Originally Posted by
mikesyr18
I guess if you count big fat bezels, no MST, no 3.5mm jack, and LCD screens as technology that isn't inferior, you're right.
Apple was not the first to drop the aging analog headphone jack. In fact, Apple was actually the first to
include a 3.5mm analog headphone jack in a phone.
Prior to the iPhone, cellphones either used a 2.5mm jack or a
custom connector. Back in 2003, the
Game Boy Advance SP had a proprietary port.
Android was actually first to not have an analog headphone jack with the
T-Mobile G1 back in 2008 and it didn't even include an adapter.
Then last year,
several Android phones, switched to a digital headphone jack
before the iPhone did, including the
Moto Z and just recently, the
HTC U.
The future is digital.
As for the display, Apple's LCD displays are well ahead of the rest, supporting a DCI-P3 wide gamut on iPhones, iPads and Macs.
And none of this has anything to do with an Altitude Reserve card. Get whatever device you want.