Thinking of leaving Samsung S21 Ultra for iPhone 13 Pro Max...

[Blues Fan]

Good recent Saki video. Does a comparison. The s21 Ultra wins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMnNWlJxJKc

 

[TheAngryToaster]

Good recent Saki video. Does a comparison. The s21 Ultra wins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMnNWlJxJKc

Every single one of these videos is useless and pointless and made to get clicks on their YouTube channels.

It's literally the same regurgitated comparison over and over and over.

Any youtube tech channel that prefers android is always going to say android is better because it fits their preferences. The same goes for all the channels that say iPhone is better.

 

[J Dubbs]

Yeah that's true. Just my opinion is Samsung has been doing a lot more taking away then giving lately, but they are at least playing with new technology, that can't be said about apple

Samsung's also getting their spots among the top phone manufacturers taken away.... I believe they've dropped 2 positions globally? I wonder if that's connected to them doing more taking than giving? Things that make you go hmmm.....

 

[J Dubbs]

For a lot of people they don't want the customization. They just want a phone that works good as a phone for texting, talking, and basic apps like Facebook. For those people the iPhone is probably better for them, as there's no argument that the iPhone does those well. Everything else to these people are considered gimmicks, things they don't need or want.

Android offers the customization, but that comes with a price a lot of times. Tweaking something in one area causes issues somewhere else and now you have to figure out how to fix another issue and keep what you tweaked. There's a lot of people that don't want that headache and for that reason, sometimes the grass is greener on the other side.

Well said, and the only reason I've ever toyed with the idea of trying an iPhone

 

[buzzy3970]

It's because the iPhone has generally been more expensive than the android offerings. I have seen people literally say they don't want android cause they aren't poor. Don't want people to think they are poor.

When I reality the most expensive phones are almost always android. It's actually really funny and sad at the same time.

It's funny that that's always been the misconception, but you've hit the nail on the head that in actuality it's the other way around. I remember when I worked in wireless and when customer couldn't afford the latest iPhone they would say ok what about the galaxy's then see the price(most would look at the note) and they were always surprised saying "I thought Samsung was cheaper than Apple" lol. A lot are actually willing to go with models that are a few years older just to say they have an iPhone.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

I think its because some people see celebrities with iPhone's, so it makes them feel good to also own an iPhone. Also lets face it Apple is as mainstream as one can get. All I see in my everyday travels are people with iPhone's. Which is exactly why I will never buy an iPhone. There are like 12 guys on my softball team. Maybe 10 have an iPhone, I simply don't want to be just another iPhone user like them.

It's a basic phone, for basic people.

 

[ihbsbA]

I will chime in here, after reading most of these posts, because I'm a LONG time Android exclusive user. I've had every S model and Note since day 1. I am also staring at an unopened box with an iPhone 13 Pro in it.

I am currently using the Note 20 Ultra.
I test drove a 12pro this summer returned it thinking I'd buy the 13 when it released.

I'm tired of a big phone. I'm tired of the squareness (although I'm seeing all the girly iPhone users are buying square cases for their phones) I am completely over these curved edges and crappy screen protector choices. In that same vein, I'm SO SICK of never being able to get accessories!!!!

I'm tired of duplicate chimes on my Cadillac when I get a text message (just a glitch of the Android device) -

I'm tired of my watch (gear3) auto answering calls when I'm on another call. (Haven't found a fix yet!) Little glitches that just make it feel like things don't play well together.

I'm so tired of trying 4 times to get a good photo when iPhone gets it on the first try. I understand that my Samsung camera may be superior, but in everyday usage, I need to point and shoot - quick. I can't tinker and tweak settings when I'm just trying to get a quick snap. The customization can be crippling on Android.

The reasons I've stayed with Android/Samsung so long are:
We had a removable battery
We had upgradable storage
We had a headphone jack
All gone now.

Do I love my widgets and not feeling like I'm just like everyone else? Yes. I love being able to be unique. I love a round watch face. I love being different.

But man, my AirPods click right in when I use my iPad. The Apple Pencil is solid.
The Apple Watch can engage my weights on my Tonal.
Apple integrates into my car flawlessly.
The Apple watch was done very well. I just hate that it's exactly the same as everyone else's.

Apps on iOS just work better. They do. And I hate admitting it. I HATE the idea of leaving Samsung for iPhone but as boring as it is, it all works. (Or at least, that is the perception!)

Going back to that straight sided beautiful rail around the iPhone was a good move, it's a gorgeous piece of hardware.

The biggest thing that will suck is giving up my S-Pen.

Sigh.
I still haven't opened the box.

 

[Kilroy672]

This is why apple does well. They control the hardware and software.

You said everything perfect. I would also add this, buying accessories is a lot easier for iphone then Androids. You walk into any store and 80% or more of the space is for iphones.

