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blaine12100 t1_j5w8vcj wrote

I am not trying to start a flame war but I have a genuine question here. I am in the market for a new smartphone and would like to give iOS a shot this time. What's the best iPhone that i can buy that will ensure a good experience (Software, camera, battery life) and not break the bank?

For context I've always used Android phones before and i am looking at Google Pixel 7/7 Pro as alternatives.

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Aggravating-Hair8355 t1_j5xw4c1 wrote

Starting from Iphone 11 every iphone is good. Don’t go for SE. I think you can get 11 and 12s relatively at a great price.

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FarDoctor6200 t1_j68i3ho wrote

why does everyone sleep on the se? its a great phone. id pick the 3rd gen se over those older phones all day.

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Aggravating-Hair8355 t1_j697m4e wrote

SE has a very very poor battery that wouldn’t last 4hrs of screen on time. Why take the risk?

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FarDoctor6200 t1_j698hn2 wrote

i mean yeah it prob wont play a youtube video for 4 straight hours but it gets me through the day. i avg about 6 hours of screen time a day which takes me to about 30% after 16 hours. im mostly on reddit/browsing/playing music throughout that time. the 2nd gen battery life was abysmal imo, 3rd gen really isnt so bad.

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bloodxandxrank t1_j5y7y1x wrote

i was converted by an 11. it's still a wonderful phone but i wanted the pro model so i upgraded to the 14 pro. while it's a massive upgrade, the overall experience is just as good, minus the zoom lens and a few things when the lidar comes in handy. everything on the iphones just works. i always had some kind of problem with android no matter what phone i got. i just really enjoy the apple eco system now.

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blaine12100 t1_j64i5i5 wrote

Isn't the whole ecosystem kind of expensive?

I'm not sure if I want to spend money for the ecosystem (Don't require the iWatch/Mac).

Also can we use Google products instead of apple(maps, Gmail etc).

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bloodxandxrank t1_j667esh wrote

you don't have to buy in to the eco system. i just found that apple products fit my needs better. you can still use any earbuds or anything else you want to. you can still use the google system as you please. you're not forced to using only apple apps. i regularly use google maps, gmail, google calndar, waze, and a lot of other apps that aren't specific to ios. i was a die hard android fan my whole life but apple was simple and everything worked well. i'm sure there are plenty of good android phones around these days too.

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TheBlackFatCat t1_j6co3z2 wrote

Hi! Android user since day 1 here, my Samsung galaxy s8+ died last week so I decided to go for my first iPhone, a 14 pro max, it’s been doing great. I’m not in the Apple ecosystem and it’s still fine, I use the Google app alternatives as I can carry on with what I had and easily sync to my windows laptop. I also use Garmin watches and they also work quite well. As others have said, you don’t have to be tied to the ecosystem

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blaine12100 t1_j6d2qec wrote

What about photo storage and stuff. Dy you need to use icloud or can you get by using Google drive only?

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TheBlackFatCat t1_j6d2zwi wrote

I get by with only google drive (google photos). Everything gets uploaded there automatically

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