u/Hybrid-Moment

TLDR: A few years back I switched to iPhone, now I want to try and switch my partner to iPhone so we can sync up our device feature again.

As the title suggests, I am trying to convince my partner to try an iPhone for the first time.

Her and I have been longtime Samsung users, we both really enjoyed our Samsungs, but I always had interest in trying an iPhone since I was a fan of their Laptops and tablets, I finally bit the bullet and switched from my S23U to an iPhone 15 PM, then to the 16PM, and currently 17P. It’s safe to say I’ve enjoyed the switch, however I recognize the trade offs and limitations of IOS over android.

Since switching, however, I went all in on the Apple ecosystem, I got HomePods, Apple TVs, Apple Watch, Mac, iPad, AirTags, and I love the inter connectivity of it all. The only downside is my partner is still on the S23U, and expresses no interest in switching, which puts a huge constraint on our ability to sync up.

Before we would use Samsung calendar, notes, quick share, etc, to sync our lives. Now it’s back to manual everything. In addition, we are stuck in a mix of ecosystems. I would love to be able to get back to that level of synchronization between us, but she is doesn’t really want to even consider IOS and has a preexisting bias towards them. In a way, I used to be pretty anti Apple too, so I can understand that.

Her birthday is coming up and she asked for a new phone this year, primarily because she wants to ‘downsize’ from a S23U to a S26. This would be the opportunity to get her to switch, but shes really not interested in even considering the change.

When it comes to Samsung/Android exclusive features, she doesn’t really use any. She doesn’t really customize her phone much, doesn’t sideload apps really, doesn’t use the AI features at all.

She does however have a sideloaded/modified version of Boost for Reddit I setup for her after they killed of 3rd party clients, and she is pretty against losing access to to that, but otherwise she does not use any special features.

Her friends are primarily android users, but outside of quick share on occasion, there aren’t any specific features they use together that is exclusive to android.

Trying to come up with a list of benefits of her switching. I am really trying to have her just give it a chance, I would be willing to buy the phone and eat the loss and switch her back to android if she hates it.

Good day everyone,

Has anyone made the upgrade from the S23U to the base S26? My partner is considering making the jump simply because the phone is way too large for her, otherwise, she loves her phone. I have only ever owned Notes and Ultras since the Note 8, so I don’t have a lot of experience with the base S series phones, I know they have slightly worse camera and specs compared to the Ultra, but otherwise, I suspect they are great phone. She really only uses her phone for web browsing/shopping, Snapchat, Reddit, and primarily taking photos of birds, which is why I am concerned about the worse camera/zoom capabilities.

Since she is ‘downgrading’ to a smaller phone anyways, I also asked her to consider the latest pixel pro or even an iPhone Pro (primarily because I currently use the iPhone pro and it would be nice to sync together) but she seems pretty interested in the S26.

Has anyone made that transition and would you recommend it? Anything in particular you miss from the Ultra?