I think it’s the fans. Most people have iPhones and don’t really TALK about iPhones. Android owners GO OFF about iPhones. It’s cringey behavior and puts people off. You don’t want to be associated with that kind of person, nerdy or dorky or just overtly negative over really nothing *when you’re a teenager, as it’s social suicide. Even Samsung ads give off that vibe. The phones could be the next best thing , but if the owners are douchecanoes and the marketing plays into it then it’s not really going to vibe with the kiddos, no matter how good of a product is out there.
I’ve seen way more Apple users dog on Android users so this is completely wrong. People don’t like texting Android users because there’s no iMessage and they always get made fun of with the camera quality being bad despite it never being true and just being an app optimization issue.
There’s one thing that Google also needs that Apple is dominating, and that is physical stores.
I love Apple Stores. You go inside, play around, get your phone fixed, and learn more about the stuff you have or want to own. It’s exclusively Apple, and they’re found inside malls, remote locations, and are tourist attractions. You have workers there who are deep in the product knowledge and can make recommendations based on your needs.
As a teenager, my buddies and I loved this. It was a place that we would always have to stop by when we went to the mall to window shop.
You want to buy the Google Pixel? You have to go to the carrier store, that’s unless you have any of the main carriers. If you want to buy unlocked then your only real choice is online or Best Buy. The problem to that is that those both have different phone options so it’s no longer comparisons between the products GOOGLE sell, it’s comparisons between Samsung, OnePlus, Apple, etc.
Samsung also has some stores, but it’s dull in comparison to Apple, unless you’re in let’s say South Korea.
I live in Germany and people in my age started to state that an Android would be a “red flag” or “cringe”.😅
I’ll never forget a few months ago on Reddit I saw a dude comment the only reason so many teenagers have iPhones is because they usually don’t pay for it themselves, and they’re gonna switch to Android when they get older.
Teens get what their parents buy them. Period, lol.
iPhones/Androids are a tool, tools are not meant to be “cool”. Tools are meant to be useful, and you use the tool that fits your use case. If Apples/Google/etc tools do not fit the use case, then that is a problem that Apple/Google/etc needs to address.
To be honest, I got my first iPhone ever this year (had always android since LG, the pixel OG, 3 and 5), and I don’t think I will ever go back to android. The only thing I miss from the pixel is that I preferred the camera for photos at night. But video on iPhone is unbeatable
It’s funny how green bubbles and iMessage get all the blame for the result of Apple having literally created a better product.
I was using Android phones for a long time. Back then they were half the price of iPhones with comparable if not better specs. They were not as reliable as iPhones, but it didn’t matter since they were cheap. Then starting with Pixel they started raising the price to match iPhone. I reluctantly stuck with them for a few more years because they had better cameras and offered free cloud storage. Then they stopped offering free cloud storage, the reliability issues never went away and iPhones cameras got better. Why would I spend the same amount of money on a phone that’s not as reliable and doesn’t offer any advantages?
It’s not just iMessage but the Apple Ecosystem compared to Android.
Android sucks. It feels like a budget, second-rate product. It’s not polished. It’s for nerds who like to customize everything. You open the web browser and it just seems janky. That’s my experience.
Without exception, the only people I see EXCITED about $1000 Android flagship phones are the 30-50 year old geeky men I work alongside in IT/development.
Virtually everyone else: they either LOVE their iPhone… OR more commonly: they don’t give a crap about phones at all… and thus bought a dirt cheap Android or a very old iPhone model, because “low cost” was their number one concern.
3 weeks ago, i got a base Galaxy S23 128gb for the same price that Iphone 11 128gb is sold brand new(around 500euro), as an ex iphone 11 user that wanted something new. Even iphone 12 128 was more expensive than S23.
I wanted to go at least iphone 15 due to typeC(even though 60hz screen sucks), but it was almost double the price. Even iphone 13 was like 250 more expensive. Yes the iphone prices in Europe are crazy expensive.
Thats my main issue with Apple. Their cheaper options are really bad/awful, especially in Europe.
Their devices, even older models are crazy expensive, including the repairs.
And the last part is something most teenagers dont think about a lot(until they brake it, then they notice how expensive they are).
always has been and it’s not the states, it’s everywhere. ios is more oriented on the ux that evolved with the time.
android is more tech oriented and ios is more human oriented as experience goes
Not my problem