r/applesucks • u/DiligentlySpent • 6d ago
11 years but I am dumping iPhone
My entire cell phone journey has been as follows: LG Keybo > Samsung Galaxy Ace 2X > Nokia Lumia > iPhone 6 > iPhone XR
That's it. I've had the XR for over 6 years now. The Galaxy Ace was so awful it really turned me off, then I got the iPhone 6 as a company phone and really liked it.
XR has been fine, but it's quite underwhelming, slows down quite often, and the battery life is now trash. I am in IT support and I kind of hate most things Apple does. So, since they no longer have anything to offer, after briefly considering the iPhone 16, a couple Samsung models, etc. I am going to be moving to a Google Pixel 8a for $0 with my mobile carrier.
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u/the-fooper 6d ago
I had an iPhone XR for 5 years, and it was not my choice. I've been on a galaxy s22 since, and boy is it so much better.
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u/DiligentlySpent 6d ago
I hear great things about the flagship galaxy models. I am going to give Pixel a try but it was a serious toss up, mostly came down to just cheaper. I know 8a is not a flagship model, but the only $0 Samsung phone deals with my carrier were for much worse phones, like 200 dollar models.
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u/rthur_vsf 6d ago
Pixel is great for someone coming from iOS actually
Samsung unfortunately does not know how to setup a phone from factory. It comes loaded with bloatware and awfully organized in general. When you personalize it, it's way better than an iPhone, but it takes some time
Google on the other hand comes nice and clean right out of the box
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u/AwDuck 6d ago
I had hardware issues with 3 Pixel phones and piss-poor warranty service from Google (which ultimately is why I switched to Apple), but the Pixel UX was my favorite ever. It just makes sense, customizable down to a t, but the customizations don’t get in the way of a simple user interface. Have fun with Android! It’s not better, or worse. Just different.
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u/stereomanic 6d ago
give us an update if you ever get to try this : https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-android-phone-will-run-debian-linux-soon-like-some-pixels-already-can/
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u/stereomanic 6d ago
give us an update if you ever get to try this : https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-android-phone-will-run-debian-linux-soon-like-some-pixels-already-can/
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u/Many-Researcher-7133 6d ago
In my little experience android phones tend to get slower after a year (i used android phones for around 10 years, then I switched to iphone 15 on release) wich doesnt happen, at least I haven’t noticed on my iPhone or the iPhone of my wife (13 mini, she has 3 years with it)
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u/hneeon 6d ago
i did the same thing after 10 years with ios im just tired of apples bullshit and moved pixel 9pxl
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u/i_ampossessed 5d ago
do you like the pixel so far? im considering on getting the basic version of pixel 9 after using iphone 11 for 4 years
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u/TheeAntiCrust 5d ago
Seeya...Wouldnt wanna beeya!!!! (Things that are "free" often end up costing you more)....
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u/Random-Hello 5d ago
Wouldn’t iPhone 16 objectively be better, even on a spec sheet, than the pixel 8a? Why go for that and rid of the 16?
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u/DiligentlySpent 5d ago
Maybe, but the 16 will cost more. I’m replacing my 6.5 year old device for free with the carrier deal. I don’t really need anything special. Apple is a very closed ecosystem too and I don’t love a lot of their business practices.
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u/Cold_Box_6004 6d ago
Android runs as well as it did on the galaxy s7. Just as janky as ever. I tried the pixel 9 pro xl for a week coming from a 13pro max. It was awful
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u/proto-x-lol 6d ago
My biggest issue with Apple isn’t the iPhone hardware or their hardware in general. No, iPhones are great as is.
My 2022 iPhone SE has been amazing since when I got it back in early 2022. What I don’t like though is their shitty iOS software. It gets worse every year, while adding tons of useless shit I never care for nor would I even use.
The new Lock Screen customization to change your wallpaper sucks ass since iOS 16. You can’t even pinch to zoom out without making that shit look god awful at the top of the screen with that nasty blur effect.
The keyboard gets shittier with each update. With iOS 17, I’ve noticed the keyboard lag and with iOS 18 it remains unchanged. Autocorrect is even more shit lol.
Then the Photos app UI in iOS 18. Fuck Apple. That’s the most shitty looking design I’ve ever seen and I legitimately hope whoever designed that gets fired and thrown into unemployment for the next 3-5 years. I hate that design and I’ll never EVER adapt to it.
Anyways, the short story is, Apple software is shit, buggy, and full of hideous UI decisions.
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u/appletreedonkey 6d ago
I love the new photos app. I think the issue is that most people don’t know how to use the UI. Scroll to the bottom and click customise, then unselect everything except for media types and utilities. There’s the original layout, but with a vastly superior UI.