And that is why Apple is worth well over a Trillion dollars. Because they have have the say so. What Apple says people follow....money talks.

 

[tech_fan]

With android 12 looking more like the IOS.
It's clear Samsung is making their phones simpler which is great touch wiz was horrible. I currently own a tab s7 plus which which I use for my torrents and and comics and movies a phone with storage that was limited used to be my biggest gripe wis gripe with Apple I now own airpods pro and they are great. So what's really keeping me around with Samsung is loyalty to the brand. I've never had an iPhone and the cameras I cannot lie are starting to become better and even from other iphone 12 pro max are even better then my ultra s21. Would yall consider the jump.

Funny that you posted this because I’m thinking of doing the exact opposite. IOS is the same old. Not much difference between the latest IOS. As far as the phones go not much different from the iPhone X. At least Android is somewhat more progressive. Apple Watch is pretty much the same too. Not much changed from version 1.

 

[buzzy3970]

I will chime in here, after reading most of these posts, because I'm a LONG time Android exclusive user. I've had every S model and Note since day 1. I am also staring at an unopened box with an iPhone 13 Pro in it.

I am currently using the Note 20 Ultra.
I test drove a 12pro this summer returned it thinking I'd buy the 13 when it released.

I'm tired of a big phone. I'm tired of the squareness (although I'm seeing all the girly iPhone users are buying square cases for their phones) I am completely over these curved edges and crappy screen protector choices. In that same vein, I'm SO SICK of never being able to get accessories!!!!

I'm tired of duplicate chimes on my Cadillac when I get a text message (just a glitch of the Android device) -

I'm tired of my watch (gear3) auto answering calls when I'm on another call. (Haven't found a fix yet!) Little glitches that just make it feel like things don't play well together.

I'm so tired of trying 4 times to get a good photo when iPhone gets it on the first try. I understand that my Samsung camera may be superior, but in everyday usage, I need to point and shoot - quick. I can't tinker and tweak settings when I'm just trying to get a quick snap. The customization can be crippling on Android.

The reasons I've stayed with Android/Samsung so long are:
We had a removable battery
We had upgradable storage
We had a headphone jack
All gone now.

Do I love my widgets and not feeling like I'm just like everyone else? Yes. I love being able to be unique. I love a round watch face. I love being different.

But man, my AirPods click right in when I use my iPad. The Apple Pencil is solid.
The Apple Watch can engage my weights on my Tonal.
Apple integrates into my car flawlessly.
The Apple watch was done very well. I just hate that it's exactly the same as everyone else's.

Apps on iOS just work better. They do. And I hate admitting it. I HATE the idea of leaving Samsung for iPhone but as boring as it is, it all works. (Or at least, that is the perception!)

Going back to that straight sided beautiful rail around the iPhone was a good move, it's a gorgeous piece of hardware.

The biggest thing that will suck is giving up my S-Pen.

Sigh.
I still haven't opened the box.

It's clear that everyone has a different experience especially the "it just works statement" because that's how I feel about my galaxy products. Case in point my sync system through Ford has been flawless I never have a double notification sounds. I love the integration with my car so much. Love that whenever I get in my music starts where I left off it evens starts youtube back up if it was the last thing I was listening to. In terms of my galaxy buds pro they effortlessly flow to any device I'm using. An example is if I'm watching or listening to music on my tab the buds will pause what I'm doing and connect to my phone for me to take the call. I can also share my Bluetooth devices without my friends having to pair the device to their phones which is pretty cool. I can't even begin to understand the issue you're having with you galaxy watch and the which is a blessing because I'll never understand how people think the apple watch is the holy grail with it's punty battery life. I'm sure the apple ecosystem is superior, but a lot of people underestimate/are not knowledgeable of just how integrated Samsungs ecosystem is becoming as well especially with the link to windows integration. Sorry to hear that you're having a poor experience on Android, but better you than me lol because I know that I would not have the same enjoyable experience if I were to have the same products with Apple. Guess that's another reason it's great to have choices

 

[Psystormm]

I just left apple ecosystem for samsung. Apple stuff is great, works well and all that. But you can't do anything on it. Even their news app, if you don't want they give you, you can't remove it. Plus now they will be scanning your devices, and don't think for a second that it's only for child porn. The will get away with it and start scanning for everything. And unfortunately Samsung and Google will follow.

 

[notforhire]

sounds like quite the struggle, lol. best of luck!

 

[buzzy3970]

I just left apple ecosystem for samsung. Apple stuff is great, works well and all that. But you can't do anything on it. Even their news app, if you don't want they give you, you can't remove it. Plus now they will be scanning your devices, and don't think for a second that it's only for child porn. The will get away with it and start scanning for everything. And unfortunately Samsung and Google will follow.

