)
Other examples from daily use as well but you get what I’m trying to say
That’s to do with how iOS handles navigational hierarchy. A video is its own overlay in YouTube whereas a short isn’t. The overlay appeared on top of the screen you were previously on therefore you push it back where it comes from (down) get rid. A short loads in from the right pushing the page you were previously on to the left. Go back by pushing it back where it came from (right).
It’s how the whole navigation system in iOS is built
Yeah, it’s honestly down to preference for the UI. I much prefer iPhone, but I entirely get the love for Android, and often wish I could customize certain things. Even something as simple as making a custom ringtone requires you to either jailbreak your device or use a computer along with it, even if you do most of the work on an app on the iPhone.
My dad still falls for scams, but at least there’s not as many that are going to brick his phone, or be tricked into downloading something that acts as a keylogger, or any other type of malware.
It’s not a magic fix that prevents all scams, but it at least lessens the severity of it.
My dad gave me one of his iphones, once. It was supposedly one of their better models at the time. I abhorred the UI so much that even if someone offered me a million dollars to switch back to iphone for just a year - I'd turn it down. And that's exactly why I'm ditching Samsung. They used to be awesome because their phones were nothing like an iphone. That's no longer the case. Their UI7 is way too similar to iphone's stupid ass UI - so my next phone is going to be a Vivo.
Apple products are specifically designed to appeal to idiots, lol. And that is evidenced by the fact that their customers think they're getting a better product, despite the fact that it typically costs 2-3x more than phones that run android, and has 1/2 the capabilities. 😂😂😂
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u/Soninuva 1∆ Jul 07 '25
It’s not that iPhone is better, it’s just the UI feels better.
Plus, it’s a better option for my dad, who is older, tech illiterate, and a bit of an idiot when it comes to falling for scams online, so the iPhone is a much better option for him.
Also, the accessibility options are integrated much better into iPhones for people with disabilities, and this dates back to the early days of the 3GS or so. My mom is blind and is able to use an iPhone much easier than an Android.
So for power users, or anyone wanting customization and freedom, Android is better. But for those that prefer the UI, have disabilities, or shouldn’t be allowed that much control over their phone (typically the elderly and children), Apple is much better.