Why the iPhone isn't good anymore
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"The iPhone is boring!" That's something that crosses the mind of many tech enthusiasts lately, including mine, but the more I think about it, the more I realize that's the point. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro will probably not be that different from last year's phone, and that's ok.
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Love that last line. It's a positive thing that all phones are good now to the point where the only limit to your enjoyment is yourself, not the hardware.
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Damn! This is 💯 true!
Thanks man. It's so true.
Pixel 7 Pro, S23 Ultra, iPhone 14 Pro Max, Xiaomi 13 Ultra, Oppo Find X6 Pro, Honor Magic 5 Pro and some good 2023 midrange...honestly all those phones are good, then you have preferences.
What i would like is more fair smartphone review from Tech Reviewers. North American, European, African, Asian, South American people, we all have preferences and different habits with some apps.
Yeah right. Overpriced and left for ages hardware
People get new phones just to look at the same instagram app
It's also a status thing too. "Ew, you got an Iphone 11 still in 2023? Are you poor?" type of BS
@@BruhHowDidIGetHere yup
@@BruhHowDidIGetHere "he/she use an Android phone? Red flag"
@@BruhHowDidIGetHere status based on what phone you use matter less and less tbh
@John Ekow exactly...even when the Android devices are top-tier
Phones have reached their peak. It's been this way for awhile. Especially when it comes to the hardware. The excitement these days is more about software. Especially machine learning and AI.
Bullshit. The incremental upgrades given each year are proof that phones haven't reached their peak.
Technology keeps improving at a rapid rate.
Your flawed logic is like saying that video games and TV's have reached their peak. 🤣🤣🤣
That's for sure I haven't seen any reason to upgrade my OnePlus 8 Pro as of yet. No new phone really has any wow factor to me anymore just a small speed increase and I have never sat here thinking "man I wish my OnePlus 8 Pro was faster" at least not yet.
As long it functions well that good enough for me
@@XxViciousxX the fact you still have a OP lol is crazy, that brand is useless
Nah. These days it's more about the cameras. Even software already reached it's peak for the average users.
I have been saying this for years now.
I’ve been an iPhone user for almost 10 years now , I went from : iPhone 5, 6, 8, 11, and now 14.
I have never gone all out and went for the pro max versions but now I realize that they are worth it.
But I’m just tired of Apple not offering ANYTHING new or innovative or just basic features that android phones offer.
Theirs 3 apps I use on iPhone that do not have the back swipe gesture , this simple gesture is making me want to switch to Android. They have universal back swipe gesture.
Usb c , we’ve known that usb c is way faster and better. Yet Apple refuses to even comply and make the switch.
Android fast charging on their phones is ridiculous! iPhone is still at 25 watts…
Customization , now since I’ve been using iPhones for 10 years I have never been a big customization fan or wanted/needed it but the way I see how customization works on androids. It makes me want that
I can find these 3 simple things on a cheap mid range android phone, yet not on a $1200 iPhone…
For the last 2-3 years , I barely use iMessage , I can’t remember the last time I even face timed it’s been THAT long since I have FaceTime in like 5 years. Yes 5 years!!
All in all, I think I’m just wanting like a breath of fresh air tbh. iPhones have boring me.
I just bought a galaxy S20 FE to replace my iPhone as my daily driver and I have never been this excited for a phone.
If I’m able to make the transition to android , I should be switching to the 23 ultra this year or wait for the 24 ultra.
I really do NOT want to leave iPhone but I just need my phone to do and offer much more than what IPhones do
Hello fellow Galaxy S20 FE user! Enjoy your self on MKBHD's phone of the year 2020! 👍🏼
@@arjames26 thanks, been using the device for almost a week.
I'm loving it , im just using it to get a feel of the android experience. I may stick with Samsung , what are you going to upgrade to?
iphone pro max is not worth it, it's an overpriced pos device, just get android phone lol
@@Compulsive-Elk7103 did you stick to android or went back.
So for someone who used android for 10 years I got an iPhone 11 to try something different and then upgrade to the 13 pro max. So far I have been enjoying the phone to death and it works great. And I will see when it is time to upgrade if I go back to android or not. But right now I’m not bored and I enjoy it a ton
Opposite for me. Bored of iPhone switching to android for my next few cycles at least
@@5gun1 I think it is great to have options and android and iPhone give us those options
@@nikolavonfulton5195 agreed
I have the same experience as you . I sold phones for almost 10 years and I was the iPhone hater in the group BUT one day I was bored and grabbed an iPhone 11 and then the 13 pro and now half the products in my house are apple…. I’ve had all the best phones you can get in the states but man this iPhone just doesn’t skip a beat even tho yeah it’s boring af
@@5gun1 I’m feeling the same exact way
The only appealing things about having an iphone were:
It has a good camera
It implies a high social status
Recently it has gotten a nice ecosystem
The camera on the pixel can be considered better
Everyone has an iphone nowadays so its not too much of a social status indicator anymore
Samsungs ecosystem is catching up
You're absolutely correct. Im using the S24U + MBP16 both works pretty well. except data transferring you will be required to use 3rd party software. (Data transferring still airdrop is the best but overall are okay.)
