Just a short introduction.
I've had android for the past 2 years and i loved it, during this time i had a Droid 2 global(which was stolen), droid incredible(temporary), droid r2d2(bought from ebay), and the galaxy nexus(bought 3rd party as well and was running a 4.2 rom). I was finally able to officially upgrade then i played the waiting game to see what i would get. Surely the new nexus without a doubt but lets see what else there is out there. I did have the nokia lumia 920 in mind but windows always seem to be lacking(to me at least). So i decided to finally get an iPhone 5.
Now before this turns into a flame war i want to say this, the point of this is to provide my point of view on how i compare android to ios. I'm not trying to say which one is superior and the other to off and die.
Why the iPhone? I chose it because i really like the looks and feel of the device. I also didn't go with an android device because i didn't feel like the android's that Verizon has at this point were better than my nexus, and At&t seems to be the exclusive partner for the Lumia 920 and i don't feel like switching over just yet.
Now that this is out of the way I can begin.
Initial Impressions
I wanted to have at least a week with the new phone under my belt before i can start picking at it.
The first and major advantage of the iPhone over my previous phones is the amazing battery life(especially compared to my galaxy nexus with the extended battery) Being able to use my phone for a whole day and not be too worried about the battery life is a major plus.
Another thing i like about the new phone is how smooth and fluid it feels, i've only had a couple instanced of lag. I used my nexus right beside it to make sure its not just the "new phone symptoms" and sure enough its not.
For me this is a big one. For the first time i don't want to root/jailbreak my phone. Even i surprised myself with this, after always rooting my phone and flashing new roms 2 maybe 10 times a month i'm actually content with the phone. I thought the ios layout was going to seriously bug me, but after getting used to it i actually kinda like it.
Stay tuned for the next update!
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Ok so here is my issue, I have been on the brink recently with deciding to go either with an iPhone or remain with the Android family. Hell I even referred to the the iPhone as the crap phone lol. A lot of people consider me highly technical inclined when it comes to anything and I am finding myself stumped here. I am into the whole customization thing which is why I like the Android OS, however with some of the issues I have having with Android and even the latest device from Big Red, the Droid Bionic my confidence level has went down. Just looking for something solid and a good company to back their phones and not take forever. I know there is only one company when dealing with the iPhone and with Droid there's all the different manufactures and them having to approve of what is in the update.
I have been an Android advocate since my first device which was an EVO and then to the Epic then back to the EVO and finally upgraded to the E3D. I had month long technical issues with Sprint with getting my phone repaired/replaced and their lack of customer service to help out someone who was a customer for the past 8 years.
I have since left Sprint last week and switched over to Verizon where I now have the Droid Bionic. Issue is now that I got the Bionic is that I am having issues with the OS having problems that from research that a lot of other users have the same problems. Also in my findings I have read that the fix for the issues with the Bionic will not come out until sometime in November and here it is now the 2nd day of October. Does not make any sense to me that it takes a whole month to roll out a fix for issues that a vast majority of the users have the same problems. I do not think I am asking for too much but geesh, I can't win or loose here.
Another thing that bothers me is that my girlfriend has the Charge and when we are in the same area with one another her phone has better phone reception, this is kind of the final straw for me and making me want to jump ship to the iOS and even get an iPad. Even while I was out tonight, her best friends husband has one and I couldn't put it down. Added more insult to injury. Only thing is for me to have the patience to wait for the release of the iPhone 5.
Not too sure if I am asking for too much, however I definitely need some guidance here, please advise smart people out there.
May not be of much help but the only thing I can suggest is to wait for the iPhone 5 to come out and see if you like it more.
Sadly given the market options out I don't see any purpose in android anymore... Whether or not you can customize everything just feels lower quality.
For some reason grass is always greener on the other side .
Wait and see how the iP5 will behave in real world.
As a few weeks back daily iP4 user it's a pain sometimes. You really have to hold it different not to loos coverage or wifi.
This is no joke no matter what people say. It can get really annoying. Signal is worse compared to G1, Desire and now Desire Z that I use everyday. Glass. One accidental drop and chips appear. Very annoying and looks ugly.
IOS 5 has nothing that android already does (so far). Games quality is noticable if that is your thing.
