App store being the only option where you can install apps from is a major issue.

I live in an autocratic country and have to suffer from sanctions due to our officials’ abhorrent decisions.

Due to that, for example, none of the banking apps can be installed on iPhones. So, NFC is useless. Neither does it have anti-DPI apps to overcome censorship, afaik.

AI happened. It requires an immense amount of RAM and storage for data centers, and manufacturers don’t have enough production capacity to keep up.

Prices were going down because the consumer market didn’t have as much of a demand for both after covid.

Not really an option considering it’s even more locked down.

Hope Valve comes up with something eventually, after all they’ve been getting into x86 emulation for mobile ARM chips lately. Granted, it was for VR, but still.