I recently switched after over a decade on Android. As an enthusiast I guess I can offer a little perspective here on my experience and what I hoped to get out of it. Probably gonna try to summarize this as shortly as possible and it will be super unstructured but if anyone has questions feel free to drop them. I really enjoy talking about the differences between the platforms and so far the experience of switching over has been really interesting, and mostly pretty easy.

My immediate family of four was split between two iPhones and two Android phones. We had the typical issues with sending pictures, messages going through… while I as a power user have a solution to basically anything I could want to do on Android those things aren’t practical for my family members who aren’t as technical as I am. “Upload it to google photos, hit share, copy the link, go to messages…” doesn’t really stick with everyone. “Just text it to me” is what works… but only if I’m on an iPhone.

There are still some things about iOS and the iPhone that simply annoy the crap out of me - I can get to those later. The bottom line is that most of the things I viewed as dealbreakers in the past have either been fixed or improved, and some of those things… eh, they’re not dealbreakers anymore. I haven’t rooted any Android devices in like three years. I’m not that much of a power user anymore. Frankly mobile apps and development have come far enough that you don’t really need to be a super user to accomplish a lot of things you used to.

And the biggest dealbreaker was of course the port. I really thought they would never do it. Even when the EU order was announced I figured Apple would invent some crazy new charging method or just go magsafe only. I thought hell was going to freeze over. But the 15 would actually make my dream of carrying one cable real. What timeline are we in again?

So I made the decision that going to an iPhone was the right move and my whole family is on them now. It has made communicating a lot easier; my parents are big fans of FaceTime and how easy it is to use. I’m able to explain how to do things to them easily because all of our phones are similar. iOS is not very intuitive to *me*… but again, I’m an old school Android convert. I’m wired in an entirely different way than my parents are when it comes to tech, and to them, iOS is simple and efficient.

I have preferred smaller Android devices in recent years. I went from a Galaxy S10e to a Galaxy S22 and then to a Pixel 7 before my iPhone 15 Pro. I was caught between wanting the best set of cameras I could get but also not wanting a larger phone - the fact that the Pro iPhones have three cameras like the Pro Max was another perk. I understand that the Pro Max still includes some extra capabilities that aren’t available on the Pro - but the difference between the two is smaller than something like the Pixel 7 to the Pixel 7 Pro, which is missing an entire camera sensor.

Anyway, past my bedtime… I like to ramble about it though so fire away with any thoughts or questions.