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Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Re: Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Post by SECProto »

D13Fd wrote: post #35
SECProto wrote: post #17

And yet, my cheap android phone has two things that are infinitely more important to me: an aux port and an SD card slot. My phone would be fundamentally less usable (for me) without them, while quicker switching between apps etc would be a minor benefit at most. Chasing statistics (Fastest processor! Most megapixels! Longest battery life!) becomes useless after a certain point. Processors and megapixels are long pas…

Honestly, what do you use the SD card for? Even with movies for flights, I haven’t filled a phone up in years.

Carrier data for phones is expensive. I use it to store media (podcasts and music) so I can pay for minimal monthly data. I bought a 128gb microSD card 3 or 4 years ago, meant I could save several hundred dollars (twice now!) by getting a mid-range phone with 64gb storage.

Edit: for fun I did a quick cost comparison. I drive a lot and listen to music and podcasts. 40,000km a year. If I streamed, I would have to upgrade my plan (+$10 a month minimum) and my phone (+$150/2yrs). Purchase price at the time was $100. So over the 3.5 years I've had this sd card, I've saved a net $620.

Re: Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Post by SECProto »

rad_gruchalski wrote: post #32
SECProto wrote: post #17

And yet, my cheap android phone has two things that are infinitely more important to me: an aux port and an SD card slot. My phone would be fundamentally less usable (for me) without them, while quicker switching between apps etc would be a minor benefit at most. Chasing statistics (Fastest processor! Most megapixels! Longest battery life!) becomes useless after a certain point. Processors and megapixels are long pas…

My wife currently has an android phone with those two. I just picked up the new iphone se for her and explained twice “there is no headphone jack”. She replied: “Cool, so I can keep my headphones plugged in to the laptop and use the other headphones for the phone. In worse case, I have bt headphones”. With the SD card... I mean, it seems not possible to configure any app to store data on it. She has signal, whatsapp,…

I use the sd card for media storage. Music and podcasts. Significantly reduces monthly data usage.

My car has an aux port. It has terrible Bluetooth that cuts out every couple minutes. I also use the same headphones at my home plugged into my phone and my desktop. This could by avoided with a dongle or two (or three), but honestly, I hate dongles, so I have thus far been able to buy phones that haven't made the decision to remove a (very useful) port.

Re: Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Post by junar »

Someone1234 wrote: post #8

The cheapest iPhone is also as expensive as some mid-range Android devices and completely inaccessible to a large chunk of the world's population. When a device that most will spend $449 on is "cheap" you have to admire Apple's price anchoring[0], they release a $1249 flagship and suddenly what the largest iPhone 5S flagshp cost ($442.09 inflation adjusted to 2020) at launch is considered "cheap." It is undeniably a…

That's misleading. The low prices you quoted required a 2-year carrier contract.

> an unlocked, contract free iPhone 5c will be available through T-Mobile for $549 (16GB) and $649 (32GB). T-Mobile will also have the unlocked iPhone 5s for $649, $749 and $849, for 16GB, 32GB and 64GB respectively.

https://www.engadget.com/2013-09-10-iphone-5c-and-5s-go-on-p...

Re: Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Post by mrpippy »

uyuioi wrote: post #33
Someone1234 wrote: post #8

The cheapest iPhone is also as expensive as some mid-range Android devices and completely inaccessible to a large chunk of the world's population. When a device that most will spend $449 on is "cheap" you have to admire Apple's price anchoring[0], they release a $1249 flagship and suddenly what the largest iPhone 5S flagshp cost ($442.09 inflation adjusted to 2020) at launch is considered "cheap." It is undeniably a…

The iPhone XR models should have been the new SE and the iPhone 8 body should have gone. Apple is a joke when it comes to these things.

The entire point of this phone is that it's the iPhone 8 body. Smaller than the XR, still uses Touch ID and home button.

Re: Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Post by plorntus »

hateMyIdeas wrote: post #2

I just made a more expensive Android phone in my head, now this article is invalid. It's $100,000,000 if anyone wants to buy it. Samsung is the Apple of Android. Big marketing budget and bright screens to make you THINK quality.

I own an S10+ and I have to say out of the box it is the most ad ridden phone I have ever owned. Absolute joke that they can be charging as much as they are, definitely had buyers remorse a week in.

Apple get a lot of flak for expensive hardware, which of course is true, but at least you get decent hardware with very good UX and software.

Re: Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Post by mchusma »

shantara wrote: post #36
Someone1234 wrote: post #8

The cheapest iPhone is also as expensive as some mid-range Android devices and completely inaccessible to a large chunk of the world's population. When a device that most will spend $449 on is "cheap" you have to admire Apple's price anchoring[0], they release a $1249 flagship and suddenly what the largest iPhone 5S flagshp cost ($442.09 inflation adjusted to 2020) at launch is considered "cheap." It is undeniably a…

As a side note, Pixel 3a got discounted down to $300 a few months after the release, which I think is a fair price for a phone of its specs and software support period. It was definitely too expensive for me for its asked release price. I'm generally a fan of Apple hardware, but the 3a was the best phone I've owned in a long time. It doesn't have anti-features like slippery glass back or notch and has a headphone jac…

I agree, I have the pixel 3a and it is the best phone I have ever had (I have switched between Android and iPhone). For me it's the size, battery life, and it just works.

Re: Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Post by gwright »

Someone1234 wrote: post #8

The cheapest iPhone is also as expensive as some mid-range Android devices and completely inaccessible to a large chunk of the world's population. When a device that most will spend $449 on is "cheap" you have to admire Apple's price anchoring[0], they release a $1249 flagship and suddenly what the largest iPhone 5S flagshp cost ($442.09 inflation adjusted to 2020) at launch is considered "cheap." It is undeniably a…

$449 doesn't seem particularly expensive for something that will last 3+ years. That is $12.50/month (or less). Your data service is easily 3x or 4x the cost of the phone.

The value that you get from that device is extraordinary compared to the cost.

Re: Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Post by zzapplezz »

muizelaar wrote: post #28
zzapplezz wrote: post #26

Clickbait headline. Author conveniently forgets to mention that the 865 has hands down better AI performance which is considered a key benchmark for high end devices. Multi-core perf is neck and neck. https://techyorker.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-865-vs-apple-a13-...

There's no AI benchmark at that URL.

True, but there is a multi-core benchmark. Makes the claims in the headline and article presented here suspect.

Re: Cheapest iPhone has a more powerful processor than the most expensive Android

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Post by debian3 »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #16
baq wrote: post #11

i don't care. what i care about is that the cheapest iPhone has a longer support period than the most expensive Android. it's actually insane and infuriating because I don't even like Apple but there literally is no other choice if you don't want to switch your phone every two years.

It really depends on what support you need - yes, the latest and greatest bling is dropped soon, but Samsung offers 4 years of security updates - that's quite a bit of time. You'll probably have a really bad battery by that point and it's probably worth an upgrade. You won't have all the latest and greatest OS bling, but you wouldn't have the latest and greatest anything but that point, and that's probably OK.

I don’t understand; bad battery = phone replacement.

Bad battery = battery replacement

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