If you get the chance, test it first. I know i will get it (I develop for iOS so it's a must) but still will use the Z as it is. Just like android more
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Morning all,
I, like many of you here, am a massive phone junkie. I like to have an option for almost every day of the week and mood I might happen to be in. This has led me to amass a collection of different phones/os's/brands over the last couple years.
Currently I am running a 64GB iPhone 5s, which integrates perfectly into my Apple TV environment in my house, as well as the Sync system in my F150. I like the apple experience when I want something mindless. There are times that I just don't want to screw with my phone. It's also easily pocketable and great for one handed use.
I also have an HTC One. By far the best out of the box Android phone I've ever used (with the exception of the purple hazed camera). The phone runs well and looks great. Can't really say anymore than that. I hate the white/silver finish, but I learned to live with it, as my carrier of choice doesn't offer the black version. This phone is also the longest I've ever used a device without swapping handsets.
Here's my issue. I've recently ran upon the opportunity to get a 16GB Nexus 5 or a Lumia 925 for free... I can get one or the other. No contract non-sense or anything like that. I love stock android, but outside of Cyanogen mod roms, have never had the opportunity to own one. I love the simplistic design and no-nonsense feel of the device. However, it seems like it would be awful close to the HTC One in my collection. The Lumia is the wild card here. I've always been a fan of the design of WP8. No screwing around, just smooth, at a glance phone usage. I had a 920 that I had to give up when I switched carriers, and have missed it since. The lumia doesn't pack the hardware punch that the Nexus or the One does, but with the WP8 OS, it doesn't really need it. It's a butter smooth phone with great build quality.
Anyways, what would you do? Would you go for a phone similar to one you're already packing in your pocket, or one that fills an OS gap?
There are 3 threads devoted to discussions about devices, please repost your question in one of these three threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
Thanks!
I recently broke my Nexus 4, unfortunate, I know. (It was like my child after sitting on this forum with many of you, waiting two months for it to arrive after launch) I made the switch to Android about a year ago, coming from a blackberry, and never thought I'd look back. I'm now faced with a bit of a predicament. With an upgrade available for me, it's feasible, as it wasn't when I purchased my Nexus, to consider buying the 5s. I love stock android, plain and simple, and I have no regrets about purchasing a substantially larger phone. I have nothing against Iphones, they just weren't for me at the time. Now, however, as me and my friends have gone off to university, Imessage (Group chat specifically) is how all of my closely knit friends stay in touch. I feel left out, to say the least. That and the Itouch on the 5s is tempting me to make the move, at least for now, to the dark side. I still can't quite move past purchasing a brand new, Nexus 5 however. The updates, screen, and operating system are all pulling me in. Granted this is an Android forum, and this may seem an odd place to be asking a question about switching the iphone, I'm still partial to Android and thought the bias may play well into my personal opinion. The last thing I want is buyers remorse. All you central members who have switched to Iphones or vice versa, what do?
Much thanks.
CTMeow said:
I recently broke my Nexus 4, unfortunate, I know. (It was like my child after sitting on this forum with many of you, waiting two months for it to arrive after launch) I made the switch to Android about a year ago, coming from a blackberry, and never thought I'd look back. I'm now faced with a bit of a predicament. With an upgrade available for me, it's feasible, as it wasn't when I purchased my Nexus, to consider buying the 5s. I love stock android, plain and simple, and I have no regrets about purchasing a substantially larger phone. I have nothing against Iphones, they just weren't for me at the time. Now, however, as me and my friends have gone off to university, Imessage (Group chat specifically) is how all of my closely knit friends stay in touch. I feel left out, to say the least. That and the Itouch on the 5s is tempting me to make the move, at least for now, to the dark side. I still can't quite move past purchasing a brand new, Nexus 5 however. The updates, screen, and operating system are all pulling me in. Granted this is an Android forum, and this may seem an odd place to be asking a question about switching the iphone, I'm still partial to Android and thought the bias may play well into my personal opinion. The last thing I want is buyers remorse. All you central members who have switched to Iphones or vice versa, what do?
Much thanks.
