I Forced 3 iPhone users to switch to Android - 30 Day Android Challenge

[Elijah Horner]

Linus has become so use to switching phones, that its time we brought in some fresh meat! We asked 3 iPhone users in our office to willingly switch to Android for 1 whole month. Will the more bothered by the switch, or if Android really that "terrible" of an operating system?
 

Buy some of the Phones used in the video!
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL: https://geni.us/gt3B9H6
Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: https://geni.us/95UW8O
Samsung Galaxy S24: https://geni.us/b1BB
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: https://geni.us/JrIyGyx
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6: https://geni.us/WLDSl1y
Oppo X8 on eBay: https://ebay.us/ha0i8o
OnePlus 13: https://geni.us/nAeUYD5
ASUS ROG Phone 8: https://geni.us/K8lQsx
Nothing Phone (2a): https://tidd.ly/4hMaTRq
Sony Xperia 1 V: https://geni.us/1RqsTHq
Apple iPhone 16 Pro: https://lmg.gg/ShEKh
Apple iPhone 14 Pro: https://lmg.gg/r2zPP

[manikyath]

i gotta second the youtube views here that the title sort of implies the challenge is over.

to me i feel like "i'm forcing 3 iphone users..." is more suitable.

 

but other than that, cool video, cant wait to see the results.

[Comethru]

just wanted to let u guys know that ur camera seems to have a dead pixel as seen in the google segment:

 

[Haswellx86]

That lady is the most stereotypical iPhone user that I can imagine. Genuinely made me uncomfortable and triggered me.

 

I am really surprised how none picked the S24. It's just one of the most nicest, premium and normal Android phone. And some of the Android phones were last gen that you guys tested.

 

 

I just hate iPhone users more than ever now. It's not the phone (unless it's the base 60Hz model, put that shit away), but the brand and the attitude of some iPhone users.

[deficitdisorder]

14 minutes ago, Haswellx86 said:

That lady is the most stereotypical iPhone user that I can imagine. Genuinely made me uncomfortable and triggered me.

 

I am really surprised how none picked the S24. It's just one of the most nicest, premium and normal Android phone. And some of the Android phones were last gen that you guys tested.

 

 

I just hate iPhone users more than ever now. It's not the phone (unless it's the base 60Hz model, put that shit away), but the brand and the attitude of some iPhone users.

Her scoffing and the idea of having to setup up the Nothing Phone was an eyerolling moment for sure as if literally everything device ever made doesn't require at least a little setup. She seems the least likely to stick to android anyway given her already large apple ecosystem.

[Mistr_Jay]

Don't know where to post this, but here are some little errors and missing information.

 

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

• 48MP Telephoto 10.8MP Telephoto
• Second 10MP Selfie Camera (one on the cover and one inside)
• "Fast" Charging is not 70% in 30 mins! More like 75% in 60 mins, since it is capped to 21W.

Samsung S24

• 10MP Ultra Wide 12MP Ultra Wide
• 12MP Telephoto 10MP Telephoto
• https://geni.us/b1BB is linking to the S24+

  https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s24/buy/galaxy-s24-plus-256gb-unlocked-sm-s926uzkaxaa/

   

Samsung S24 Ultra

• 10MP Telephoto missing

Samsung Z Flip6

• https://geni.us/WLDSl1y is linking to normal Samsung Z Flip6 site and not the Samsung store like all the other Samsung urls do

  https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-z-flip6/

   

OPPO X8

• Full name should be OPPO Find X8, since it's the Find X series
• The Ebay url https://ebay.us/ha0i8o is for the OPPO Find X8 Pro and the one in the video is the non-pro. 

ONEPLUS 13

• 6.8 Inch 6.82 Inch

Asus ROG Phone 8

• 32MP Wide 50MP Wide
• 32MP Telephoto

NOTHING Phone 2a

• 6000mAh 5000mAh
• 50MP Telephoto Only 2 (Wide & Ultra Wide) not 3
• 6.8 Inch (1440 x 3168) 6.7 Inch (1084 x 2412)
• Fast Charging 100% in 36 mins 100% in 56 mins / 50% in 21 mins
• Fast Wireless Charging No wireless charging

[eLLe7]

I "Forced" 3 iPhone users

2 hours ago, Elijah Horner said:

willingly

This got me 

[Sutaai]

I saw those little stickers on the phone's back, I would assume they're used to tracking stocks, know who has what, etc. I remember Linus saying "This is from the office!" in Ultimate Tech Build videos.

