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To iPhone Or Not To iPhone?

Has Apple ruined my life?

Drew L. Hill
Oct 03, 2017
University of South Carolina
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To iPhone Or Not To iPhone?
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Unfortunately for me, and my dad, I've been sucked into the world of Apple. I've had two iPhones so far and I don't really see it ending anytime soon. Or so I thought?

My favorite thing about iPhones is the messages and how Apple keeps doing things to reinvent the way messages are sent. With the handwritten messages and the digital touch messages, saying what you really mean is a lot easier! The thing I also hate about this is that the colors of your messages when you have an iPhone, for some people anyway, determine who your friends are. I've actually heard people say "don't talk to me if your messages aren't blue."


As everyone who reads the trash that I write knows, I love music more than anything. So naturally, as many people do, I listen to music on my phone. I love music so much that last year I bought myself Beats headphones. I love music so much that I have a subscription to Apple Music AND Spotify. But what does this have to do with the iPhone you ask? Well, I'm still upset about them removing the headphone jack. I get that everything is switching to wireless now, but I loved when they changed the shape of the headphones and now I don't wanna get rid of mine. I have wireless beats so I get the wireless trend but Bluetooth does a number on my battery plus earpods are too tiny to be wireless.

Unlike everyone who ran out to get the iPhone 7, I wanted to wait to see what Apple was going to do about people having to choose whether to listen to music or charge their phone. But now, with the iPhone 8, you don't have to make that outrageous choice! (I also didn't have an eligible upgrade at the time and who pays for a new phone out of pocket anyway??)

Now my only choice is to iPhone 8 or to iPhone X? I'm slightly afraid of this new facial recognition feature and am totally fine with just giving my fingerprint for the trillionth time. I have this fear that my phone won't recognize me without makeup or in certain lighting. Also, I've just gotten so attached to having a home button to tap that I don't know if I could make the change? Lastly, both of these iPhones now have wireless charging. This something that Samsung has had for a little while but is new to Apple. I love the idea and I'm amazed by it. But, the fact that the back of these iPhones is also now glass makes me terrified to get one. My iPhone 6s screen is shattered as we speak, so having glass on the front AND back of a phone in the hands of a person that falls at least once a day is beyond dangerous.

However, all of the new camera features and the high resolution have me sucked in and the prospect of taking amazing pictures on my phone and sharing them with everyone I know is alluring.

Should I get an iPhone 8? Should I go big or go home and get the iPhone X? Should I say "screw you Apple" and get a Samsung Galaxy S8? Someone help me, the possibilities are endless.

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