I agree. I use to be hyped about all their other products but now switched back to PC. That kind of changed my perspective and got me to use other products like android based phones and tablets. Keeping tech fun !
I decided I wanted a device that lasts and works properly. I left Android's because none of the manufacturers updated the OS and you were always forced to upgrade every contract cycle. People get an iPhone and they keep them for like 5 or 6 years working perfectly with updates. Sure now the Pixel exists and that is great but it's not good enough. I also like the security of iOS and that I don't have to reboot my phone 10X's a day because it doesn't run correctly.
@@Splashadian It's only a matter of time, until iphones & ipads comes into a decline, i had an iphone X and it just decided to die on me at the start of 2023 so the phone lasted around 5 years i was hoping it would last another year, I switched to android & bought the new motorola flip, i'm so happy with it & android aren't that bad anymore, i'm planning to buy a fold phone later as my 2 in 1 phone mini tablet like device, & a mid ranged phone (considering getting the Vivo V29 lite & maybe the older realme GT that are blue color with white stripes)
Apple are stuck 6 years behind, all other phone manufacturer innovated their phones ability & designs with more affordable prices, but apple still do the same thing, overpriced with same features, & the new features they claim are usually comes into a niche & big failure ,it has the potential, but not enough to justify the purchase & their ridiculous prices prices
What's funny is I just built a 4070 + 13700k pc build (got deals on them, otherwise would have went with a different gpu).
I love samsung phones and I'm using an s22 ultra, but I don't really use the features android has exclusively that much. I'm thinking of trying an iPhone 16 pro max when it's out just because I'm super bored with android. I think I will be able to make due with either and have a good experience, but we will see. Just want some fun with new tech. A new samsung phone is great, but I know what I'm getting.
My problem with iPhone is price. They get more expensive. Pixel offers so much more value. Not just at MSRP but because of Promos they do through both Google Fi's store or just the Google Store. I upgrade my phone every year and never pay more than $100 out of pocket. Google was so generous during the Pixel 7 release that along with signing up for Google One for two months I ended up with Google Earbuds, The V2 Google Wireless Charger, and the 7 inch Nest Hub, and made about $60 on top of it. I can't afford a yearly update to an iPhone. I probably couldn't afford to do one every 3 years even. That is a problem.
Yea Googles trade in value for their own phones are insane
Yes, Google is privileged to use the Pixel as a loss leader supported by the billions it makes with its primary business. So they can afford to sell at a loss to grab market share, so although they clearly offer value, this needs to be revised as a business model.
@@andyH_England I don't believe that is really the case. Apple prices on phones are insane. I mean if they can offer a Mac Mini for $599. The iPhone SE from last year has been using a body design from years and years ago. The lcd in it is from an ancient iPhone as well. Years and years behind anything recent. The Camera has also not been updated this whole time. Yet still selling for over $400. You can't tell me Apple couldn't bring prices down, by like a lot.
This is why most major carriers just have you pay a monthly fee of like $20 - $40 that includes your device payment and annual or bi-annual upgrades at no extra cost. As long as consumers are OK with paying that monthly fee the phone manufacturers can keep raising the prices - it's more of a subscription model now with a small minority actually purchasing new flagship phones at full price.
Is it a problem that you can't update to a new phone every three years? They're designed to last longer than that.
All great points. Especially the "gateway" analogy. I feel that "boring" can be good so we can focus on more important things. Look up more often rather than having our heads buried in a screen.
I don't know about the last part at the end
I'm bored of iPhones for years. After 4 years of thinking about switching since August I'm rocking a z fold 4. iPhone just works well but if your into gadgets get a folding phone and don't look back
Had a folded one 20 years back. Not interested anymore.
@@Goaltimer that's a flip ya wet blanket
You can only squeeze so many pixels onto a screen before the eye can’t see the difference. You can only make blacks so black before the eye can’t tell the difference. You can only make the CPU so fast before they make no perceptible difference to the programs they’re running. I remember running out of room on my 16gb 3G. I haven’t run out of room on my 512gb 13 pro max. Previous generations of phones offered quantum leaps in performance. That can’t keep happening or if it does it won’t offer a value proposition. The one thing they can do that would impress me is make a battery that lasts twice as long, three times as long, four times as long. That would be worth the upgrade.
The battery got big upgrades on the iPhone 13.
Before having an iPhone, my dad had a piece of junk Microsoft “smartphone” that he had to reset multiple times a day and hardly worked. I remember when my parents first got the iPhone 3GS and I was blown away by it. I immediately saved up to get an iPod touch and eventually my dad gave me his iPhone 3GS as my first phone. Now over a decade later I have an iPhone 14 pro Max and it’s crazy to think back to having an iPhone 3GS. The thing had a 3.5 inch screen, lasted maybe a few hours before dying and my data plan was capped at 300 mb a month at the time as well. Smartphones have certainly come a long way and if they remain relatively unchanged for a few years with only some performance upgrades and other improvements I’m fine with that.