 

 

 

Are they using any pieces of software for making such stickers/tracking this stuff? (Who it's assigned to, for what project etc.) Or if you guys have any idea of similar stuff (I do know about GLPI however but that's about it)

[djenson]

The Sony Xperia 1V was repeatedly called the "Xperia 5"  in popup annotations thought the video. The Xperia 5 is a completely different phone: 

[mrchow19910319]

used to use two redmi note 8 pros from 2019-2023. that phone was built like a tank. I got one brand new, a few years later got a second hand one as well. really smooth operating system and overall was a really solid performer. at the end of 2023 switched back to a iphone. iphone se 3. still miss iOS after all these years and apple's pages is just hard to beat , or maybe I just got used to it..

[Mufpunter]

Those were all pretty good choices, there are some really bad android phones out there, none of them ended up in this video. Only brand missing, in my very biased opinion, was Oneplus.

[Mistr_Jay]

19 minutes ago, Mufpunter said:

Those were all pretty good choices, there are some really bad android phones out there, none of them ended up in this video. Only brand missing, in my very biased opinion, was Oneplus.

There’s a Oneplus 13!

[silentdragon95]

Personally, I am currently closer than I have ever been to switching back from iOS to Android. My 12 Mini isn't getting any younger, and while the new battery I put in a month ago really does help, I do find myself wanting a nicer camera. iOS is nice, but at the end of the day I don't actually use any of the Apple exclusive features - I couldn't care less about iDrop, iMessage and the like, because a lot of my friends and family don't use iPhones, so they're useless to me.

 

I recently helped my GF shop for an Android, she ended up choosing the Xperia 5V and I am honestly really tempted by it as well. Nice form factor, good camera, great battery life, no bloatware, SD-Card slot and a headphone jack. What's not to love? Well. How about the fact that Sony seems to have chosen not to release a new Xperia 5 this year, because it appears that it's too niche even for Sony, and that even the Xperia 1 VI appears to be mostly a downgrade from the Xperia 1 V?

 

Phones these days are just lame.

[mariushm]

Was a bit surprised that there's no Xiaomi phones in the choices ... 

 

Google vs Samsung kinda sucks and boring...

[NemesisPrime_691]

Just started the video and given all the people are using the Pro models (smaller versions) of the iPhones, why was Pixel 9 Pro (non XL) not included? Should've been a no brainer to include a smaller version of the phone, similar to how the S24 (non Ultra) is included as well.

 

The first complaint from the lady was about the size of 9 Pro XL, well seems about right given she is used to a smaller phone.

[FlyingPotato_is_taken]

That's not how CC licences work:

 

Providing attribution isn't just dropping a link somewhere. 

 

Another fail after the RTX5080/5090 fail of presenting identical data with two different verdicts within days.

[Mufpunter]

8 hours ago, Mistr_Jay said:

There’s a Oneplus 13!

Whoops, watched that whole video and didn't even notice! Well sweet, I don't think there could have been a better line up for a lifelong IOS user to choose from, whoever curated that list did a great job.

[MadAnt250]

Linus being a prick in the thumbnail is marketing clickbait genius. 

[djenson]

Come on LMG. This was a really well scripted video that was enjoyable to watch. Make sure you can walk before you can run however. All well and good having excellent cinematography and engaging script writing if some random viewer like @Mistr_Jay can identify multiple incorrect specifications listed that would have took less than an hour to check.

The CC attribution found by @FlyingPotato_is_taken is crazy. Seriously, did not even the editor adding that think "Who the **** is going to type this out". There is not even a link in the description. It is shameful. Your area of work needs all of your team members the different licences available and how to attribute them. This is stuff that kids are taught at school in my country. It should most certainty be part of LMG training. In the case of creative commons, they have a great wiki post on recommended ways of attribution. In the case of a youtube video, you should also have a section in the description with easy to click hyperlinks. 

In the credits you claim "thanks to the ECC Squad" - where they actually used for this video?