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with the nexus 5 you should be able to go into quite a few higher Android Versions, so it will get even better and better, the iphone 5s might be great for now but it will probably only receive one or even if we are lucky a 2nd. that's apples way of saying "we are unable to get iOS 9.x running smoothly on the iPhone 5 so if you want our new stuff buy another flagship!" (no offense to old apple, most of us just hate the new apple) with android even if the nexus 5 no longer gets official updates you still have the android community to look to for newest Versions. i hope you stick true to android! i dont like most of apples products but i thought the iphone 5s was great!
Since all other phones have a chat thread and I couldn't find one in here (sorry if I over-looked it!) I thought we should have one too.
I remember my first touch screen smart phone (first smart phone was the n95 but first touch one was the iPhone 3Gs) - when I first got it I felt like I was holding a huge, powerful smartphone.
Now when I see a slow,useless, grainy resolution, tiny iPhone 3GS I really cannot see any value in it, but at the time, it really blew my mind, and when it got iOS 4 and could multitask, I was so happy with it.
Every time I pick up my Note 3 I feel like I did when I first picked that phone up, I feel like I'm holding a huge, powerful, computer-replacing (to an extent) all-in-one device that I could never get sick of.
Unlike the iPhone, this phone never gets obsoleted, every Android update gets lighter and faster rather than resource hogging, it's very future proof and submits to universal standards such as HD and usb3.0, it is expandable (card slot), custom rommable, the firmware doesn't come close to utilising all of its potential let alone obsoleting it, it feels like the moment I first got an iPhone, without that disappointing feeling that other phones a year later are so much better (screw you iPhone 4, back then!) - sure there are marginally better phones now than a year ago but nothing that makes you feel like you are missing anything or need to upgrade, I really love the Note series (as well as nexus and lumia), and I wonder whether other note users feel the same way about these behemoths
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My house phone's better than your iPhone.
First off, I dont want to start an iPhone vs Android war here!
But heres the thing. I have always had iPhones and I think its time for a change. Been waiting for a jailbreak for iOS 9.2 and I cant see it happening anytime soon. As the iPhone is very limited without a jailbreak, I need more functionality in my life, so I am looking towards an Android solution!
Im tech savvy and have no issues with flashing ROM's etc etc. Used to be into Symbian phones back in the day!
So I am looking for a phone that is better than the iPhone 6 in relation to hardware specs. I am also looking for a pure Android experience, the less bloatware the better! But I suppose the choice of phone will be narrowed by the availability of a nice, and well rounded custom ROM.
I would like something with a decent screen size, I dont want a tablet in my pocket, but the screen needs to be no smaller than the iPhone 6.
Not so worried about the cost and build quality is important.
I also note that there are some impending releases coming, so might wait a month or two to see what new phones will be gracing us!
So what do you recommend?
Thanks
TR1PL3D said:
First off, I dont want to start an iPhone vs Android war here!
But heres the thing. I have always had iPhones and I think its time for a change. Been waiting for a jailbreak for iOS 9.2 and I cant see it happening anytime soon. As the iPhone is very limited without a jailbreak, I need more functionality in my life, so I am looking towards an Android solution!
Im tech savvy and have no issues with flashing ROM's etc etc. Used to be into Symbian phones back in the day!
So I am looking for a phone that is better than the iPhone 6 in relation to hardware specs. I am also looking for a pure Android experience, the less bloatware the better! But I suppose the choice of phone will be narrowed by the availability of a nice, and well rounded custom ROM.
I would like something with a decent screen size, I dont want a tablet in my pocket, but the screen needs to be no smaller than the iPhone 6.
Not so worried about the cost and build quality is important.
I also note that there are some impending releases coming, so might wait a month or two to see what new phones will be gracing us!
So what do you recommend?
Thanks
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Oh boy, I wouldn't worry about an iPhone Android war but you're going to start another kind of war (the oem one) if you want a new Android phone check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
But given the sheer amount of replies I don't think you'll be able to get any help from it. So imo the best phone that has all what you want is the huawei Nexus 6P ( great design and build quality and top notch hardware but most important pure android and fast updates) but im may be a bit too big maybe? (5.7")
Other suggestions maybe motorola since they make great phones with aosp android http://www.google.dz/url?q=http://m...ggLMAA&usg=AFQjCNE0_PMlhvpD9ipMsLFmuauokfuM4A
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