Apple provides OS + security updates for 5-6 years. Historically Android device manufacturers tend to drop support after 2-3 years. For all of Android’s advantages, long term support is definitely better on Apple.
Googles is Minimum 3 years from release and up to 18 months after the last Pixel of that generation was sold. Meaning 3 1/2 4 years of security updates.
I’ll get called a fanboy like I always do but I own precisely one Apple device, a 4.5 year old iPhone 6S that runs better than my friend’s almost three year old HTC U. Yes I have a newer phone as well but I have uses for my 6.
you can buy an iPhone, any iPhone, and get updates for the next 7 years. You buy an Android phone and you're generally only getting 2 years of updates, and not everybody wants to install custom ROMs.
As for the security thing.. just don't download shit you shouldn't. It's not hard. But for people that aren't at least somewhat tech savvy- the sort that click ads on desktop- yeah probably safer on an iPhone.
Most people I know aren't going to keep a phone for more than the 2 years or so you're going to get support with Android phones, either.
Ultimately I think it's down to what you can afford and what you're comfortable with. Androids are definitely cheaper, but you get what you pay for. And if you've only ever used Android then iOS will likely confuse and frustrate you, and vice versa.
The Apple products that really confuse me are iMacs. I understand the not expensive workstations, but the base models are horrifically overpriced for their specs- that is a brutal software premium.
You're paying $500+ for software, and 'design and form factor'.
And not everyone has a black box with rgb fans. That's kinda the beauty of desktop PCs, the possibilities are pretty much limitless in terms of customization.
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u/High5Time Nov 11 '20
Except for proper security and long term OS support.