[iopq]

iPhones are really not that expensive, even if you spend $1000 on an iPhone, it's something that's useful to you in everyday life

I have a $150 phone and it's constantly slowing me down and wasting my time. When I switch apps 4GB RAM + 3GB swap is not enough to keep the other apps open, so I lose what I was writing on Reddit if I quickly respond to a text message

It doesn't have a lot of extra features like a good touchscreen (have to frequently select the correct candidate word), good GPS, NFC, OLED screen (actually I don't miss this as much as I thought)

I will buy a more expensive phone next time, maybe a discounted previous flagship

[WarOnPrivacy]

Off the top of my head, I can get a new LG V50 for under $200 on ebay. There are tons of phones around $150 with far better specs.

As for usability, iPhones are too limited for my use. I use apps that need root and others are sideloaded. I typically load alternate firmware (Not the current one tho. That was a mistake, I think). Many $200 android device are fast and capable but zero iPhones are.

Do iPhones come with preloaded carrier crapware like Androids do? I hope not and for that I'd give iPhones a plug.

[iopq]

If I were to use an iPhone I would jailbreak it on the first day.