Phones are still exciting to me. I was bored for years and just had an iPhone after having both. Now I'm back to both still have my 14 pro but now a pixel and s23 ultra. My s23 ultra is customized just how I like it and enjoying it like I'm back in 2011. Tech is still getting better every year, it's still exciting. This conversation sounds like more of a product of instant gratification and people just need something crazy exciting and new coming at all times. It's still plenty exciting to me.
HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE IPHONE DUMMY, . NOT SAMSUNG
Why do you use 3 phones lmao
He got money
I agree. if, for the majority, the batteries on these new phones are replaceable, if not for security updates, if not for cheap communication prices, id never upgrade from my phone unless necessary.
It’s almost never worth it upgrading year to year. It’s the 2,3 or even 4 or 5 year upgrade that feels like a big difference. Things aren’t as exciting as they used to be though. Yearly changes are so minimal.
I wouldn’t say 2 year upgrade gives any difference. 4 years might be the sweet spot but I have iPhone 12 Pro and I’m already really tempted to get 15 pro, just because I want something new… but if nothing will excite me about 15 and buttons won’t for sure, then I might wait another year or see what competition has to offer
I'm not an Apple fanboy by any means but I take boring but tried, tested and reliable over crazy but half-assed features any day of the week. I'm still using my iPhone 11 Pro and haven't felt the need to upgrade yet. I'm still getting the newest software and security updates and it meets all my daily needs. The only reason I might upgrade in the future would be for USB-C and/or a notchless display.
Exactly!!!
I’m also using an 11 Pro and I’m still really happy with it
Usb C and no notch? Wtf? Okay..
I had an iphone X, it died, so i switched to android
Happy with my magenta new moto Razr fold
My family knows me well and know that customization is the single most important feature any device I use must have, so they have never presured me to switch from Android to iOS.
The device needs to work for MY needs, not theirs and vice versa.The best way to decribe why I will always choose Android is that it let's me enjoy my device on my terms. On Android I feel the possibilities are limitless.
I think Apple makes wonderful devices. They're just not for me.
I saw a show on Netflix called, Unlock My Boss, and noticed how fast that phone could switch apps, write texts, open maps, and do all kinds of things. It’s like a speed runner using a smartphone. I hope phones get that fast in my lifetime. In the show, it looks like CGI is used, but the attention to detail to show animations and control gestures on the phone as if someone was using it is pretty nice. A phone that works as quickly as a person can think, and physically move their hands to gesture on the screen.
Jon, I’ve been watching you for pretty much the whole time the iPhone has been around, but I’ve been saying for a few years that we’re at somewhat of a “terminal velocity” when it comes to smartphone advances, and in reality it’s not just phones, but tech in general. It’s not unheard of that any device that was classed as flagship on release is still being used 3/4 years later with minimal drop in performance… It’s mental
Having had Smartphones since 2007 myself I remember not having all these apps it was just the joy of being able to own a Phone for the first time without my Mom helping me buy. I had just started working for FedEx at that time. And started getting everything for myself. No Spotify, no Twitter ETC. Hell Netflix was still shipping DVD and Blu-Ray’s to my House 😂 we have come a long way since then!
Long way towards totalitarian world government.
I had the sidekick 2 in highschool and i remember that exciting feeling for phones. I lost the interest for a while but the past couple years i have been getting new phones and feel thr excitement again. The pixel 7 Pro is my phone rn and i LOVE 💕 it!
There hasn't been an exciting iPhone since the iPhone 10 in my opinion. Apple has been offering less and charging more.
Agree, feels like they have been “fine tuning” the same design for like 6 years now
Two things I want phones to improve on.
1: The Desktop Experience. I would love phones to really push replacing a laptop. I use Samsung Dex every once in a while but I personally don't find any current app worth the experience.
2: Keep pushing the folding displays. As someone who likes to draw and read this has gotten me very excited to switch to a folding phone. I'm waiting for them to iron out the kinks, but I think folding phones will really help improve productivity.
You mentioned AR and that's something I've been looking into recently: AR glasses. However, I don't think I should need a new phone for that. Just like how a smart watch has become an extension I think the glasses will find its footing that will help better the overall experience.
It’s nice to see a positive outlook. In 2008 I graduated university and moved out. iPhone came out a few months later. What a way we came from then to now. Couldn’t imagine a life without this tech!
Honestly I really miss the old IPhone and the old designed with the home button. I’m still soar of how they got rid of the finger print passcode for the iPhone, while other smartphone still have fingerprint passcode.
Strangely enough Sony seems to be the ones pushing forward.
21:9 screen ratio and a headphone jack.
