After 10 Years of Android - iPhone 13 Pro, Apple Watch Series 7 & AirPods Pro Unboxing

It was in 2012 when I finally got a taste of owning a smartphone. I started with a lowly Alcatel unit that came free with a plan. Since then, I swore by Android, and the freedom and customization it provides.

10 years and 5 phones later, with the Pixel 2 XL serving 4 awesome years of it, it was finally time to choose a successor. I was really hoping it would be the Pixel 6, I really was. But weighing it all out, the pros and cons, I saw that I would gain more than I would lose by making, at last, the switch to Apple.

Even now, nothing beats Pixel––even my 2 XL––in taking photos. Believe me when I say that leaving that behind is such a painful loss. But my smartphone cannot be just a camera.

Yes, it's the ecosystem, with me being a Mac user for as long as I was an Android user. But it's also longevity, consistency, and reliability. Boring traits for sure, but they are traits that justify the premium. God willing, this iPhone should serve me for at least 5 years, ideally even more.

I really wished Google got it together well enough for me to stay for another 5 years. Sigh.