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For someone who likes customization and privacy, both of them have their flaws. I'm leaning toward a pinephone with a lineageos (custom android rom) at the moment as the best alternative, and yes, I'm a crusty old millennial nerd.
I saw a young American tech YouTuber, he would get an old iphone SE as a backup phone just so he could use iMessage with his friends. I'm not judging though, i think iPhones are nice devices just very limited.
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The lion is not concerned by the opinion of a sheep.
Apple just has good marketing honestly, growing up it was pretty rare to give out your number so I message wasn't really a thing. The main driver honestly is marketing. Androids are seen as cheap, iphones are seen as rich. The UI is sleek and magical. The ecosystem just works, and services like airdrop are ubiquitous. I fear we might see all major flagship players step out of the US as gen z gets older and android being branded in the US as exclusively budget and IOT.
Also I don't think teens see a flagship that often honestly, like a galaxy S23 Ultra would likely not get any hate until they joined a group chat
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My little brother has an Android (like the rest of my family) and he hates it. For the longest time he has been begging for an iPhone.
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Nothing makes me cringe more than kids who buy an Apple device and pretend they own it.
Status symbol VS smartphone, a phone isn't smart if you can't sideload apps or flash a custom rom.
With the amount of ads and influence put on kids these days, it's really not surprising at all. They aren't even making the choice themselves.
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