I damaged my old iPhone XS Max back in 2021, and went back to using my iPhone 6s Plus for a few weeks… and I realised the at the time 6 year old phone did almost everything the XS Max could do. I didn’t feel much limitations, it ran the same up to date operating system, same apps, and apart from getting warm and occasionally lagging in Snapchat it was a good experience. I not have a 13 Pro Max since launch that I intend to use for years to come
A better video than I imagined from Jon. It’s not really a boring/interesting question and was always more about the software than the hardware. What was interesting mostly were the leaps and bounds in hardware improvements in the early years. The iOS/Android wars were and are more about the software approach than the accompanying hardware. There’s less differentiation now even in that department. Perhaps it’s just ‘all good’ largely and that’s more a problem for the tech TH-camr than anybody else?
Phones are boring, TVs are boring, computers are boring and tech is overall boring. We've reached our peak with most tech. Silver lining, boring means we've improved upon this tech so much that it's the most reliable it's ever been and I love that! I want my tech to work when I use it. I'm glad we are at a point where we don't have to hassle with a ton of bugs/glitches, just minor ones here and there. Now that tech is boring, we as a species could try to go back and focusing on what's really important. Connecting with others and building on those relationships. Tech has consumed us to the point where friends and family have drifted away from each other. Let's get back to what matters most in life.
You talked a lot but said nothing 😂
I felt the same way about iphone, it's just something that houses apps and that's it. You don't really interact with the phone that much.
With android, you can tweak and fiddle with it, increase animation speeds, change the look and feel of it.
But with iphone, your phone pretty much looks the same as everyone else's.
Why don’t we stop innovating rapidly and just hang in there longer to appreciate new technology and features. Coz it’s common knowledge that this breakneck pace of innovation is gonna come to an abrupt sudden halt for a while when innovators are still figuring out where to go from here. One of the reasons why I am still hanging dear to my Oneplus 7T which is still amazes to me to this day.
Agree totally all phones are so advance now that nothing new excite. I upgraded from a iPhone 6 to a 14 recently and only every own two iPhone. Yes I was exited because there were some stuff that my old one didn’t have but after that it’s just a “phone”. And I have seen other phones and most do a pretty good job. They are so advance I’m like these aren’t phones no more 😂.
Stopped being excited about iphone when 8 came out. Switched to android after it and never looked back
iPhone 3g was my first iPhone until the iPhone X. Then, tired of Apples old port, lack of innovation and anti consumer policy, I switched to Android.
I get super bored with my iPhone 14 pro max, I find myself constantly changing/theming my s23 ultra. I sit for hours just playing with different things specially through good lock. Apple should have a good lock type app for those whom desire to play with things.
Wallpaper engine ma dude.
@ethancarey6611 that's not even enough. Play with a Samsung and you can theme in detail ever part of device. Not just a wallpaper
@@Ur504Cuban I run a theme on top of wallpaper engine which is a moving, fully animated background. Best of all worlds 😁
@ethancarey6611 where did you get it from because when I Google it I get wallpaper apps.
To put it in perspective Jon, you said you were excited about mms and video recording on the iPhone and that was around for a few years to include 3g. Now people are excited about buttons, lol.
Your point is 100% spot on. Features that should motivate someone to change should probably be the OS, camera and maybe better battery. Everything else is close to the same.
We have gotten spoiled in populated modern society, let your Apple Watch, iPhone, MacBook, & iPad die then have no power & no internet for few days to week an then you’ll realize how great these devices are, Apple has got the best overall ecosystem for everything connecting an just working most of the time and their build quality is usually the best, wish they would give better support an fix the glitches in software last couple years most of all, also that they would keep a pro phone that’s 1 handed with 5.8-6” 120hz always on display & no bezel, slightly smaller dynamic island, slightly rounded corners thats only 7mm thick, usb-c thunderbolt port, no camera bumps just best they can fit in that form factor & made of titanium, good video👍👍
I love in the Apple events (other companies do it too) when they say "This is the best iPhone we've ever made." It's like, well yeah. You wouldn't come out and say "We decided this year to dial it back. Our phones were getting too good, so this year's iPhone is going to be a little worse than last year's." I don't know, it just seems so obvious and lazy.
These events (anything related to smartphones) are a snooze-fest. Half of the presentation would talk about the camera and then some other smaller gimmick features that most people will forget about after a week or two. And companies know this tactic works because majority of consumers care about the camera more than the rest of the phone.
I think the mute switch being a button is going to suck. People are REALLY gonna be accidentally muting their phones even more now.
I applaud companies like Samsung and google and oppo etc that continue to push the bar of innovation
Also, the processors and battery are so good you don't have to update every 1-2 years anymore.
Processors = Yes. Battery = Hell no.
That's one thing Apple needs to seriously address, every iPhone since the iPhone 11 has had worse and worse battery life.
@@thewatcherofawesomecontent this is factually incorrect. The 13 pro max was the king of battery for all high end phones. Easy day and a half if not 2 days of battery with lighter use
@@idohearthatersdgk 11 Pro Max was better than the 12. Never used a 13, but I have a lot friends who weren't impressed...
