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

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On 2/10/2025 at 9:59 AM, Skipple said:

This is pretty atrocious branding. 

You get used to it.

Its tier system ie

example canon has (this is for DSLR not mirrorless)

7d,6d,5d and 1d

7d and 6d are prosumer (7d being crop)

5d and 1d are pro models (I will be it 1d is technically a flagship)

each is tiered and the marks are improvmeants and its easy to figure out generation wise

sony has a werid one ish...

the 7 is full frame but you get

a7s- generally lowlight

a7 - middle of the pack

a7r - high res

and the marks are for each generation

[GoStormPlays]

Interesting timing. I just switched to an Android phone a month ago for the first time ever.

[Jaw709]

Blazer is blazin'. When LTT store? TY

[DJKaotica]

On 2/11/2025 at 3:07 AM, maplepants said:

These are unbelievably bad names. What were they thinking?

Regardless of Sony's failure to name things reasonably, LLT should be reporting on them in a valid way.

 

That being said, the models are:

 

Xperia 1 -> Sony's flagship phone

Xperia 5 -> Sony's secondary phone released a few months after the flagship

Xperia 10 -> Sony's cheap phone, generally with the given Mark edition having worse specs than the Xperia 1 prior Mark edition

 

Generation-wise they use (or at least public opinion uses) the term "Mark" so Xperia 1 Mark VI is or "Xperia 1VI" is their latest generation of flagship.  The Xperia 10 Mark VI launched at the same time as their cheap phone.  The Xperia 5 Mark VI was probably expected Sept 2024, but was never announced, so maybe it's coming soon?

 

Either way, LTT should at least follow this terminology in their videos, and ideally make this clear to buyers.

[maplepants]

11 minutes ago, DJKaotica said:

Either way, LTT should at least follow this terminology in their videos, and ideally make this clear to buyers.

Agreed.

 

But if Sony expects regular customers to have any way to parse this they're out of luck.

 

I know some regular people who like Samsung phones. Their system is "Higher numbers are better, extra letters are bad". As coconuts as Samsung's full lineup can be, it least it's possible for non-tech people to parse their naming scheme. Absolutely 0 regular people would assume that the phone quality order goes 10, 5, 1 instead of 1, 5, 10.

[MarkPol88]

On 2/18/2025 at 11:11 AM, DJKaotica said:

Xperia 5 -> Sony's secondary phone released a few months after the flagship

As far as I know, Sony dropped 5-series so probably only 1 and 10 will remain from mark VI and onward - if they even plan an "onward", that is.

[TheStagGamer]

Part 2 coming soon?

[Klutz519]

It's been a month, wondering if the video is in the works. Can't wait to see it tbh

[darkNiGHTS]

Ahh man this wait is killing me. I don't want to forget about this so I've been setting a reminder each week to check if it's been released.

 

EDIT: LOL released 5 hours after this post!

[novafurry]

On 2/9/2025 at 5:09 AM, 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.

Imo I wouldn't have picked a Samsung, from my experience their stuff is filled with advertisements etc, plus their UI looks like a terrible knock-off of the iOS UI. I'd have picked a Pixel or a Nothing Phone out of the choices available.

 

It's also interesting that no Motorolas were in the running, coming into the video I expected something like a Razr or an Edge 50 Pro, but to each their own.

[Haswellx86]

2 hours ago, novafurry said:

their stuff is filled with advertisements

I have a Motorola and mine is filled too with ads. Samsung isn't any worse.

 

2 hours ago, novafurry said:

UI looks like a terrible knock-off of the iOS UI.

knock-off? maybe. Terrible? Nah, what's terrible in that? The new 7.0 looks quite good.

 

2 hours ago, novafurry said:

I'd have picked a Pixel or a Nothing Phone out of the choices available.

 

It's also interesting that no Motorolas were in the running, coming into the video I expected something like a Razr or an Edge 50 Pro, but to each their own.

These are iPhone users. They demand premium experience and the ones you listed aren't even price comparable, they are much cheaper. There is no way they would have picked a Nothing or a Motorola.

 

I completely didn't keep up with this Nothing phone and I don't know what's the hype around it.

 

A Pixel us a decent phone for iPhone users, but the only thing that sucks is the processor. Google needs to switch to Snapdragon.

 

The Samsung S24 is obviously just a very neat phone and quite comparable with the iPhone. I guess those people were going for the unique offerings that Android provides such as the Flip and the Fold.

[novafurry]

31 minutes ago, Haswellx86 said:

I have a Motorola and mine is filled too with ads. Samsung isn't any worse.

I have an Edge 30 Pro, no ads, no bloat.

31 minutes ago, Haswellx86 said:

knock-off? maybe. Terrible? Nah, what's terrible in that? The new 7.0 looks quite good.

