You won't convince people to try something else by calling them stupid.
From what I've read this has to do with the Android OS, and things are getting better and better. but my point is that this sluggishness is or at least was just as 'objective', and to many of us ultimately much more important than raw specs.
It's the same reason why I still willing to pay the Apple premium for laptops (although more and more begrudgingly so). I don't care about better raw specs when sleep mode still doesn't quite work, or the fans are unreasonably loud, or the trackpad sucks, and I haven't really cared about these things since I switched from my custom-built tower PC back in the day.
Has no relation to SoC. My Pixel 4 is noticeably smoother than iPhone 11 I tried.
> It's the same reason why I still willing to pay the Apple premium for laptops (although more and more begrudgingly so). I don't care about better raw specs when sleep mode still doesn't quite work, or the fans are unreasonably loud, or the trackpad sucks, and I haven't really cared about these things since I switched from my custom-built tower PC back in the day.
I am typing this on a $2000 i7 Macbook Pro 2017 running hot as a pipe. The same workload works a lot cooler on my $500 Ryzen 3500u laptop. The plastic is much comfortable to hold even when things get hotter compared to unbearable metal of Macbook. And don't even get me started on the Keyboard.
16" vs 17.3"
Processor: 4-core i7-4870HQ vs 6-core i7-9750H, MSI is much better https://technical.city/en/cpu/Core-i7-9750H-vs-Core-i7-4870H...
GPU: MSI's is better https://www.notebookcheck.net/Radeon-Pro-5300M-vs-GeForce-GT...
Same RAM
Same disk capacity, not sure if the MSI's is an SSD but that's less than $100
60Hz vs 144Hz
So I'd be getting an all-around better laptop that doesn't need dongles for everything and gives you far more control over the system and runs far more programs for $900 less.
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/16-inch
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Laptop-NVIDIA-1660-i7-9750H-GTX-I...
That's not to say that the MSI may not be a better deal... But you can't just compare the specs you said, there's more at stake.
I forgot about resolution too but I've done this comparison a few times in the past with different laptops and always found better for the price point.
Colors might be a good point here but I'm sure there are other laptops with good colors too.
While it's true that I could get better-specced laptop, phone, bluetooth earbuds, and so one, I consistently run into two issues that I just don't have with Apple: 1) there's almost always something subpar about the product, that reviews didn't warn me against, and/or 2) I hate having to carefully select from a dizzying array of inter- and intra-company options, where often companies actively game the system (reviews) or try to up-sell.
It's honestly somewhat astonishing how consistently I run into these issues when I buy a non-apple product, in particular laptops.
Now of course being 'in' the ecosystem already also has a ton of benefits, and of course I can afford being a little less price-conscious. But it's absolutely not the case that I go for Apple because it's cool. Or because they market well.