I’ve (kinda) set my mind to get an iPhone 16 this fall.

But whether it’ll be my main phone will still remain to be seen.

It’ll definitely be for my work and all banking apps though. I’ll hold on to my P7P at the same time in case I get extremely frustrated with the camera on iPhone.

It’ll also definitely my go-to phone when it comes to travelling in Japan. I just need to figure out how the Apple Wallet works…

My P7P will still come along with me for the ride, of course, at least for this December’s trip. I still need it’s trusty zoom when I’m taking photos.

It’s almost like a betrayal though… 一脚踏两船的感觉 🤦🏻‍♀️

I always said my PC is my hubby; my phone is my boyfriend. Now it’s like I’m entertaining the thought of having two boyfriends… 🤦🏻‍♀️

我觉得我必须澄清一下啊，我很专一的！真的！😭

It’s just that… If I don’t ever get the iPhone, I will never be able to determine if the phone works for me. At the same time, I want to be able to fall back on my Android if the iPhone doesn’t work out somehow (yay for iPhone resale value?).

It really doesn’t make a lot of sense for someone to switch to iPhone after being so used to Android, I know.  Android can do soooooo many more things. Almost everything is customizable, including notification sounds. And did you know – my Pixel can automatically set itself to vibrate everytime I left my home, and set the sound settings back on when it detects that I’m back home. Likewise, my phone automatically goes into unlocked status and stays that way whenever I’m home, and it’ll go into screen lock status the moment it detects I’m no longer home. This is such a huge jump in QOL. I’m not exactly sure if iOS’ shortcut is able to do this – I might need to delve deeper into that iOS app and play around with it more, but based on my previous interactions with it, this can’t be done.

But, I have my reasons to try and attempt the switch, and I believe they are all valid (refer to my previous post 2 weeks back) as well. Of course, I don’t need to justify to anyone, but I’m writing this all in order to convince myself, obviously… ;x

Now that’s outta the way…

Why am I sneezing non stop in office?! 谁在骂我！

还有，为什么我的偏头痛回来了啊 😭 今早就一直在疼… 现在眼睛都跟着疼了，救命 😵

I haven’t quite really decide if my next phone is gonna be an iPhone or not, and I’m already bingeing all the iPhone accessories recommendation videos on YouTube…

The latest iOS18 updates do somehow gave me little nudge towards the iPhone camp (thanks to the new homescreen customizing features and that default Photos app is closer to what I like to see on my Google Photos app), but my main beef is still how limited the iPhone’s alarm features are, and the camera… I’m not saying iPhone’s camera isn’t good. I just like Pixel’s AI when it comes to photo processing – It’s so user-friendly. I didn’t have to do any sort of post-edit and the photos all looked pretty good after I hit the shutter button. Yes, I do complain that the AI processing can get a bit too over-aggressive at times, to the point where I couldn’t capture the real colours when I wanted to, but overall I was still pretty satisfied with it. I wouldn’t have been able to capture Fuji-san so clearly back in Feb-23 at Shonan-Enoshima station if I hadn’t had my Pixel 7 Pro with me.

This is taken with 12x zoom, if I remembered correctly. Can the iPhone camera do this? I’m pretty sure the answer is no.

So the question to myself: Am I ready to give this up?

I’m not sure, to be honest.

That being said, iPhone does have other pros that are tempting me to make the switch:-

• apps that are optimized for iOS and hardly region-locked (for SG App Store, that is),
• relatively more secure ecosystem (my problem – because I have to sideload APKs on my Android due to some apps being region-locked and only available in Japan Play Store; and some official apps from China couldn’t even be sideloaded, even though I can find their official counterparts in Apple App Store)
• Magsafe (!!!)
• NFC that can be used in Japan (yes I’m quite tired of rummaging for that physical SUICA/ICOCA card when taking trains / making payment in shops and restaurants, and not to mention the daily trips to the ticket machines to top up the card with cash)
• Company seems to prefer staff using iPhones… sigh

The cons with iPhone:

• Limited default alarm features with limited third party alarm apps too
• Abysmal notification system
• Expensive accessories and apps / high chance of getting trapped in the Apple ecosystem (phone, watch, tablet etc… I’m pretty sure I won’t ever switch to MacBook though)
• No ultra zoom for camera
• No fast charging

That said, if iPhone 16 Pro Max is gonna have a zoom of at least 10x, I’ll jump at it, even though the rumoured size of an iPhone 16 Pro Max is bigger than what I would like. I’m sure I can live with the rest of the cons, if need be…

Now onto my to-buy list if I really do get an iPhone:

• iPhone itself (duh)
• Airpods Pro
• Magsafe case (haven’t decide on which yet, though I have a few brands/models in mind)
• Apple Watch
• Aukey MagFusion Qi2 (not a necessity, but I really like the design – just need to clear a space on my PC table for it…)

Now, I’m keeping my eyes peeled for iPhone 16 camera features’ leaks…

I’m actually considering getting iPhone for my next phone… thanks to Company Intune Portal starting to flag my Pixel 7 Pro as a rooted device every now and then, and preventing me from logging into company’s email and Teams on my mobile. I have no idea why it was doing so… my phone wasn’t rooted! Yes I did sideload some apps, but that’s the whole point of using an Android phone isn’t it… :(

In order to prep myself mentally for the cost of getting an iPhone (together with all the accessories), I did some homework on Amazon and found that buying an iPhone is just a huge investment…

• iPhone 16 – Price TBA
• Magsafe portable power bank (at least 10,000mAh) – S$70
• Airpods Pro (2nd gen) – S$370
• Apple Watch Series 9 (optional… but I’ve seen reviews saying Garmin app sucks on iPhone) – S$605
• Portable magsafe charging pad (for travelling) – S$231

All these added up to be almost S$2K, and that’s not including the price of the iPhone yet. Ugh… I’m not sure if I’m willing to fork out S$4K for a new phone (and it’s accessories). The charging pad probably can be optional too, since I have my Anker and UGreen wall chargers (I just need to bring lotsa cables, meh).

I can look past the home screen being non-customizable, but I’m not sure if I can accept the slow charging of Apple products, now that I’m already so used to Android’s fast-charging capabilities.

Ugh, I hate making decisions…