I never minded iPhone overall. But my recent phone has been a lemon. Also since the iOS 16 update, the phone has been nearly unusable. Thankfully, people actually seem to be speaking speaking out about it. Usually people will never criticize Apple.
I could go on about all my issues with iPhone, but are there actually better options? I had Android about 10 years ago. It was fine, I didn’t really have any issues. Feels like you just get fed up with one platform and move to another one that’s better in some ways but still not great.
I’ve noticed Google products have fallen off a cliff in recent years, too. For smartphones being one of the most talked about ‘triumphs of capitalism’ (bs), capitalism doesn’t seem to make good phones. Actually, they have gotten way worse in recent years.
Honestly I don’t think so. I have had my phone since 2020 and it’s already basically fucked, lol. Recent years have only gotten worse technologically.
Like the other comment said, Apple has been the worst with reference to planned obsolescence in my experience. I have heard you can get some good Huawei/Xiaomi phones for pretty cheap off of Alibaba or Amazon, even.
Smartphone tech has plateaued imo. Honestly, that’s not even a bad thing. It has most of the features people want already. The cameras usually take great pics. I got this iPhone 2 years ago and planned to just keep it as long as possible, but it’s been terrible. The battery was totally shit after like 5 months.
Precisely the only things now are:
Battery replacement aside, these 3 allow keeping phone for longer. Samsungs are hilariously bad in budget and midrange, so your options are pretty narrowed. If you do not need 2 party call recording, Realme and Asus are other great options.