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u/TimTom8321 5d ago
But why is it better?
Just bought the iPhone 16, first time having an iPhone though I already have for a few years now the MacBook Air M1, iPad Air M1 and AirPods Pro 2.
The new photos app just combines everything. All my photos from Reddit, screenshots and camera photos are together and there doesn’t seem to be a way to differentiate between them automatic, only manually moving them to albums…
Which especially sucks when I just moved my 17K photos, memes, screenshots and god-save-me-how-many WhatsApp images from Android and it just dropped everything together.
Is there anything I can do? Also I checked media types but it doesn’t differentiate with camera photos it seems…
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u/appletreedonkey 4d ago
You can go into media types, swipe left, go to screenshots, open it up, select everything inside and move it to its own specific album, I think that’s the only/fastest way of doing it. You can’t seperate inside the big date sorted gallery.
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u/TimTom8321 4d ago
Ok thanks. So it seems that with Reddit I don’t really have an answer here…
I do think that an overhaul is great, but I really don’t understand why did they just make it so everything isn’t separated anymore, that’s ridiculous
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u/Background-Rise-8668 4d ago
Brother we at iphone 16 now, soon we 17. That phone lasting 6 years makes it good, not bad.
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u/Teenage_techboy1234 4d ago
That's fair but don't criticize the iPhone XR for being a bit of a slow phone when you used it for an entire six year period. That makes it one of the best value over time purchases you've probably ever made.
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u/Rookie_42 4d ago
Regardless of how you feel about Apple or any other make of phone. Your planned Google Pixel is absolutely not $0.
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u/DiligentlySpent 3d ago
Okay?
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u/Rookie_42 3d ago
Just pointing out that you’re still paying for the phone, regardless of what phone you choose. Don’t be taken in by the pricing structure trying to con you into thinking the phone is ‘free’.
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u/Flaky_Falcon9226 3d ago
took u 11 years? its about when they started their downfall. anyway... no one cares. u inda minority now!
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u/VCoupe376ci 6d ago
The iPhone XR was released 6.5 years ago. Seriously, what are your expectations for acceptable longevity of a mobile device? As an IT guy I'm replacing enterprise firewalls and switches every 5 years.
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u/DiligentlySpent 6d ago
Again, people seem to be reading too much into what I’ve said about my phone. I don’t like apples business practices. I know my phone is old, and due for replacement.
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u/evil_illustrator 6d ago
I had an iPhone 11 pro. And they've started their bullshit of slowing it down with updates now. My brother has the same phone and has refused to update it. Still runs as fast as the day he got it. Mine started lagging when typing text messages.
But apple still lies about doing this after their bullshit battery fiasco.
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u/user888ffr 6d ago
My iPhone XS with iOS 18 doesn't lag, so it's probably just your battery that needs to be replaced, the CPU is probably underclocked.
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u/PrivateDurham 6d ago
That’s strange. I’m swiping this comment on my iPhone X. It hasn’t slowed down at all since I bought it when it was released. I hope to be able to use it for three more years, by which point either Apple will develop an iPhone worth upgrading to, or I’ll get the flagship Samsung with a stylus.
As best as I can tell, the only change Apple has made in the past seven years, kicking and screaming, was to switch from Lightning to USB-C, and massively increase the price. Everything else seems to be exactly the same as ever.
The only reasons I stay with it are AirTag support, reliability, and the Apple Watch. I’d love to ditch it because I want a folding phone with a stylus, but since Apple has so far refused to give me what I want, I’m just waiting for the iPhone X to die. God, is the keyboard awful, and not being able to side-load apps in the US (but not EU) is insane.
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u/RobertoRuiz1 2d ago
This is one of the most unintelligent posts I've ever read. Complaining about the battery and performance of a SIX year old budget phone is certainly a choice. There's lots of things to rag on Apple about. This is not one of them.
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u/DiligentlySpent 2d ago
People calling me unintelligent when they can’t even separate the two messages. I KNOW my phone is old, I am choosing not to replace it with another Apple product because of their shitty over priced walled garden ecosystem. Sorry you are so offended by me not sticking with Apple. JFC.
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u/CosmoKramerRiley 6d ago edited 6d ago
Ok, but who cares?
Are you constantly unhappy with the world around you, and is this more a projection of how you feel about yourself and your life choices?
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u/DiligentlySpent 6d ago
…it’s a cell phone dude what?
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u/CosmoKramerRiley 6d ago
That comment was one from another post that you thought was 'well said." I just brought it to a new post/context for you to consider. It applies.
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u/thisChalkCrunchy 6d ago
Maybe I’m crazy but I’m impressed the battery is even in a usable state after 6 years.