Why do people buy iPhones -- are they stupid?

I don't hate Apple or their products, I just don't understand why they are so popular. The iPhone 6 for example, is underspecced and vastly overpriced compared to other phones on the market. To outline my point here is a specs comparison between the iPhone 6 and the Oneplus One:

Iphone 6

Display: 16m colours, 750 x 1334 pixels, 4.7 inches (~326ppi)

Memory: 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM

Camera: primary - 8 MP, 3264 x 2448p
secondary- 1.2 MP
Video: 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps

CPU: Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone

Battery: Li-Po 1810 mAh battery

Price : £539 - £619 (unlocked)

Oneplus One

Display: 16m colours, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.5 inches (~401 ppi)

Memory: 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Camera: primary - 13 MP, 4128 x 3096p
seconday- 5 MP, 1080p@30fps
Video: 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps

CPU: Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400

Battery: Li-Po 3100 mAh battery

Price: £229 - £269 (unlocked)

... In summary then, the Oneplus One is superior to the iPhone 6 on a technical level in practically every measurable way. The iPhone 6 however, costs over twice as much as the Oneplus One. Yet the iPhone 6 is incredibly popular (it mayturn out to be the best selling phone of all time). So with all this in mind I must ask, am I missing something? Or are people just batsh1t insane?!

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Reply 1

samiz20891

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Original post by Arithmeticae

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Reply 2

karmacrunch

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... because they can? :rolleyes:

Reply 3

username1044970

18

It's all about marketing and brand awareness.

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Original post by karmacrunch

... because they can? :rolleyes:

What kind of answer is that? I can stab myself in the eyeball, doesn't mean I'm gonna do it!

dat Apple ecosystem

Yes, as are people who don't understand the difference between "by" and "buy".

Reply 8

manchesterunited15

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dat edit making my post look stupid

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Reply 9

Ziggy Sawdust

OP

9

Original post by Glider Gun

Yes, as are people who don't understand the difference between "by" and "buy".

Original post by manchesterunited15

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Typo dudes, get over it.

Reply 10

manchesterunited15

Original post by Ziggy Sawdust

Typo dude, get over it.

original thread brah

Reply 11

Ndella

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In my case, it was free as part of my phone contract. Though there's no point in judging someone on account of their phone choice. Most people buy phones just to call, text, take photos, go on the internet for a bit and go for something aesthetically pleasing. Apple products are very accessible in this respect and overshadow other brands.

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Reply 12

Chlorophile

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Because most people don't particularly care about technical specifications, they just want a phone that doesn't require a lot of brainpower to use, that just does everything for them and that's trendy. iPhones tick all of those boxes.

Reply 13

karmacrunch

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Original post by Ziggy Sawdust

What kind of answer is that? I can stab myself in the eyeball, doesn't mean I'm gonna do it!

Yes but you still have that option. :tongue:

You can't force people to not buy a phone because you don't think it's as good as others. I personally wouldn't buy an iPhone (except for the cases) but if others want to buy it they can... no matter how overpriced or overhyped it might be.

Reply 14

TroyAndAbed

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There are better phones but the people that buy iPhones generally aren't the type to put loads of research into the technology they're buying. Apple products are overpriced but they do what the buyers want so they see no reason to switch.

Reply 15

517340

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Probably for the same reason people continue supporting their football team no matter how terrible they are, or why someone would ever return to starbucks. Because they like it. They don't care about the costs, or if other things are better, they just like it.

[[I see more android users slam down the iPhone than iPhone users slamming down any android phones, what could that mean? Just let them be with their flapping bird game and their stars bucks]]

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 16

Ziggy Sawdust

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Original post by karmacrunch

Yes but you still have that option. :tongue:

You can't force people to not buy a phone because you don't think it's as good as others. I personally wouldn't buy an iPhone (except for the cases) but if others want to buy it they can... no matter how overpriced or overhyped it might be.

I'm not trying to force people to do anything, I'm just trying to get my head around why so many people are so eager to pay more to get less.

Reply 17

AlfredJ

Original post by Ziggy Sawdust

I don't hate Apple or their products, I just don't understand why they are so popular. The iPhone 6 for example, is underspecced and vastly overpriced compared to other phones on the market. To outline my point here is a specs comparison between the iPhone 6 and the Oneplus One:

Iphone 6

Display: 16m colours, 750 x 1334 pixels, 4.7 inches (~326ppi)

Memory: 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM

Camera: primary - 8 MP, 3264 x 2448p
secondary- 1.2 MP
Video: 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps

CPU: Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone

Battery: Li-Po 1810 mAh battery

Price : £539 - £619 (unlocked)

Oneplus One

Display: 16m colours, 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.5 inches (~401 ppi)

Memory: 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Camera: primary - 13 MP, 4128 x 3096p
seconday- 5 MP, 1080p@30fps
Video: 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps

CPU: Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400

Battery: Li-Po 3100 mAh battery

Price: £229 - £269 (unlocked)

... In summary then, the Oneplus One is superior to the iPhone 6 on a technical level in practically every measurable way. The iPhone 6 however, costs over twice as much as the Oneplus One. Yet the iPhone 6 is incredibly popular (it mayturn out to be the best selling phone of all time). So with all this in mind I must ask, am I missing something? Or are people just batsh1t insane?!

They must be insane. Some may see the invite system of the Oneplus One as a problem, but there a loads of resellers from where you can buy them directly (e.g. http://estnext.com/store/index.php/oneplus-one.html)
Even if you are a fan of the design, the Xiaomi Mi4 is close to iPhone, much cheaper and better specs.

Reply 18

jameswhughes

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There's much more to it than just the spec, there's overall build quality, the Apple ecosystem, and how it works with other devices. Just comparing the spec isn't of much use, for example unless the OnePlus One can do loads more things with its 3gb ram, most people aren't going to know or care about how much ram their phone has. Similarly with the camera, while other phones may have many more megapixels, the iPhone produces some of the best quality photos of any phone.

Reply 19

Ziggy Sawdust

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Original post by jameswhughes

There's much more to it than just the spec, there's overall build quality, the Apple ecosystem, and how it works with other devices. Just comparing the spec isn't of much use, for example unless the OnePlus One can do loads more things with its 3gb ram, most people aren't going to know or care about how much ram their phone has. Similarly with the camera, while other phones may have many more megapixels, the iPhone produces some of the best quality photos of any phone.

I get where you're coming from regarding build/design quality. However, having 3x more RAM is obviously going to make all processes on a phone run substantially quicker and smoother. This is especially noticeable when running several applications simultaneously or when browsing data heavy websites, steaming videos etc. As for the camera, I've read that the iPhones autofocus technology is impressive, but this doesn't change the fact that photos taken with the OnePlus One (which boasts its own autofocus tech) are going to be of a higher resolution.

Why do people buy iPhones -- are they stupid?

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