A lot of fools... The 13 is the best battery on an iPhone I've seen multiple tests and use one myself. Well a 14, but it's basically the same phone with a few additional extras.@@thewatcherofawesomecontent
The only reason I stick with iPhone is its integration with AirPods. If google phones will utilise their bard ai well which I think they might in a year or two then I might as well switch over to google pixel. Siri is just falling behind, iPhones altogether are… android caught up or might have even overtook iOS in terms of reliability seamlessness and features.
The problem is that there's no need to release a new series every 10 months. These flagships have reached a level, they are relevant for the bext 3 years at least.
Agreed. I've used Android and Apple phones throughout the years. I was a Note guy for a while until I went back to Apple because they began adding features I once enjoyed exclusively on Android. Now I'm so deep in the Apple ecosystem that there is so much to consider if I went back to Android. If the Apple watch worked the same on a Android I'd probably switch to a foldable. 🤷🏾♂️
After years of being on Android , I got an iPhone 13 , I have no idea what iPhones before and after are like , but the 13 is fine and absolutely no need to change it . Let's see if Apples promised 5-6 years of support pans out .
iTunes to put music on is an absolute pain however , fortunately I use an old Android to store and play FLAC files .
Why not use Apple Music? Granted it can’t play FLAC, but Apple Lossless is just as good.
I use Apple Music over Spotify on Android because of that.
@@tiadaid tidal is even better on Android imo
I have Amazon HD which I think is better quality than Apple Music , however I have a large collection of FLAC files ' which I don't pay a monthly fee for , to get them onto the iPhone I have to convert them to ALAC , re tag them and hope that the iPhone and my PC are actually on speaking terms !
iphone 8 is still supported
It is boring indeed. I'm an Android user when it comes to smartphones. Ipad (ios) when it comes to tablets. And a Windows user for work. They are simply the best in their categories.
And you know what, Mid-range devices (android only) are getting more and more interesting. Nothing Phone 1 is an example.
The next thing must be far longer battery life.
Leaving a charger at home would be a luxury that I haven’t had since the days of my Nokia 6310i.
One of the motivational speaker mentioned before that “nice is boring”. Which also means that if you have achieved something and it’s going well for you with little to no hiccups in life, day in day out is routine, kinda boring, but also safe and peaceful, then is actually good. No one wants to have one day whereby everything just go wrong and excitingly chaotic, from peace to suddenly economic crisis or war. That’s the iPhone at this point, and though something exciting would be great, boringness gives comfort and safety that it will just work and won’t turn your day upside down.
My iPhone 13 pro max is absolutely useless outdoors. On a slightly warm day, the display dims to the point that even in the shade, you can barely see anything. Never had that issue with any of my Samsung Android phones. Huge regret over switching to Apple.
That’s why I switched from apple, and the battery degrades rapidly overtime you can’t even download apks
For me now Cameras get me excited, I think there is something to get excited about in cameras, eg Global shutter in Consumer cameras
I feel like this video only applies to iphone users. I switched from my iphone to my pixel b/c I missed the Android ecosystem. I'm REALLY excited for the pixel fold and I'm amazed by what Samsung and other eastern phone companies have done. But with apple.... I can see why he's saying to appreciate the apps on the phone and appreciation of what we can do now vs back in the day. B/c outside of software , in minimal adjustments...thats all apple has really done. Their last hardware charge if I'm not mistaken was the plus series ....and gestures, but they can't go any further without dramatically changing they software, or at least developing another hardware line. But I'm really glad companies decided to start making phones that aren't just candy bar style shaped. Now they have folding screens, and pop up cameras, and super high quality cameras with protruding modules, and even gaming phones and phones with RGB and led lighting on the outside. It's fun to buy phones again!......I mean ..... Android phones at least.
