I’m not disagreeing with you but whose phone do you plan on buying next? Pichai + Brin also bribed trump (they were at the inauguration alongside Tim Apple and others)

Buy secondhand, especially if you still want iphones. Money goes to lower class (something like Facebook marketplace has no tax), no money to "less bad" competing companies, and you'll get a much cheaper product which still has the "appleness" you want.

It makes huge difference. I'm on Fold since Fold 4 and would never go back to a slab phone mostly because I just read books or text web/social media. The square display is perfect for this as you get proper 80-120 character lines with large font and enough space for media etc.

It’s either I get that or a foldable 1 screen phone (like a flip phone).

From the times when things were actually convenient to use. Buttons shouldn't get random presses while the thing is in your pocket. Screens should be protected from scratches and dirt while in your pocket. It's more compact when folded while in your pocket, while thicker, but an apple fits in my pocket, so thickness is not a problem.

Remind me what happened? Ah, yes, Steve Jobs went out on a stage and confused the hell out of millions of hamsters, telling them he's brought them their Star Trek communicator. Well, that's not what he said, but that's what they heard and what he meant.

I've gotten used to making sure my hands are not sweaty when using a phone, and that it's practically not usable when it's cold and your fingers are not very precise, like when walking or when in a crowded place, and that you should be careful with that pocket to not occasionally unlock the thing and repost something personal into apartment building common WhatsApp chat, things like that.

But sometimes I recall that with a Motorola flip phone I could do everything with no loss of ability or speed in all these situations.

Not even talking about battery life.

On another note, after Tim apple bribed Trump with a gold ball I’ve decided to no longer buy apple products again.

Oh, that's when.

So if wasn't their overpriced cult bullshit that turned you off Apple. Well at least you drew the line at their endorsement of a felonious authoritarian pedo. Minimum possible bar cleared.