I have been a Mac head since early 90s, and have never owned anything but Mac computers in all that time. Typing this from a Mac Pro lap top. I have had Iphones since the first Iphone, so that should confirm my Mac head bonafides. I have had enough of paying more for less and less it seems. I refuse to pay over 1k for a phone that does not even have a memory card slot, no dual SIM, etc. Much of what the Iphone did so well, such as photos, and quality DAC for music, exists in other phones, perhaps even exceeding the Iphones. I stayed with Apple mostly for the OS, but again, Android based phones have caught up, and are just as easy to use apparently. My searching around found a brand not common (yet) in the US, but popular in other parts of the world, OnePlus. T Mobile started selling them, and they're a good $300 or so less than top of the line Iphone or Samsung, and my hands on experience with them was really impressive.
Speed, screen quality, specs, etc top of the line. I'm mostly worried about having to learn a new OS being a Mac head for so damn long, but I just can't justify Iphone prices anymore and the blatant intentional built-in obsolescence. This may also be my last Mac computer as there's virtually nothing inside a Mac other than the OS that's proprietary and worth spending so much extra $ for. PS, went to T Mobile just see the phone, purchased directly from the company unlocked for the same price and will use with AT&T. If I don't like my first Android based phone, at least now I will know the difference. I will review it once I have some time to get used to the new OS and such with a verdict.
So far, a few days, I'm impressed with it, but learning the new OS is a PITA.
Review:
https://www.zdnet.com/product/oneplus-7-pro/
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