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MKBHD weighs in on the age old question of iPhone VS Android with a satisfying answer

The flame war between smartphone enthusiasts over iPhone and Android and which is superior has gone on for far too long.

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I felt like the "Customization" and "Features" categories bleed into each other to the point where you're making the same argument but the moment I saw Customization it was clear that Android was going to win that round.

I was okay with all of the categories he selected but the "Excitement" one was weird. Yes, I understand that Android phones typically get more experimental features but it's important to discuss the fact that not all of those features are supported after a few years. Even Samsung has introduced features then taken them away, so why get excited about something that could be discontinued due to lack of continued interest? I also rarely see any media coverage, even amongst tech sites, about these types of phones. Meanwhile, every Apple keynote is treated like the Oscars.

One huge faux pas he made was when discussing ecosystems is that he immediately left the argument about Apple vs Android and began making comparisons between Apple and Samsung and even though he gave the win to Apple it's fundamentally flawed argument because Samsung's ecosystem is not Android's ecosystem.

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Fortunately, Marques Brownlee has found the path to the ultimate truth. In retrospect, maybe I shouldn’t be so surprised that the T-Mobile Sidekick from 2002 was the solution all along.

Either way, MKBHD’s answer is much more satisfying than what Instagram boss Adam Mosseri offered up on Threads recently.

Another timeless question to ponder over the Labor Day weekend: would you rather have to use iOS on a non-Apple phone or Android on an iPhone? For me, I think the answer is still Sidekick…

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