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> 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.



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?


What better hardware is there?


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


What equivalent hardware is there?


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

riiigth.


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


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




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