As someone like myself that likes to collect technology from the past and the modern era. There is not much difference with phones anymore compared to the earlier years of android that used micro usb. There was so many brands and competition with multiple brands available to choose from but nowadays it's too limited. There was like the galaxy note 4 with quad hd display with a removable battery, to the lg g3 with smaller bezels than the note 4 while still having a removable battery and both samsung and lg phones both had micro sd card slots. Newer models of lg phones with hifi quad dacs. Htc with there boom sound front facing speakers. Huawei with there large displays with really good battery life and strong signal strength. Zte with the hifi dac on the headphone jack. Sony will different variety of phones from small phones to big phones while still using the same processor on both the small phones and large phones. The nexus phones made from different brands with stock android. I collect android phones as a hobby and I still have my old android phones but the batteries needs to be replaced on them since the batteries already degraded on them plus the carriers restricting the support to use on there network, otherwise I would use my older android phones. I still keep these old android phones because they have features that the modern phones no longer have. I still have my one plus one, nexus 6p, htc one m9, zte axon 7, sony z5 premium, and htc one max. All these phones have a headphone jack and included a charger in the box when I bought them. I have a drawer full of bluetooth headphones with batteries that don't hold a charge since they already degraded with non user replaceable batteries very long plus the bluetooth headphones I purchased years ago was when everything used micro usb and usb c did not exist on bluetooth headphones and usb c was starting to become available on newer electronic devices. I still have my wired headphones that still work to do this day, my wired headphones have user replaceable cables and are user removable with the option to convert my wired headphones into bluetooth with bluetooth adapters. I prefer to stick with using wired headphones because of the sound quality and don't produce e-waste compared to bluetooth headphones with non user replaceable batteries on bluetooth headphones when the batteries degrade and stop holding a charge. Wired headphones with removable cables can be used long term for many years since they don't have a limited charge cycle like bluetooth headphones and you can't keep using the same bluetooth headphones for many years where as using the same wired headphones can outlast bluetooth headphones long term. If you have to constantly have to buy a new pair of bluetooth headphones because of the design flaws might as well have a reliable pair of wired headphones that will outlast any pair of bluetooth headphones. Bluetooth headphones are convient just like getting food at a fast food restaurant. Both bluetooth headphones and fast food restaurants are convient but not the best while both have flaws in them and wired headphones do have some flaws but the flaws can be fixed and are easier to deal with not as expensive compared to anything convient.
Having been an RAE for AT&T for almost 10 years from 2006 until 2016, I changed phones almost every 6-8 months. In that time, phones were SO exciting when they came out! It was so exciting to see the new model in person for the first time and there was nothing better than getting my hands on the brand new model. Having left AT&T in 2017, I am still involved in the cellular industry and I am still the guy that changes phones pretty regularly, but the excitement factor is definitely not there anymore. It is certainly fun to get the newest model on launch day but it is just so different than it once was. That being said, this video is spot on. I myself forget just what these devices are capable of and it is pure insanity what they can do. We have come such a long way!
I worked for sprint before smartphones. I was just happy when Sanyo came out with a color screen, or a phone that could paly mp3s! And I used a tape adapter in my car to play music from my phone, in my car! That was craziness. Now I don't even think about it when I start my car, throw my phone on the wireless charger, and android auto pops up and I hit play on Spotify. It just seems like that's how it should be. The only thing I'm excited for is my phone working again.. it seems like phones get obsolete due to app bloat, and I'm just excited to have a phone that's functional. In screen fingerprint scanner is kinda cool... but my pixel 6 pro doesn't have facial recognition. It's like we're trading one feature for another.
Fav phone?
@@noodlessoul8356 For android, probably the HTC M8. iPhone wise, probably the X. It was what brought me back to iOS because it was the first iPhone in forever that excited me.
As someone who just ditched Apple for Android, this might be fun.
Was planning to buy an iphone. With that money I got a good full frame dslr and decent zoom lens. Got a good hobby for the rest of my life. And oh, got a Kindle too
u know for me this year when i tried the flip and folding samsung phone, it was crazy i kinda liked something i never done before, i know they wont be popular ever but it was hella fun
Those are both extremely popular devices. They have a solid niche following. I have apple everything but I hope apple does a fold sometime in the future.
Used to love going to my local Apple Store to see and try out new products. But I have now got all the products I use . I no longer go. That excitement factor has gone after umpteenth iterations.
TH-cam app, messaging and browsing. Hence why I got a iPhone 13 Pro Max. Split View would be nice.
These are small pocketable computers, not phones. If you know how to uninstall the phone app and do so, is it a phone anymore? Nope. Phone is just a small app that virtualized the feature of a telephone.
Similarly, you install apps on a laptop that allow you to make and receive calls… you don't suddenly call it a phone. The more we stop looking at the hardware as a phone, but more a powerful computer, the more we can make conscious decisions to be more productive on these devices, and not limit them to means of communication (calls, messages, social media, etc).
I wouldn't say I've had every flagship smartphone ever released, but I have had a flagship phone every year since flagship phones existed, and sometimes several a year. I was a beta tester for HTC starting during their Windows mobile era, and had the diamond and touch pro, touch pro 2, and then into Android up to the m9. I never used an iPhone because I've never used a Mac until I started developing apps. I got an iPhone 7 plus and I used it for 2 years in that role. It was awful. Before using an iPhone I didn't understand why people liked them. After using an iPhone, I still didn't know why people liked them. The user experience is so bland, and there's hardly any real customization options. It's as if Steve Jobs was saying, "you'll like what I like or you won't have it at all." That's the impression I got from it. As someone who made custom roms for Windows CE, Windows mobile and Blackberry, and then Android... Using an iPhone was the most unimpressive experience I've ever had with something so many people seem to like. A lot of people talk about the apple ecosystem as the reason they stay with it. To me the iPhone was designed to be boring. It does the things that it does well for the most part, but that's not impressive. It should do the things that it does well. That's where a lot of other companies fail though. So yes, Apple makes a product that works. But it's always been a little boring. My favorite phones over the years were the blackberry bold touch, HTC touch pro, and HTC m7.
