I feel like I’ve been a pawn in the iPhone vs. Android battle for far too long. My loyalty to Android has lasted a full decade, and my current phone is the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. Eventually, however, when it was time to replace my cherished Galaxy, I gave in and purchased an iPhone 14 Pro. And now that I’ve joined Team Apple, I’m not going anywhere—green bubbles or no green bubbles.
It may seem like I’m exaggerating, but going to the Verizon shop was a turning point in my life. I’ve never been one to fall for Apple’s marketing gimmicks, and I take great delight in that fact. For years, my friends have been trying to get me to upgrade to an iPhone, but I have refused since I like standing apart from the crowd. Here, it seems like everyone has an iPhone. Contrary to popular belief, it was liberating to act out of character. For a long time, I relied only on my Samsung Galaxy gadgets, which I continue to think are fantastic.
However, after hearing what they liked about the iPhone that I didn’t like about the Android through their chats, I began to change my mind. Yes, I adored my Galaxy S10 Plus and everything it had to offer: a high-quality camera, a flexible user interface, and Object Eraser to eliminate distracting backgrounds from photos (Pixel phones have a similar feature). There was, however, one major feature that I needed that my Android couldn’t provide: an easy method to stay in touch with my iPhone-using pals.
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Many people have complained to me that I make group conversations unusable by changing everyone’s text bubbles to a green color, which is the result of Apple’s refusal to make iMessage compatible with Android phones. This seemed like a minor gripe, and it is all Apple’s responsibility, so I ignored it.
It wasn’t until later that I understood there were other, more substantial perks to having an iPhone.
High-resolution photographs and videos cannot be sent directly between an Android phone and an iPhone without using a third-party software like WhatsApp. It was OK with me if we just communicated over WhatsApp… until I started coveting my friends’ ability to immediately share photos and videos through AirDrop following our get-togethers. Videos lose quality when sent over WhatsApp, and it takes a long time to transfer them to Google Drive.
It was also annoying that Android applications like TikTok lowered my camera’s quality. When compared to the TikTok videos I’ve shot on my Galaxy S10 Plus, those shot on an iPhone, even an older model like the iPhone X, seem like night and day. My Galaxy’s TikTok app ruined the image quality by enhancing the blur and distorting colors. The video quality on the iPhone is excellent, looking precisely how it should. For someone who spends as much time on TikTok as I do, this is crucial information.
I started reconsidering buying an iPhone for these reasons and because I currently use a MacBook and would benefit from the Apple ecosystem. I was already a fan of the iPhone, but when I saw the new always-on display on the iPhone 14 Pro models (which I also found to be quite useful on my Galaxy devices) and other cool new features like Dynamic Island, I was convinced to make the move.
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Yes, I had to resist the urge to feel like a traitor. But I’ve come to accept the fact that it’s just a phone in the end. People will always have uninvited thoughts about the gadget you’re using, no matter what you do. There was a good period of time when my Galaxy served me well. After that, I was raring to try something fresh. As of right now, I don’t regret anything I’ve done.
