[TeMPOraL]

> Buying their phone is more of a psychology thing, than 'I did lots of research and I bought a high quality phone'.

For me it's more of "I'm no longer a kid so I don't have time to do lots of research". Samsung gets my money because their flagships are reliably good.

[naasking]

You can't spend a couple of days researching an essential, expensive device you're going to use for at least the next 2-3 years?

[throwaway11460]

What better hardware is there?

[naasking]

The hardware doesn't have to be better, could be equivalent but with less spyware or bloatware.

[throwaway11460]

What equivalent hardware is there?

[1oooqooq]

"I'm no longer a kid. i just buy the one from the louder advertisement"

riiigth.

[geraldhh]

supposedly there will come a time after "no longer a kid" where due diligence is the among the top things worth doing

[TeMPOraL]

That's called retirement, where once again one has too much time and too little money.