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.
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.