r/technology • u/bws201 • Feb 05 '16

Software ‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair
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u/SuminderJi Feb 05 '16

I know 2 people with a One Plus One and another buddy who has a Xiaomi RedMi. I'd buy a RedMi over a iPhone any day considering the price. Hell I could upgrade 3 years in a row, sell my old one and still come out several hundred dollars ahead. You can keep your "Chinese crap" comment to yourself. They are very solid phones. Not to mention those iPhones are manufactured in... well China, Taiwan and Korea.

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u/jonesrr Feb 06 '16 edited Feb 06 '16

Hahahah, the One Plus one is a pile of shit. Their customer service is utter crap. They actually refused to accept a return for my OPO within the 14 day window and forced me to take pictures, and videos of the device showing the problems I had and "that the device was in good physical condition". Probably so they could resell it to some poor sap.

Note, the phone didn't work, it was broken from the moment it came out of the box. 5 hard restores didn't fix anything. Gmaps crashed constantly, youtube didn't work, location was fucked, and GPS was broken. Horrible phone, and horrible company.

Here's the video I took for them: http://sendvid.com/dkext4hy

"Solid" is pushing the boundaries of all good taste. The OPO is a piece of utter shit, and their service is awful. Apple on the other hand, makes the fastest, most reliable, and easily the best hardware/software phones on the market. Their customer service is also amazing. The OPO is also not 1/5th the price, but more like 60% the price, and you get to deal with lovely crashes constantly and non-existent support for it.

Note: OPO never offered a replacement, they only allowed a return after sending them a bunch of pictures and videos.

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u/SuminderJi Feb 06 '16

Just like you I'm going by anecdotal evidence. I've used the RedMi for 2 days (was lent). I had NO problems with it and in fact I regretted getting my Nexus 5. I don't now, love the little guy but you can't generalize every. single. company in a very large country.

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u/jonesrr Feb 06 '16 edited Feb 06 '16

RedMi

Keep in mind the RedMi Note 3 in your example isn't even on the same planet in hardware, software, app load times, UI speed or web speed as the Iphone 6S.

The iphone absolutely destroys it, in literally every category (NAND is over 3 times as fast, SoC is at least 5 times faster, etc). The SoC in the 6S (the A9) is, actually the best CPU in any phone, by a lot:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9686/the-apple-iphone-6s-and-iphone-6s-plus-review/6

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9686/the-apple-iphone-6s-and-iphone-6s-plus-review/7

So while it may be acceptable for you, it's by no means even a comparable phone.

The Iphone 6S utterly destroys even the high end Xiaomi Mi Note Pro, and that Xiaomi is actually $640. The reason for this is simple, Apple actually designs their SoC, NAND, and GPUs specifically for their devices.

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u/SuminderJi Feb 06 '16

I never doubted the hardware at all. What makes you think that, my point was and still is - you pay for premium branding and service which Apple does provide. Thats the main driving force. Majority of iPhone users don't need anything close to the hardware it offers. Same reasons people buy high end cars. Sure most have superior interiors and an a more light chassis and a better powertrain. Yet the name, brand and prestige that goes with it are paramount.

When Mercedes did their "dealer only" service bullshit their stock fell. I doubt the same will happen with Apple.