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Help Should I trade my iPhone 5 for the Galaxy Note 2?

So I got an iPhone 5 day one and loved it but I am really bored of iOS. At the same time I don't really want to leave Apple's ecosystem but am seriously debating trading my phone for the galaxy note 2. I have 2 people on craigslist willing to do the trade, one that says his t-mobile will unlock the device for him, and the other who is on AT&T as well and we can just swap. So my question is, should I switch to android and trade my iPhone for the note 2. I am just worried that it won't be easy to switch things over to the phone and stuff like that.

Thanks.
 
I would suggest going into an att store and playing with the phone for awhile. It will be a big change and android is not for everyone. I've owned every iphone so far except the 5, and after owning the note 2 I don't think I could ever go back.
 
I never have an iphone 5, but i switched over from the iphone 4s to the note 2 and I am glad I did. Unless apple releases something extraodinary, I am sticking to android. I was not impress with the iphone 5.
 
Without a doubt YES! My last 3 phones have been iPhones and my daughter and wife have iPhones as well. As a matter of fact the day I got my GN2 (2 weeks ago) my wife got a iPhone5. She thinks the GN2 is SOOOO much better. There is nothing wrong with Apple but their just not progressing as much as the other companies right now. I thought the size might be an issue but its really not. The one thing i do notice though is my GN2 now goes in my BACK pocket, no big deal. Its worth it!
 
Without a doubt YES! My last 3 phones have been iPhones and my daughter and wife have iPhones as well. As a matter of fact the day I got my GN2 (2 weeks ago) my wife got a iPhone5. She thinks the GN2 is SOOOO much better. There is nothing wrong with Apple but their just not progressing as much as the other companies right now. I thought the size might be an issue but its really not. The one thing i do notice though is my GN2 now goes in my BACK pocket, no big deal. Its worth it!
Everyone is giving this phone great feedback. Makes me want to get it so badly! I can't stop watching vidoes. Was it easy to switch your content from you iPhone to the Galaxy Note 2?
 
To be fair, if you went into an iPhone forum and asked people if they liked the 5, most of them would say they love it, too. Get the phone that's right for you, not the phone the most people love.
 
In my opinion I would absolutely take your sisters upgrade and get the N2! This thing is awesome!!!!
 
To be fair, if you went into an iPhone forum and asked people if they liked the 5, most of them would say they love it, too. Get the phone that's right for you, not the phone the most people love.

What stands out here is this forum is full of past & present iPhone users who love(d) their iPhones too yet have made the switch to the Note 2.
We also have those who've gone back to their iPhone so in essence unbiased feelings are coming from both platforms.
 
I would just be worried that there aren't enough apps, it won't be as fun to use, and I'd miss out on apple stuff.

You mean like the "awesome" Apple Map app? LOL :D Just kidding. But if you still have the iPhone 5, Google Map app is out now, go download it! ;)

Seriously I love Apple product, and even though I am not excited about the iPhone 5, I still think it is a nicely built phone. But that stupid Apple map app is just horrible. I don't have it, but EVERYONE who has it told me something would go wrong when they tried to use it. It includes my brother who is a HUGE Apple fan. He said that he cannot "trust" the Apple map and have to cross check with another map. What's the point of using a map when you cannot trust it?
 
I would just be worried that there aren't enough apps, it won't be as fun to use, and I'd miss out on apple stuff.

As an ex-iPhone user (iPhone 4), I can say that I'm totally satisfied with my Note 2. I got sick of iOS with its incremental updates and sorely outdated UI. The iPhone 5 wasn't a huge upgrade from the 4/4S IMO. The longer 4" screen was a joke and the fact that Apple was pushing this out as the best iPhone yet? Come on. I think they could've done A LOT more then just making it longer but, oh well.

The switch from iOS--->Android is a little different but nothing that you won't be too unfamiliar with. Having spent oodles of money in the Apple App store, I was a bit hesitant leaving all those apps behind however, I also have an iPad so it wasn't too bad. As far as apps go, the first you'll notice is that the Droid apps are not quite as well developed as iOS apps. Obviously there are more apps in the Apple App store then in the Android App store but that's a given. Most apps should be compatible with your phone however you'll run into some that aren't. This is where the whole fragmentation of Droid thing comes into play. Pretty much all the name brand apps like Angry Birds, banking apps, eBay, Hulu, etc are all in there. Prior to getting my Note 2 I looked in the Google App store to see what apps they had and which ones I'd be losing. You might wanna do the same just to get an idea of things. The one thing that REALLY irritates me about the Android Apps is that a lot of them are loaded with ads or will automatically place shortcuts on your homescreen for more apps. Again, really irritating since I used to be shielded from that crap in iOS. That's probably the biggest change you'll notice there.

