Or read whatever books they have saved on their phones (which is what I would do since I don’t have any kind of videos saved).

Same, except without Netflix. I'm constantly surprised people use these streaming services.

Who ever watches Netflix on the phone?

A surprising amount of (generally young) people on public transport.

that wasn't save brah, thats just crushing mobile data

People who want to watch something on the plane where you have no/limited choice of quality movies and/or the screen is way too bright and warm. It's the best you've got, not the best in general.

Usually planes have a decent catalogue (remember this was a bugged entertainment system on one flight) and if we are talking about watching on a phone quality doesn't matter (if anything plane screen is bigger).

> Usually planes have a decent catalogue

That has not been my experience unless you like a random selection of the latest big-budget movies mixed with weird artsy films.

> and if we are talking about watching on a phone quality doesn't matter (if anything plane screen is bigger).

Physically bigger (compared to a phone) but almost guaranteed to be lower resolution, have worse colors and contrast and the touch controls are barely working. You can also bring a tablet or laptop if you prefer a larger screen.

They sometimes do. Whether that's usually really depends on what flights you take.