Read through the post, OP mentioned a few times that this isn’t about a phone war. It’s just one persons experience going from Android to iPhone; what worked well and what didn’t.
I think a lot of folks have picked an ecosystem and never strayed from it; seeing a post like this helps fill the gaps of their curiosity. Being exposed to other people’s experiences and experience a change yourself is a good thing.
At the end of the day phones are just tools to help you go about your day to day. We don’t have to foam at the mouth over a discussion like this. iPhones are very good devices and have great synergy with other Apple devices and apps. Android is a very customizable experience which has many great phones at very good prices. You can’t go wrong with either IMO.
Oof, I don’t know if I want to recommend anything I’m interested in as it cost lots of money to really enjoy these hobbies.
I guess at the base of it, my biggest hobby is generally upgrading every aspect of my day to day life.
Building PC’s
I’ve got 3 gaming PC’s in the house (wife’s, mine, and another for the tv with steam-big-picture) and also an Unraid server for media.
Desk Setups
I have 2 separate desk I put together. One for work and one for gaming. Both desk are wood countertops bolted onto sit-and-stand desk frames.
Work desk has a 34inch ultrawide. I also have a Herman Miller Logitech Embody which has helped my back immensely.
Gaming desk has a 38inch ultrawide which is awesome for gaming. And I have a Herman Miller non-logitech Embody. There are some subtle differences in how they feel and I need 2 chairs because I sit a little differently if I’m working or gaming.
Audio
I fell into the audio trap for my gaming and work desk partially thanks to r/headphones.
Headphones wise I have:
Amp/Dac/Mixer:
Everything above has been collected over the last 4-5 years or so.
Oh also OP if you made it this far down, check out twitch streams for a “board game” called Blood on the Clocktower. It’s a social deduction game you can play in person, but the community built a pretty comprehensive web-based tool to play online. My wife and I watch the streams every week it’s a lot of fun. She plays in some of the games too, I mostly just like to watch.