[Bramimond]

This reminds me that I need to buy a new phone, but still can't, since all phones currently suck too much. I have a list of about a dozen things (see below spoiler) I want from a phone and at most there's one odd phone that satisfies one, maybe two of these conditions but has other deal breakers.

 

Spoiler

1. Great camera for video
2. Two SIM slots (work/private)
3. Over 1TB of storage, i.e. through an SD card
4. No notch or punchhole, but a black bar above the screen for the camera
5. Doesn't plaster the whole surface with screen so I can touch it without triggering stuff
6. Battery replaceable without using tools
7. Seven or more years of software support
8. $500 or less
9. Headphone jack or two USB C ports
10. Weighs less than 160g
11. 16:9 aspect ratio
12. Comes with a pen inside

 

Guess I'll have to look into older phones and put a new OS on them myself.

[SorryBella]

1 hour ago, Bramimond said:

16:9 aspect ratio

That basically kills anything with a software update. Every phone nowadays ships with 18:9 at least, with most breeds of thin bezel phones at 19.5:9.

[manikyath]

3 hours ago, djenson said:

It should most certainty be part of LMG training. In the case of creative commons, they have a great wiki post on recommended ways of attribution. In the case of a youtube video, you should also have a section in the description with easy to click hyperlinks. 

i think this section covers it fairly well:

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recommended attribution depends on the medium you're working with. For media such as offline materials, video, audio, and images, consider publishing a web page with attribution information. For example, on a webpage featuring your audio recording, provide a credit list of material you used that adheres to best practices above. Doing so allows not only your material, but the materials you attribute, to be found by search engines and other web discovery tools. If possible within the medium, make the Author, Source, and License links the user can follow.

Example:
This video features the song "Desaprendere (Treatment)" by fourstones, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 license.

either in the youtube description or on the forum post (or both) include a section

 

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Creative commons works used in this video

Picture of thing by photographer

Song to jam to by musician

 

i'm gonna attribute this to "everyone in the chain was assuming it was gonna be added after them" or "the person responsible was unaware". either way, this is defenately a "do better next time" moment.

[DJKaotica]

On 2/8/2025 at 1:37 PM, djenson said:

The Sony Xperia 1V was repeatedly called the "Xperia 5"  in popup annotations thought the video. The Xperia 5 is a completely different phone:

Also noticed this and came here to comment.  The "Xperia 5" on the left and "Xperia 6" on the right was what caught my eye.

 

The Xperia 1 models tend to be flagships and the Xperia 5 models are released a bit later, are a bit smaller, have slightly lower stats for processor/memory/etc., and are cheaper, if I recall correctly (been a while since I've considered buying one so I haven't researched them recently).

 

So calling the Xperia 1V an Xperia 5 is particularly egregious.

[IkeaGnome]

50 minutes ago, DJKaotica said:

So calling the Xperia 1V an Xperia 5 is particularly egregious.

It's an Xperia 15 then?

[Mistr_Jay]

7 hours ago, IkeaGnome said:

It's an Xperia 15 then?

No, the phone in the video is called the Xperia 1 V and was released in 2023.

 

This is the current lineup and latest released 3 different Xperia series:

• Xperia 1 VI (2024)
• Xperia 5 V (2023)
• Xperia 10 VI (2024)

Source: https://k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1622577.html

 

Also Andy says it in the video at 19 min and 23 seconds

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I saw the newer version, the 1 VI (6). But I actually prefer the 5.

What Andy means by that, is that he prefers the Xperia 1 V (5) version, the one he is holding in his hand.

But to make it more complicated, there is a Xperia 5 series, only those phones have a smaller 6.1 inch screen. And the latest 5 V (2023) has only 2 cameras on the back instead of 3.

 

Andy even tells about the different aspect ratio and size, telling us the viewer that he knows he is holding the "old" 2023 Xperia 1 V.

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I think this is the 21 to 9, the newer one is like 18 to 9 or something like that. So it's like wider.

And as @DJKaotica mentioned earlier the mistake on the side by side:

8 hours ago, DJKaotica said:

The "Xperia 5" on the left and "Xperia 6" on the right was what caught my eye.

The url in the bottom clearly states it's a Xperia 1 VI and not a Xperia 6 (which doesn't even exist).

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