Help choosing phone

[Vandorlot]

Hello, so Ive always had a shitty phone first a flip phone 2 years ago and now im on my dads old s4. I’ve really wanted to upgrade for a while but im in a struggle. I want the pixel 2 64gb edition but i just cant let go of that beutiful headphone jack. So now im wondering whether to get the pixel 2 or the iphone 6s+. I dint really have an os prefrence btw.

[CryptoMatt]

iphone 8

[Vandorlot]

1 minute ago, CryptoMatt said:

iphone 8

I shoudl have mentioned i only have a 600 dollar budget.

[MegaLukey]

I do like apple and have had their phones for quite a while now, so this might be a little biased. 

BUT. I think that the key difference between the two is that I think of Apple as more of a social phone. The social media apps are more buffed out, iMessage, FaceTime, its a very nice and straight forward phone

 

Now thats not to say that android doesn't have its own version of all of those things, and you no doubt get a much more customizable interface, but I just don't think that, if you are a social media/social person that it holds a candle to apple in those aspects.

 

I would recommend that you sit down and make a pros and cons. How important is customized interfaces to you, how important is having iMessage and other things.

 

My friends and I always joke around that 'No blue texts no conversation' referring to iMessage.

 

and please before I get hell for what I have just said, I said I was biased when it comes to phones.

 

(edited for more information) the headphone port really isn't as big of a deal as most make it seem, so if that is the deciding factor between a phone, just get it, you won't miss it much

[Vandorlot]

1 minute ago, MegaLukey said:

I do like apple and have had their phones for quite a while now, so this might be a little biased. 

BUT. I think that the key difference between the two is that I think of Apple as more of a social phone. The social media apps are more buffed out, iMessage, FaceTime, its a very nice and straight forward phone

 

Now thats not to say that android doesn't have its own version of all of those things, and you no doubt get a much more customizable interface, but I just don't think that, if you are a social media/social person that it holds a candle to apple in those aspects.

 

I would recommend that you sit down and make a pros and cons. How important is customized interfaces to you, how important is having iMessage and other things.

 

My friends and I always joke around that 'No blue texts no conversation' referring to iMessage.

 

and please before I get hell for what I have just said, I said I was biased when it comes to phones.

I will probably only use snapchat and a messaging app so i dont really need those features.

[Aytex]

Just now, Vandorlot said:

I will probably only use snapchat and a messaging app so i dont really need those features.

Get the 6s+ then? 

[MegaLukey]

1 minute ago, Vandorlot said:

I will probably only use snapchat and a messaging app so i dont really need those features.

then I see no reason to go to android. Snapchat does look a million times better on Apple then android though

[Ordinarily_Greater]

4 minutes ago, Vandorlot said:

I shoudl have mentioned i only have a 600 dollar budget.

6S+ of course, you still have a good phone with a headphone jack

 

7 minutes ago, CryptoMatt said:

iphone 8

I don't agree with this, no 3.5mm port

[Vandorlot]

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Get the 6s+ then? 

 

2 minutes ago, MegaLukey said:

then I see no reason to go to android. Snapchat does look a million times better on Apple then android though

 

1 minute ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

6S+ of course, you still have a good phone with a headphone jack

 

I don't agree with this, no 3.5mm port

The only other factor other than the port is how slow they become after the battery wears out after a year. Im aware that this happens on every phone but its much more significant on the iphone.

[MegaLukey]

1 minute ago, Vandorlot said:

 

 

The only other factor other than the port is how slow they become after the battery wears out after a year. Im aware that this happens on every phone but its much more significant on the iphone.

Apple actually is currently being sued for slowing down phones, so I think that should all get Reverted soon. I really can't speak on android, but my 6+ never had an issue lasting me though the day, even with heavy ussage

[Aytex]

Just get one of those external battery cases.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

5 minutes ago, Vandorlot said:

 

 

The only other factor other than the port is how slow they become after the battery wears out after a year. Im aware that this happens on every phone but its much more significant on the iphone.

yeah that is kinda true (battery wear out), my father's iPhone 5s battery usage is being degraded in 2-3years usage

but this iPhone 6s+ shouldn't give you that issue as fAST As older iPhones

[Vandorlot]

3 minutes ago, MegaLukey said:

Apple actually is currently being sued for slowing down phones, so I think that should all get Reverted soon. I really can't speak on android, but my 6+ never had an issue lasting me though the day, even with heavy ussage

 

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Just get one of those external battery cases.

Im not talking about how long it lasts. It was recently discovered that the way apples phones are always the fastest is that they push the battery very hard. And after a while the battery becomes less efficent so apple slows down the other hardware like the cpu. 

[Vandorlot]

1 minute ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

yeah that is kinda true (battery wear out), my father's iPhone 5s battery usage is being degraded in 2-3years usage

but this iPhone 6s+ shouldn't give you that issue as fAST As older iPhones

 

4 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Just get one of those external battery cases.

 

6 minutes ago, MegaLukey said:

Apple actually is currently being sued for slowing down phones, so I think that should all get Reverted soon. I really can't speak on android, but my 6+ never had an issue lasting me though the day, even with heavy ussage

Just to clarify they push their iphones very hard knowing that they will degrade quicker and become slower kater one, but they dont care because nobody does tests on an iphone a year after release.

[MegaLukey]

Just now, Vandorlot said:

 

Im not talking about how long it lasts. It was recently discovered that the way apples phones are always the fastest is that they push the battery very hard. And after a while the battery becomes less efficent so apple slows down the other hardware like the cpu. 

I haven't heard about that, so im not sure. You seem to want to get android, so I would recommend it! Nearly any phone that you get around that price point should do you wonders, and be a very nice step up from where you are currently

[CryptoMatt]

14 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

6S+ of course, you still have a good phone with a headphone jack

 

I don't agree with this, no 3.5mm port

So what they have adapters, it’s nit a big deal people just makenot big deal becase they are scared of change 

[kirashi]

5 hours ago, Vandorlot said:

Hello, so Ive always had a shitty phone first a flip phone 2 years ago and now im on my dads old s4. I’ve really wanted to upgrade for a while but im in a struggle. I want the pixel 2 64gb edition but i just cant let go of that beutiful headphone jack. So now im wondering whether to get the pixel 2 or the iphone 6s+. I dint really have an os prefrence btw.

Budget of around $600 and you want a headphone jack? OnePlus 5T done, and done again. Has headphone jack and is best price for performance phone on the market.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

8 hours ago, CryptoMatt said:

So what they have adapters, it’s nit a big deal people just makenot big deal becase they are scared of change 

*adapters sold separately