You literally just answered your own question.. you made custom roms and therefore understand the tech and software on a way higher level than probably 90% of people.. those people want to be able to use and interact with the software without having to have the knowledge that someone like you has. That’s why people use iPhones
I have lost the excitement for Apple events since 2016. I think part of me wants to revisit that hype we all felt back in 2007. When physical phone buttons were the norm and along came a touchscreen phone.
I love my boring iPhone 14 pro. I’ve been an apple user since 2010 and an iPhone user since 2013. I have no intentions on switching to android or any other operating system/ phone manufacturer. Boring can be good and I’m ok with it. I still get excited every time the new iPhone
I feel like the User Interface on IOS and Android we’ve had for so long is what’s boring. We need something new and refreshing when it comes to the home screen.
Had a 14 plus but ended up going back to the 11 after I switched back to metro by T-Mobile. Bill is cheaper and honestly without usb mass storage all iPhones are the same in that regard
Ive been an iPhone user for years now. From the 5C, 6S, 10 to the 12. Finally switched over to Android and last year and havent looked back. If I've been able to make a transition to Android then yeah, I have the Pixel phone but looking foward to get the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
While Apple made their portrait mode 0.0137% better, Samsung made their phones fold in half.
iPhones are much better than they used to be. More customizable, now cheaper than samsung, airdrop to export files, better cameras than cameras and a battery that actually lasts all day now!
Wireless charging, translating, 4k video 60fps, amazing photos, lightroom, mobile banking etc
It’s amazing imo and having this in your pocket is something fantastic
Boring is good these days. What we value more are reliability and stability. Like, the two best selling smartphones are the S23 series and iPhone 14 series. These two are boring in every way, compared to the OnePlus, Xiaomi, Vivos, etc of the world.
However, they work. Their cameras, displays, batteries, etc work. They don't need 2mp macro cameras, backs made of rocks, niche gaming phones, etc. What matters as well is the ecosystem.
Here in the Philippines, no one uses Facetime and iMessage. A lot use Android phones. Samsung's ecosystem is almost as excellent as Apple's.
I still kept all my old devices from a decade ago. The cricket muve muzik thing, LG Optimus V, ZTE Boost Force. Galaxy S4 etc. Android user here
Then when I got the S9 its like i entered an entirely new world. Dual speakers, fast processor. The overall experience was like never before.
I currently have the S23 Ultra and sometimes ponder if things will be different 10 years from now and if so how? 🤔
You make a fine point. Yet it doesn’t fully explain why, right now, the iPhone 13 costs 60K in Indian rupees while the Google Pixel 7A in the same currency costs about 40K. Post exchange the Pixel gets even cheaper which is even more crazy. The iPhone doesn’t do anything the other phones do but it seems wildly overpriced. This is true of the iPad and the Macs as well but both these latter machines have deeper uses and an app ecosystem that at least mitigates the price. The iPhone I’m not so sure. Care to weigh in? Would be great to hear your thoughts.
In my opinion camera is my biggest bullet point when im choosing a phone! That's why I choose always a sony Xperia or a Google pixel!
Its not that its boring, its already mature. The knly new things on the iphones are the 5g bands and faster processors. The camera and front face id is also maturing but we are not there yet.
We reached the time that time that cars are like phones. They may have one big feature but in reality, there’s not much change with each year models .
the iPhone 5 was the best iPhone yet in that sexy slate color. the screen size felt right it was just amazing.
As a past iphone user I've never been excited in any iphone release since the the 6 and X and that's why i'm on android now .
I always laughed when I'd see people lined up for days to get the new iPhone as I'd never do that. I always used Android back then and loved the Note series. About 5 years ago I switched to iPhone as all my other gear was Apple. It just made sense. I always looked at a phone as a tool. I still do. I have 2 games on it and younger folks would call them boring. I have the 14 Pro Max now and I like it well enough. It does what I want it to do. That said, I'm done paying high dollar now. My current phone was my last High Dollar Hurrah. From what I've seen and talked to friends about, many mid-range phones are pretty damn good. Then, there's the used market. Ah. I'm getting old. I'll step back and take enjoyment at you younger folks and the fun you have with this stuff. Love the enthusiasm some of you have.
And I thought I was growing up, not really caring about spec sheets and all that stuff. Just got an iphone and realized it's boring and the only thing that will make me stick to this is a smooth experience of iOS and ecosystem, nothing else.
The three most common things I do on my phone are using the camera, listening to music, and being on social media. I love games but surprisingly I don’t play them as much
It’s the hardware working together with software that excites me.. and Apple seems to have the upper hand here. Google can do it if they had more guts to go all out with their Pixel. Looking forward to Google’s I/O to see if they can pull it off.
