A Defense of the IPhone 7

[Johnw1104]

Lawlight said:

Johnw1104 said:

I really wish I could hand everyone my phone for a second lol... While the audio jack may remain a hangup I think most would find the new "home button" is perfectly fine. Seriously, there's nothing negative about it... it's in the same place, is the same size, has the same feel, you can make it depress and "click" if you so desire to mimick previous home buttons, and it both improves water resistance and is one less breakable part (the home button was one of the most likely parts to break).

Is it? I've been on all 4 generations of iPhone since 3GS and never felt like the home button was one to break. In any case I'll skip the 7th generation altogether.

I had a couple experiences with the home button. With one it just became jammed and another fell into a puddle, and once it dried out everything worked again with the exception of the home button.

Personally, though I really like this phone, I suspect it might be my last iPhone. Samsung and those Chinese phones are coming on strong with lower manufacturing costs (especially the Chinese ones), and with the EU playing politics and throwing everything they have at Apple to cut down on tax evasion in Ireland despite the wishes of Ireland itself, the US doing the same (I'm not sure if Clinton would given she's been an architect of multiple free trade agreements but Trump says he would), and complaints about unreasonable working conditions abroad trending seemingly every few weeks, I just don't think they'll be able to keep pace in the long term. Those Chinese companies have every advantage under the sun working in their favor including a government that is actively supporting their rise, and it's only a matter of time before they have the best deals in my mind.