In the past two days, the topic of what mobile phones the elderly use has been discussed in a certain group, so some people have talked about it again: it is better to give the iPhone to your parents, which is much better than a domestic mobile phone, and it is not stuck. At that time, I felt that there were too many slots in this sentence, and I didn't know where to start refuting it. It's just enough to use the Apple iPhone yourself, and give the eliminated iPhone to your parents to use, is this really appropriate?
In fact, I can understand why I think this way. In the stereotype, the system of domestic mobile phones is too open, and the applications are installed casually, and it is difficult to ensure that there are more new applications on the mobile phone.
In addition, many Apple iPhone users' understanding of domestic mobile phones lies in the "stuck after a long time" a few years ago, and there are still many stereotypes of actual iPhone users, such as the fast charging of domestic mobile phones and the destruction of batteries, such as the screen of domestic mobile phones is not as good as Apple, such as taking pictures is not as real as Apple, etc. Even in 2024, there will still be people who apply the impression of 10 years ago.
In fact, domestic mobile phones have undergone earth-shaking changes over the years. The smoothness of the system has been comprehensively improved, and the problem of system aging after long-term use has long been non-existent, and the battery life is even stronger than Apple. As for the application restrictions, now domestic mobile phones are turned on by default in pure mode, and it is impossible to "grow" out of APP inexplicably, and the permission management is already very strict.
In contrast, if you take the Apple iPhone to your parents to use, there are five major dead holes that cannot be solved at all, and some of them will even make young people feel troublesome, let alone the elderly.
1. Apple account is very troublesome to use
All of Apple's security systems rely on Apple accounts, and although security is ensured, it is also very inconvenient to use in practice, and you have to enter a password at every turn. Moreover, the security mechanism of iOS also requires the password to be set to be very complicated, which is a test of memory.
If you give your mobile phone to your parents, how serious is this problem? In the sharing of various suggestions, it will only be mentioned that the applications that your parents can use are installed in advance, and the trouble caused by the Apple account password is basically avoided. I can only say that some people want to exercise their parents' memory and input accuracy.
2. The battery life is not optimistic
The battery life of Apple's iPhone is actually a big problem. Although the battery life in the screen-off state is very long, it is completely different when the screen is on, and with the performance upgrade of Apple's A-series chips, this problem is getting more and more serious.
For us, we can charge at home or at the workstation at any time. But an elderly person doesn't stay at home all day, right? And if you need to contact your parents and their phone runs out of battery and turns off, you might as well make up that kind of scene.
3. The signal is not good and it is easy to lose contact
Apple iPhone has another problem that is more serious than the battery, and that is that the signal is not good. If the elderly are away from home and can't keep in touch in time, it is quite unsafe. In reality, I have also encountered situations where the elderly suddenly became delirious due to low blood sugar and other reasons when they went out, and it happened that the mobile phone had no signal or no power, and I couldn't imagine how anxious the family would be.
4. The screen is not eye-friendly
The screen of Apple's iPhone has not yet reached the level of eye protection of domestic mobile phones, which also leads to a problem, and it is easy to pay attention to fatigue when looking at mobile phones. In fact, you imagine that parents may use their mobile phones to call and send WeChat, but in reality, they may use their mobile phones every day to watch news, watch short videos and even play games.
So do you find a problem? As for what kind of mobile phone is suitable for the elderly, it is often "what you think" they should look like, and what kind of product you think is suitable for them, but it may be very different from reality.
5. There is no way to filter phone messages and text messages
If you think that Apple's iPhone intercepts all kinds of apps as safe, then Apple still has a very serious flaw in terms of security. Whether it's spam text messages or scam calls, it's almost impossible to intercept them on Apple iPhones.
Some people may say that the third-party security tool APP can already intercept text messages, wake up! Apple's iOS text message harassment has long been switched to the iMessage track, spam text messages are encrypted and sent to the mobile phone, and various security tools can't deal with it!
So, what you think is that Apple's iPhone is safe is just a stereotype. You don't want someone to call your parents to give them 10 eggs and trick them into buying health supplements, right? Come to think of it, would you still choose to give them your iPhone?
To sum up, what mobile phones should the elderly use, this question has made many people's boomerang hit their faces. When we were children, we strongly objected to our parents' "I am for your good" and forced us to make a choice, but now when we grow up, we choose mobile phones for them under the same pretext, and may not even consider their actual usage scenarios. In short, it is not wise to use an iPhone for the elderly.