To be annoyed with my siblings for insisting our mum gets a Samsung phone?

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Namechanged for this and swapped a few details.

I am one of 3 siblings. Our dad died last summer which means our mum is now on her own a lot more and using a mobile more than she did. My dad was a massive Apple fan and they both have/had iPads and my mum has an iPhone. My dad had a very old Nokia.

Anyway, my mum's iPhone 6 doesn't retain battery charge very well now as it's old so sibling A suggested that we club together for a new phone for her birthday at the end of February. Great!

We talked about budget and agreed £100 each so I researched refurbed iPhones for that sort of price. Sibling A said that actually it would be much better for mum to have a Samsung as £300 will buy a pretty good new phone. As our mum is in her 80s I thought learning how to use a new phone would be a bit tricky but both siblings overruled me and said Samsung was loads better than Apple.

I have an Apple and they're both Samsung users so I backed down and agreed that we should get her a Samsung.

On her birthday, sibling A said they would stay after the birthday lunch and set the new phone up. After several hours, they gave up as actually it seems it's not that simple to transfer content from an iPhone to a Samsung. They said they'd come back and do it another time.

They were visiting again this weekend. Apparently they were 'too stressed' to do it this time too.

So I've spent £130 (it went up) on a present for my widowed mother on her first birthday after her husband died which is sitting in a drawer. Our dad was a really thoughtful and considerate gift giver. I know our mum will be sad and disappointed.

I don't think AIBU to be pissed off but I'd like suggestions on what to do. I don't want to have to learn how to use the new android phone but is that the only thing I can do?

I think you can like download apple apps in the play store or maybe just login on an internet browser

If you’re going to be smarmy to another person, at least spellcheck your comments. The phone will be in a DRAWER (noun). Draw is a verb - to make marks with a pen / pencil / crayon.

But the point is if she has an iPad and is used to an apple, why would you have two different systems when they can’t link like message and email etc on the same?

I’ve got a new iPhone and it no longer has the on button at the bottom - it’s at the side -I find it a pain and accidentally switch volume/ turn it off/ etc by mistake.
Some models still have the button so get her that if you can.

Sorry for your loss OP

i completely get where you are coming from. I now give my mum my old iPhones (currently XS) and recommended an iPad to buy when she wanted one because she kept doing random things to her android and I didn’t know how to fix it. I couldn’t understand the system.

My brother for a special birthday sent my mum his old PC from 300 miles away and said "boardwalk' will configure and set it all up for you. I sent it straight back

sell the android, get your money back and spilt the rest between your brothers

Iv just transfered most things from iphone to samsung. What didn't transfer, you just down load the app from play store. What's app was easy, make sure its backed up on the iPhone, then just open app on samung and log in.

YANBU. I have an iPhone and got given a work Samsung and it’s shit by comparison once you’re used to the iPhone. Android users who have never had iPhones just don’t get it, and those who have had both yet claim android is better are deluded. Return/sell/trade in the Samsung even if at a loss and get your mum something decent she can actually use.