In my opinion, the amount of blurring in OneUI is ugly, I prefer more AOSP-esque UI, but maybe that's because the majority of my Android devices have been Nexus/Pixel, Motorola or other devices that use fairly stock android.

31 minutes ago, Haswellx86 said:

These are iPhone users. They demand premium experience and the ones you listed aren't even price comparable, they are much cheaper. There is no way they would have picked a Nothing or a Motorola.

True, but I think for someone who was historically an iPhone user, an iOS device would provide a nicer experience- considering that to my knowledge there's only ever been two "ads" on iPhone, back around ip5/6 they shipped some free music (cannot recall what band) and on a more recent one (13 maybe?) they preinstalled a game of some sort.

31 minutes ago, Haswellx86 said:

I completely didn't keep up with this Nothing phone and I don't know what's the hype around it.

Most of the hype is probably to do with its tasteful design of the UI and hardware as well as nice features like the "glyph" lights on the back- but as far as I know their phones do not offer a desktop type experience like Dex/Smart Connect(ReadyFor)

31 minutes ago, Haswellx86 said:

A Pixel us a decent phone for iPhone users, but the only thing that sucks is the processor. Google needs to switch to Snapdragon.

YES! I've been thinking about this for a while- I had a P6a for a while and that thing was DOG slow, compared to my P4, which has snapdragon 855 and is SO MUCH NICER. The 6a had many heat issues and GPS issues.

31 minutes ago, Haswellx86 said:

The Samsung S24 is obviously just a very neat phone and quite comparable with the iPhone. I guess those people were going for the unique offerings that Android provides such as the Flip and the Fold.

The body design and features of Samsung's are nice- just wish they had more stock UI and less ads. Foldable phones are cool but I see why apple has not made one yet- they just aren't durable enough with the flexible displays

[infigo]

On 4/12/2025 at 8:48 AM, novafurry said:

The body design and features of Samsung's are nice- just wish they had more stock UI and less ads. Foldable phones are cool but I see why apple has not made one yet- they just aren't durable enough with the flexible displays

I know several people that have gone away from stock android (both pixel and especially android one) due to it being to poorly maintained by google. 

My brother especially who has been a nexus lover and android one when it came out was shocked how much better samsung UI is. How things like bluetooth connection menue actually work now etc. 

No, samsung is killing it, their one ui is great. 

I use a iphone though, but it is because of work since android app beta program is a useless piece of shit compared to testflight.

Had I bought a phone myself today it would be a samsung again, my last was a s20fe, even though there are some nice iphone features I like, airplay for example, but I'm not paying the iphone prices.

[Commodus]

8 hours ago, infigo said:

I know several people that have gone away from stock android (both pixel and especially android one) due to it being to poorly maintained by google. 

My brother especially who has been a nexus lover and android one when it came out was shocked how much better samsung UI is. How things like bluetooth connection menue actually work now etc. 

No, samsung is killing it, their one ui is great. 

I use a iphone though, but it is because of work since android app beta program is a useless piece of shit compared to testflight.

Had I bought a phone myself today it would be a samsung again, my last was a s20fe, even though there are some nice iphone features I like, airplay for example, but I'm not paying the iphone prices.

I'm in the reverse position, oddly enough.

 

Samsung's One UI 7 is good in many ways, but it at once feels like it's trying too hard to be iOS and too much of a vehicle for pitching ads and company services.

 

The modern Pixel interface has its limits, but it feels more distinctly Android (I would hope so) and finally has enough polish that it doesn't feel like a step back. Google's AI-everywhere approach isn't for everyone, but some of the features are very handy... and of course, you get them first on a Pixel.

 

I main an iPhone, but if you told me I had to get rid of it right now I'd move straight to a Pixel 9 Pro or Pro XL. It's not as fast as an S25, but I'd enjoy it more.

[MarkPol88]

37 minutes ago, Commodus said:

The modern Pixel interface has its limits, but it feels more distinctly Android (I would hope so) and finally has enough polish that it doesn't feel like a step back.

My take is different - just bought Pixel 9a after daily-driving Xperia 10 IV for quite some time.

The fact that Android users were harping on Apple for not being able to change home screen, when exactly the same problem exist on Pixel phones baffles me - you cannot remove search bar and "at a glance" nonsense is unmovable too. You read it right - you cannot even MOVE it. Also, "at a glance" is hardly useful for me (might be useful for someone imho) and it does not take half the screen as it looks like - no, no, no, you cannot put any widget or icon in the same row as this nonsense.

 

Of course, any of the mentioned apps/widgets are easily removed on Xperia and Motorola phones (the ones I used).

And yes, before you ask, I know that some launchers can get rid of it, but really? Buying Pixel so it will not look like Pixel?

Only thing that pushed me for this phone are long updates (if you are being hopeful - after all this is google we are talking about) and price - after buyout of the old smartphone (old Motorola G9) mine costed me about 366 USD.

 

Well, GrapheneOS, here I come, wish me luck...