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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
00:40 – Pitaka
02:10 – Expense
02:59 – Ecosystem
04:07 – Apple People
04:54 – iOS
05:55 – Non-events
07:50 – Camera
08:10 – Size
09:08 – Display
09:47 – Conclusion
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Which smartphone did you buy this year – and why?
Apple people call Android cheap…the right answer is efficiency.a bank for your buck..if Android phones priced at the range of iphones has much more capabilities than iPhones…don't hate me when I say this..yes..some people may buy iphones for gaming but most buy for trend,the title of "having an iPhone" or u just want it cus it's pricey.
For me when it comes to Dynamic Island hiding the camera, the security of Face ID, as opposed to Touch ID, is a tradeoff I am more than happy to make.
Hard disagree on the action button. I set mine to a shortcut so it opens the camera, video camera, silences the phone or toggles the flashlight depending on the orientation that I hold the phone. Tilt it to the right so the volume buttons face up…action button opens the photo app. Tilt it to the left…opens the Black Magic video recording app. Hold it in portrait…toggles the torch/flashlight. Face down…toggles silent and flashes the torch on min brightness to visually confirm the setting.
The sky's the limit…it's all up to your imagination. If you only use the limited presets Apple presents, sure it's limited. However they give you the tools to do whatever you want with it.
Did you ever think that maybe the clothes you are wearing are making them with smaller pockets.
Mark pls be honest to me🙏🏻 and tell me why you just simply glance on any modell at all? All features are topped on any android devices🤷🏻♂️ (your thoughts)
Still you’re surrounded by these ugly devices produced by such a rotten growing bunch of guys.
Why do you spemd any time on foolish videos if the market is just full of superb devices apart from 🤷🏻♂️
Dynamic island sucks, action button suck, pear sucks, banana sucks, sucks so…?
Was it a pitaka advert or what (else)?
Come on Mark you’re a lot more talented😘
THE ECOSYSTEM PART KILLED ME 💀
Fortunately, I'm still a sophomore in HS and unemployed so I don't have the kinda money to spend on even more Apple products…
Though I may get a job soon so… I'll look out for it
The ecosystem is strong. However, I have interested in getting oneplus open, which by the way is super expensive but not sure if the software is there. A bunch of apps not optimised, buggy when opening and close the screens, etc. Im whiling to leave the ecosystem but Android needs to reinforce some development guidelines
I like mac os vs i0s
I did not like the phone when compares to my s20
What was the bad news??
1:1 perfect copy #kisluxbag
I feed off grass and chase it with rain water
His mannerisms remind me of David Letterman’s.
Galaxy S23 Ultra phone of the this year. Came out 10 months ago and still beast 💪
my samsung fold will destroy that ishit 🤣
I’m a iPhone guy. Have the 15 Pro and PM can’t decide which I prefer more. Like them both UGH
I don't care about Apple nor Xiaomi. I think this fanbases war is hilarious thought. Furthermore, I stick to my Samsung Flip, it works like a charm, it's highly customizable, and it closes, which is very useful for preventing scratches and cute at the same time.
5:40 I don’t know how much you can customize those other phones you mentioned, but I know you can customize the iPhone quite a bit. Mine looks very unique compared to others (some dude on the “Apple Support Community” couldn’t believe that I had an iPhone when I posted a screenshot of it). I’d show you a picture of my phone, but YouTube is weird about links and will delete my message if I add one.
Hello! I thought when you advertised your video that you were going to say something that should scare me a lot when I buy the iPhone 15 Pro Max! Instead, it was full of platitudes. Sorry, but this video of yours was not exactly the most informative.
I love living in an apple eco system.
The build quality is the best on the market ???🤧
the 6.1" iphone 15 in black is the perfect phone. I did exhange mine for the 15 pro max. I love the 15 pro max my only issue with it is it gets blistering hot when charging the phone. Apple needs to address this. They dont seem to care
If android had been allowed to actually become its own company without being bought to google, it could have become equally as dominant as Apple. It is the same as what happened to Whole Foods market when Amazon bought them; it became fragmented into this giant company that does not work as smoothly as it could if it had been its own company.
The description where he says you get an iPhone and slowly buy an Apple Watch, AirPods, iPad Pro pencil and Magic Keyboard and mac….Bro literally described my situation
Completely disagree. You don’t have to be an Apple person to have an iPhone and you don’t have to be a “Windows” person to have a PC. Actually for us in technology, we can have the best of all worlds and not be biased like this video 😂. I have an iPhone 15 pro and love my AirPods Pro 2 for work . And I have my Pixel 8 personal phone 🤷🏻♂️… I agree though, iPhone needs finger print reader NOW!
You are kinda correct.
been using for a month and really the battery sucks