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.
Unfortunately no. Go with a huawei or xiaomi or realme off aliexpress, here’s a good site for comparing and finding one:
https://www.kimovil.com/en/
I love how the USA has made huawai illegal while giving us terrible options for smartphones that are only getting worse.
Competitive marketing 😍
Free market paradise
There’s also a weird conspiracy of silence with ignoring chinese made phones in reviews. If you do a web search for “best smartphones of X year”, the only ones you’ll find on western sites are from US companies: apple, samsung (south korea isn’t a country, just a US military base), google… No huawei, xiaomi, realme, vivo, oppo, oneplus, or any of the best phones coming out now.
Ben’s gadget reviews is an insanely solid, perhaps the best reviewer out there, besides Juan Bagnell, MrMobile and Mrwhosetheboss. Avoid other big reviewers.
Canada is doing the same as well…
Didn’t the US force Canada to basically kidnap their CEO? China would have been nuked immediately if the roles were reversed.
Ping @SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml
Cyrus Janssen covered it extensively and even did podcasts with a Canadian lawyer/professional. Check his YouTube channel.
Awesome. Thanks for the recommendation!
Thanks for this!
I don’t know the details. I heard Ben Norton mention it on a podcast today. I know they arrested the CEO or their daughter? It’s pretty fucked up.