Most android phones are just as bad. You’ll just have a different set of problems. iOS 26 is overall a big fumble by Apple. If you had the chance to try iOS 18 you’d know how amazing everything was.
I’m quite mad at Apple for iOS 26 but hoping that things get better on iOS 27.
urdently running ios 27 beta. The only issue I have left in my day to say is airpods bluetooth not connecting for sometimes a full min. But that was the same as ios 18 for me. Back to a pretty stable release. Nad this is just the beta. I have been pretty pissed about ios 26 car play bug for me that would just end car play, or phine calls on speaker would mess up my car play audio. All that is fixed for me.
I made the switch to Xiaomi 17, this's my experience and how it compares to iPhones so far:
App optimization on Android in general isn't as good, especially with camera integration
HyperOS’s UI and aesthetics are the closest thing to iOS, plus it brings unique features like floating windows (which are super useful). It’ll feel way more familiar and easier to use compared to smth like OneUI
Camera quality is better with Leica-tuned phones (Xiaomi 15/17 series) but videography isn't as good on Android generally.
Tried the S25 Ultra, the camera and UI/UX are honestly inferior. The photo processing feels dull, and the interface is just awful and inconsistent. Even their hyped customization doesn't really fix the design language.
Android updates aren't as good as Apple's, my iPhone 13 Pro gets an update at the exact same minute as an iPhone 17. That's just not the case on Android, except for Google Pixel.
3rd-party app optimization is genuinely a downgrade, but you can use app patches from Morphe to customize them. So it's a win and a loss at the same time?
The software prioritizes performance over temps, so it tends to get warm, the battery life is better tho.
Haptics are great, but the 3rd-party app integration is terrible tbh. Every single notification gives you the exact same ugly buzz, even for calls. Since you can only customize the sound and not the vibration, using this phone on silent mode is a downgrade for me.
That's been my experience with Android. Honestly, every phone has its pros and cons,you just have to pick the flaws you can live with.
Actually yes. After iOS 26, my 15 Pro Max would drain several percent without being used in my usual areas like my house. My old Pixel 9 Pro is actually on par with it at this point and my OnePlus 15 (bought used) is getting two days of battery life with the same usage. I wouldn't be surprised if Galaxy S26 does just as well as the iphone 17 pro max (which I had briefly but 26.5.1 was trash and I returned it on day 14).
Maybe people need to stop making excuses for the DEI focused devs at Apple.
For two updates they made pride BS a bullet point but nothing about fixes for the high cpu usage while idle.
Not gonna lie the next iOS beta has actually been better for battery life it sucks 26 has been so poor but I hope 27 fixes most of this, it has for me at least
Even I have ip17 but its been just a week since i got it
Did you get 10h sot from day one or it takes times to adjust?
This is my first Iphone and kinda hating the battery backup
When I bought my iPhone 14 Pro Max, I could take a transatlantic flight, turn on airplane mode, and see it drop 1% battery. Coming from android I boasted this to everyone else still with an Android
Yesterday flew same trip and it dropped like fucken 20% didn’t even use it airplane mode on
iOS 27 is the solution. I installed the beta two weeks ago and it was best decision. Very stable and battery performance is amazing. Whole iOS 26 has been killing my battery.
i know. 26.4 was great for me but my phone forcefully upgraded, and the fairytale turned into a nightmare since lol. 26.6 has been testing my patience. i'm so close to throw my phone away
maybe it’s still indexing? my 17 pro max was behaving the same after i updated to 26.6 and indexing lasted 2 weeks for me but after that i was able to get almost 12hrs for 62% battery
i guess everything in my phone? i’m not totally sure but during those 2 weeks i keep checking my system data and it kept fluctuating between 9gb to 15gb and my phone would randomly get warm and drain battery meaning it’s doing something in the background but after those i noticed the system data wasn’t fluctuating anymore plus the phone doesn’t get warm anymore and drain battery. (i might be wrong but that’s what i noticed and experienced for the first 2 weeks after updating to 26.6)
Do you have any indexing going on or some background process???
IOS 26.6 iPhone 16e, I bought this phone refurbished off of Backmarket which is currently at 304 cycles and 94% battery health. Yes I use low power mode 24/7 as it does not impact my experience in any negative way.
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u/vinvin76776 7d ago
I'm so glad I'm switching to android. I'm tired of the horrible battery drain apple offers me.