[threeseed]

Give me a break.

This idea that anyone who isn't buying some cheap Android phone is doing it for fashion/trend reasons is ridiculous, insulting and condescending.

The fact is that I care about my privacy and security and only Apple seems to take it seriously. They also support their devices for years so I look at it like its an investment. That is easily worth the extra $10 or $20 a month I pay for my mobile phone plan.

[ndnxhs]

If you cared about privacy and security why would you buy the latest iPhone when you could get one from 2 years ago for a much reduced cost.

[Apocryphon]

This isn't an iOS vs. Android thing. Plenty of people would be happy with an SE 2, or even a 8S (a proper iPhone 9) that retains the home button and/or brings back the earphone jack. This drive for more pixels, more cameras, less buttons, and thinner size- it's hitting diminishing returns unrelated to privacy or security.

[scarface74]

And you can still buy an iPhone 7 for $449 and the iPhone 8/8 plus is still for sell...

[Apocryphon]

And in two years?

[scarface74]

Well,

Seeing that the iPhone 5s was introduced 5 years ago and is still getting updates, the 7 should still be getting updates until 2022.