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Ah yes. The ancient ios vs android debate.

They each have their use cases, and I can understand the justification for using either.

My specific threat model (similar to high profile journalist covering topics that expose wrongdoings in high positions of power) has me using iOS, where the cons of being locked in Apple’s walled garden don’t outweigh the benefits of having a robust, secure operating system right out of the box without much setup and maintenance (i.e. Lockdown Mode).

Other folks’ threat models have android on the winning side. It is highly personal, and making grand statements about one being better over the other is childish.

The only other option that I see as more viable is GrapheneOS on a Google Pixel, but I have yet to make the leap. Maybe soon.

"The soulless corporate brand is like is better than the one you like."

My ~230$ android phone has 120hz screen and very similar features. However, I had to turn the refresh rate back to 60 cuz it was chewing through battery. (5kma)

user replaceable battery?

I'm no apple fan, but some of these features don't really mean much, like the screen refresh rate, data transfer rate, or codec support. Pretty small subset of users are going to care about these, the vast majority of people just browse, play simple games, and maybe run a map or spotify or whatever.

That said, the 16 is built to use Apple's AI, and that's pretty much reason enough for me to not want to go anywhere near it. I'll buy an older model before I support this AI crap.