I wouldn’t say iPhone is boring it’s very interesting I enjoy the camera It is very smooth Coming from an android user former
I used to want to upgrade phones everytime there was a new one because they had big upgrades and changes a few years ago but now i’m good using mine until it can barely hold a charge
I agree. As a low vision user (20/70 left eye and 20/80 right eye), I started on a Galaxy S3, then S5, then iPhone 7 Plus, now iPhone 11.
iPhone and Apple software is A+ for the low vision community. The phones itself, can be better and lower cost for a big phone. eSIM exclusive iPhone 14 in USA? I view it as a bad decision. As a dual citizen, I’d prefer a SIM slot.
I use an iPhone 11, and will until it loses support. Android isn’t great for me and my low vision. Apple and its accessibility software beats the Android equivalents for accessibility, despite being the same feature. This is why I stay with Apple.
I hate the high cost, but it’s a necessary evil. There are lower cost Android with big screens, that’s great. I use my phone for texting, calling, and that’s basically it. For anything else, iPad is my go to, and a Mac for work. Yes, I can go Android again, but I won’t, because it’s not as accessible. My phone is a phone, nothing else. For anything else, a tablet and laptop do the job.
Need more phones for the niche audience. Like audiophiles, gamers, photographers, etc.
Sony tried that route. Not really working out unless you go the subbrand route. E.g. Walkman, Sony Alpha etc.
miss those Walkmans, Cyber-Shots, Nokia N, E series, Motorola RAZR, SLVR, ROKR, RIZR series.. more options more fun
The best thing about iphone is they just work. The camera, the password manager, the face id-they just do what they have to do without any tweaking. Maybe the boring part is even if you have new iphone they work like the other iphones you had; so best keep the old one until a groundbreaking feature is available like the update from touch id to face id.
Finally someone says it loudly😌😌😌
you could actually see the camera quality difference way back then
but now i think almost all the smartphones have the same results
Smartphones matured a long time ago. I used to get hype for phones back in the early days but all you hear from companies is how better the camera is compared to the previous generation and people will still buy it. They know the average consumer cares about the camera more than the spec sheet and price.
I used to want something exciting and different from phones but now I just want the best. Phones can’t do anymore than they do now.
They can do better but not new.
Now I just want the best battery, camera, speed, integration etc.
As a pro photographer who uses his phone to capture images that I spot when I’m not out on a shoot, I’m excited to see what the new 15 Pro sensors can do.
I’m using my phone for the same things I used it for 10 years ago. My needs haven’t changed so my excitement for the devices hasn’t either. I’ve been more interested in repairing these things than anything else involving them
Smart phones have reached a plateau, so therefore there’s nothing really innovative these companies can do to excite the buyer besides software perhaps
This is a great video and reminder. People have been so spoiled by tech that they forget exactly how much a phone in your pocket can actually do. Everyone is always looking for the next big thing, just to complain about it later or how boring it has become. Once VR does its thing (which I really don't understand, just another big distraction from real world ) people will complain about that and then want walking robots in there homes that can just live life for them so they don't have too.
It is, it is boring and I am dead sure that the build quality from the iPhone 13 onwards - has dropped. It isn’t as strong. It doesn’t take a beating like it used to.
I still love my pacific blue iphone 12 pro max 256gb there's no real reason for me to upgrade to the newest iphone 14 the performance is still superb. I don't upgrade my phone just to have the newest phone out I don't follow trends. I upgrade my phone because they did a whole new redesign & added new features.🥂😎
My friend wouldnt leave ios because of the health alerts she gets from her old relatives or kids if any emergencies happen. I never considered that. She didn't like how her 13 pro is just not working anymore so she got a 14 pro. Apple supposedly supports device longevity. But apparently it won't work past 2 years. My wife randomly asked me the other day if my phone was super hot after i used my Hotspot for a few hours (galaxy s23 ultra), i said no bc ive never had this happen to me. She said her phone gets nuclear hot after an hour. 12 gigs of ram makes a difference.
0:58 I have a S22 Ultra. My friend group of 20 or so all have iPhones. I get this pressure everytime I go out with them. :(
Don’t ffs change that phone out for an iphone…it’s a beast, be proud of it
I feel you it’s just minor changes same form factor for years I’m getting the S23 Ultra. iPhones are boring can’t jail break lack of customization very limited.
I have been going back and forth with iPhone and Android through the past years, and I really think iPhones are boring.
I have Nothing Phone 1 at the moment and I love it.
The peak of me excitement was the iPhone X. It was the biggest redesign, UI change, and changed the whole landscape. I don't think they can do that again.
I've been an Android user for 11 years, and I recently purchased an iPhone. I dunno, but I love my iPhone. How it works, its ecosystem-even Android has the biggest customizations, features, and whatnot. It depends on the user, anyway.
When it comes down to it. If you like the stock experience, apple does that better.
I think the innovation these days is not so much of what can be seen, but what cannot be seen.
We have the insane chip that sort out so many tasks that we take for granted. The AI, text recognition, human recognition. All at in the milliseconds.
What i feel is that the UI needs a major revamp. Especially 1st party apps.
Groundbreaking stuff will be materials and engineering. If they can hit it.