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cosmic_cheeseyesterday at 6:54 PM2 repliesview on HN

I don’t see Android making big inroads until there’s more of a presence from Android manufacturers that fill Apple’s niche in smartphones and tablets.

Samsung desperately wants to be this but misses the part where iPhones don’t come with third party junkware even if they’re entry level models and don’t allow carrier junkware either. Google could be it but they’re too married to midrange hardware and underwhelming physical designs.

All it would take is for a manufacturer to commit to their whole lineup being built with reasonably capable hardware (no ancient or weak SoCs as seen in budget Android devices), to completely jettison third party junkware, and have top end flagships with hardware that actually matches that description, but none thus far have managed this.


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upmindyesterday at 7:23 PM

I don't think the average consumer is thinking about junkware nor physical design, it's just most people have iPhones especially in tech / young adults and thus more want to be on iPhone to share messages, airdrop, airpod support etcetc. They've created a network effect.

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sghitbyabazookayesterday at 7:22 PM

is that not what oneplus started as?

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