iPhone vs Android:

REAL Reasons to Switch or Stay

Jarvis the i writing assistant that helped me clarify and avoid writer's block hey it's Chris today we're going to be talking about iPhone versus android hopefully with a fresh perspective usually when you hear somebody talking about this subject you hear statements like android is more customization than ios apple is more privacy focused android split screen support is really useful iPhone's continuity features are super useful android phones have usb-c a variety of devices always-on displays more customization looks cameras with more megapixels and the ability to side load apps iPhone get updates for half a decade have better more premium support generally just work have better resale value have more accessories to choose from and generally just benefit from tighter integration of hardware and software and the list goes on but in this video i actually want to either dig a little deeper or maybe just zoom out a little further and cover some ground that's maybe more interesting or in some ways maybe even more important now whether you're considering an android device or an ios device for your next phone there's always more than one reason to prefer one over the other so one thing's for sure there's no reason to trash somebody else's treasure use what makes you happy and let other people do the same so let me start then by mapping out some of the top level strengths and weaknesses for each side a top level strength and weakness on the iPhone side of things is that the iPhone isn't a solitary product it's deeply interconnected with other complementary apple products and services in fact i would go so far as to argue that the iPhone itself isn't the real product that apple's trying to sell here instead it's almost like it's more of a feature of apple's actual product the famed apple ecosystem a deep  ecosystem can feel like a really great feature to somebody because the more apple devices a person buys the more powerful and useful that ecosystem actually becomes the flip side though is that the costs associated with building out the apple ecosystem makes switching away expensive maybe for some people prohibitively so now a top level strength and weakness on the android side of things is its reliance on google's surveillance capitalism machine because at its heart google is not in fact in the business of selling phones as much as it's in the business of selling ads so the more private information and experiences google has access to the more personalized targeted and effective their operating system apps services and yes ads can be now a more personalized experience can feel like a really great feature to people because the more company knows about you the more efficiently they can serve you the flip side though is that that efficiency might come at the expense of true autonomy if your information is productive and potentially exploited on this platform can you ever truly be certain that the products you're buying and the information you're consuming is of your own free will so pick your poison because there really is no such thing as the perfect phone or the perfect company so i guess at the end of the day a lot of your decision is gonna come down to which company you trust more real quick let me just say if you're liking the vibe of this video why not take a minute and hit subscribe for more also i'm giving away a brand new home pod to one lucky winner that follows me on Instagram and twitter you could already be following me but if you're new around here i'll link those up for you so you can start following me and i'll announce the winners at the end of the month on those two platforms now with all the camera comparison videos the battery comparison test the side side-by-side bench marking here on youtube i actually have to say that i feel like comparing model versus model

does lead to breakthroughs like

periscope zooms but other times it also 

leads to gimmicks like glasses-free 3rd screens in either case what you would consider the core smartphone experience rarely if ever changes year to year smartphones text they game they browse they email they call they take photos they control smart homes and a new form factor like a fold able or a more private browsing experience like apple's private relay don't really do all that much to change the fundamental smartphone experience and like i said the truly standout features are likely to get copied by either side within a few generations now over the next decade or so a new platform is probably going to emerge that will eventually replace 

smartphones probably some kind of are o

ver platform in either case instead of just having tunnel vision and laser focusing on which new phone has the coolest new feature every year it might be good to take things on balance and also consider what the future looks like and how happy you're likely to be in three to five years because when you buy a new phone you're not just buying a phone you're actually heading in a direction so if you buy an iPhone the direction that you're taking is heading straight into apple's ecosystem and over the next three to five years you could really spend a decent amount of money investing there but yeah you can get an 

apple watch and a mac and unlock your 

my i writing assistant to rephrase that and instead Jarvis spit out i hope this video took a slightly different approach than most others you've seen about this subject and maybe made it even easier for you to make your final decision Jarvis's version was a lot simpler less complicated this is a tool i have really been getting into i'm gonna link up Jarvis down in the description so you can check it out if you hit the link you can also get up to 10 000 free words to play around with if you're interested don't forget to enter the home pod giveaway all you need to do is be following me on twitter and Instagram again those links are down below and also i would love for you to hang out with me on the hey it's Chris podcast that is also linked up down below thanks for watching today and i'll catch you guys in the next video or podcast or tweet or reel or whatever wherever we connect later