I bought my first iPhone(the 15 PRO) in January 2024 after over a decade of using Android phones, mostly Samsungs. The reasonsn to do that were: best camera in a compact smartphone and the curioisty to try the apple eco system.

it's been a love-hate relationship in my one year experience with it. I love the design and built materials, but I hate the swipe gestures, especially for going back from any app you are in... If at some point I will quite using iPhones it will be because of that.

Battery wise I couldn't say Samsung is better. I had the S21 prior to that and after two years of usage it had aged a lot. The iphone has 90% health left after 277 cycles.

In regard to icon design and display quality Samsung is top notch. However, if I will no longer use either iphone or Samsung after I'm done with the current 15 pro I will probably get a Oneplus. Charging speed and every day use is top notch.

I am planning to replace the battery once it reaches 80% health and use it until it is no longer relevant in the world of smartphones. It lacks innovation a lot, though, especially when it comes to AI.

S25 Ultra has live phone call translation, and iPhone doesn't even have an AI search based on image... Never used a MacBook, though. Maybe in the future, who knows... I heard they're reliable.