That's scary, but I feel they do that any way. Especially with the cloud backups. I have nothing to hide, but just knowing they're looking at all my pics and messages just feel so creepy

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

That's scary, but I feel they do that any way. Especially with the cloud backups. I have nothing to hide, but just knowing they're looking at all my pics and messages just feel so creepy

They do scan photos going into the cloud but not on the device. It is quite intrusive.

 

[jettie1767]

They do scan photos going into the cloud but not on the device. It is quite intrusive.

They backed off on the on device scanning in IOS 15 for now. They said due to customer feedback, they had decided to do more research. I ditched the iPhone anyway because I think they did it only to not affect iPhone 13 sales.

 

[anon(10766205)]

I think of it this way. We put curtains on our windows at home not because we are doing something illegal, but because it's nobody's damned business what we are doing. I'm not going to open my curtains just to prove to the world that I have nothing to hide.

 

[sulla1965]

iPhone no always on display. Can't easily set a custom ringtone like with android. Lack of live wallpaper support etc etc. No thanks

 

[barondebxl]

I have both phones and I like them both but I do prefer the S21 Ultra a bit better. I always have an iPhone and an Android phone cause I enjoy both platforms but I'm more of an Android guy.

 

[TheAngryToaster]

I have both phones and I like them both but I do prefer the S21 Ultra a bit better. I always have an iPhone and an Android phone cause I enjoy both platforms but I'm more of an Android guy.

Thats why I picked up an iPad pro. I have the best of both worlds. I use both equally through out the day.

 

[Oscar Maradiaga]

I will chime in here, after reading most of these posts, because I'm a LONG time Android exclusive user. I've had every S model and Note since day 1. I am also staring at an unopened box with an iPhone 13 Pro in it.

I am currently using the Note 20 Ultra.
I test drove a 12pro this summer returned it thinking I'd buy the 13 when it released.

I'm tired of a big phone. I'm tired of the squareness (although I'm seeing all the girly iPhone users are buying square cases for their phones) I am completely over these curved edges and crappy screen protector choices. In that same vein, I'm SO SICK of never being able to get accessories!!!!

I'm tired of duplicate chimes on my Cadillac when I get a text message (just a glitch of the Android device) -

I'm tired of my watch (gear3) auto answering calls when I'm on another call. (Haven't found a fix yet!) Little glitches that just make it feel like things don't play well together.

I'm so tired of trying 4 times to get a good photo when iPhone gets it on the first try. I understand that my Samsung camera may be superior, but in everyday usage, I need to point and shoot - quick. I can't tinker and tweak settings when I'm just trying to get a quick snap. The customization can be crippling on Android.

The reasons I've stayed with Android/Samsung so long are:
We had a removable battery
We had upgradable storage
We had a headphone jack
All gone now.

Do I love my widgets and not feeling like I'm just like everyone else? Yes. I love being able to be unique. I love a round watch face. I love being different.

But man, my AirPods click right in when I use my iPad. The Apple Pencil is solid.
The Apple Watch can engage my weights on my Tonal.
Apple integrates into my car flawlessly.
The Apple watch was done very well. I just hate that it's exactly the same as everyone else's.

Apps on iOS just work better. They do. And I hate admitting it. I HATE the idea of leaving Samsung for iPhone but as boring as it is, it all works. (Or at least, that is the perception!)

Going back to that straight sided beautiful rail around the iPhone was a good move, it's a gorgeous piece of hardware.

The biggest thing that will suck is giving up my S-Pen.

Sigh.
I still haven't opened the box.

So after using the iPhone 13 Pro Max battery life is amazing I won’t lie the battery literally last me all day into the night and that’s amazing yes fast charging is something that made a spoiled an android but it was not cool when I was charging my S 21 ultra about three times a day because the battery on standby was garbage I have my iPhone charged from 100% 3t times and I’ve got it on Friday, 24 September. The biggest thing is simplicity everything is so much easier the apps are more responsive and they work perfectly even with using FantasyFootball on Yahoo it works better my AirPods Pro are incredible compared to the galaxy buds pro that I do have. Speech to text is so much better on this phone and recognize my voice right away also the camera is so much easier to use and I can get better pictures compared to my S 21 ultra which should take me a few shots to get that perfect picture look at this point it’s all about what we prefer I’ve had galaxy since the galaxy S2 and a bunch of notes along the way because of the bigger screen but at this point it doesn’t really matter what you like it’s what is easier to use and will give you a better ecosystem I have two galaxy watches that I have to sell now because they’re not compatible as much as I would want. I Galaxy Watch three that still works with the iPhone and a Galaxy Watch for that I did also get but at this point I’d rather just have an Apple Watch so I’m going to wait for the next Apple Watch to come out later this fall it is very cool to see everybody’s opinions and what they think but it’s what is easier to use