As for the phone, I've played with the iPhone 5 a bit and, well, it's an iPhone; just the same as the previous models in terms of UI and such. Nothing really new for me which is why I went the Note 2 route. Having done so, I have 0 regrets. The screen size alone more than makes it worthwhile. I watch a lot of movies/YouTube/etc on my phone and the big ass screen REALLLLLY makes a huge difference. Even for gaming it's nice to have more real estate to use on the app. I'm to the point now where I can't even look at an iPhone without a small measure of contempt/disgust.

Taking the plunge from iOS to Droid means shifting all your media from iTunes to Kies/DoubleTwist. That will take some time TBH. It took me about 2-3 days to get everything transferred over which was a pain in the ass but now it's okay since everything has been migrated. Now it's just a matter of updating libraries once in awhile. The comfort of iTunes being your all-in-one spot for media will change. You'll probably have to use 2-3 different programs to manage all your media and such. And, with the addition of the microSD card slot, you might have to copy/paste items more than you're used to. Another thing is the UI between the two. iOS was very simplified in terms of how you navigate through the menus and operating the apps/phone functions. Droid is somewhat similar to it however the menus often go much deeper so you'll have to familiarize yourself with all the settings/menus and such.

All in all, after about a week or so, you'll get the hang on Droid. It's not as intuitive as iOS however it's more flexible so there will be that slight learning curve. Having my iPad and Note 2, I get to whore myself out to both OS's which is nice :p In all honesty, migrating all your media from iTunes to Droid will be the biggest headache but it shouldn't take too long. Everything else you'll get the hang of in short order.
 
I was a long time iPhone user and just recently switched to the Note 2. I love everything about android except for one thing...SMS. If you do alot of texting on the iPhone u will hate it on Android. The stock sms cant do the following...

1. popup on lockscreen
2. group chat
3. if you send multiple pics or pic with text, it treats it as an MMS slideshow, downsize the pic, and wont let you resize the pic. You have to save the pic, then go into your downloads to resize which is a pain. You can only resize within the sms app if you/they send a single pic with no text

I got so frustrated because I have to lock my phone due to Exchange email restrictions and had to unlock the phone everytime i got a text. So I installed Handcent which has the popup on lockscreen but couldnt do the other stuff. I am tempted to go back to iPhone just because of this.
 
I was a long time iPhone user and just recently switched to the Note 2. I love everything about android except for one thing...SMS. If you do alot of texting on the iPhone u will hate it on Android. The stock sms cant do the following...

1. popup on lockscreen
2. group chat
3. if you send multiple pics or pic with text, it treats it as an MMS slideshow, downsize the pic, and wont let you resize the pic. You have to save the pic, then go into your downloads to resize which is a pain. You can only resize within the sms app if you/they send a single pic with no text

I got so frustrated because I have to lock my phone due to Exchange email restrictions and had to unlock the phone everytime i got a text. So I installed Handcent which has the popup on lockscreen but couldnt do the other stuff. I am tempted to go back to iPhone just because of this.

Oh god. I am a huge texter so this might be a problem!
 
Short answer, Yes!

Long answer, makes sure you know what you're buying when you purchase any phone. When you do your research you'll know that G Note 2 is much better then any idevice
 
Oh god. I am a huge texter so this might be a problem!

If, when using an iphone, you can access your text messages though a LOCKED screen... this sounds like a huge security issue and I wouldn't like this at all.

If you don't lock your screen you can access your text's without unlocking your phone, which is normal. You simply swipe the status bar down... or if you have a Note 2 you can grab the messaging app on the lock screen and slide up. Much better then iPhone... ;)
 
I was a long time iPhone user and just recently switched to the Note 2. I love everything about android except for one thing...SMS. If you do alot of texting on the iPhone u will hate it on Android. The stock sms cant do the following...

1. popup on lockscreen
2. group chat
3. if you send multiple pics or pic with text, it treats it as an MMS slideshow, downsize the pic, and wont let you resize the pic. You have to save the pic, then go into your downloads to resize which is a pain. You can only resize within the sms app if you/they send a single pic with no text

I got so frustrated because I have to lock my phone due to Exchange email restrictions and had to unlock the phone everytime i got a text. So I installed Handcent which has the popup on lockscreen but couldnt do the other stuff. I am tempted to go back to iPhone just because of this.

This is one of the thing that bugs me too. Not enough to switch back to iPhone but it does bug me. I switched to Go SMS Pro, and it does solve your 2 and 3, but it doesn't have lockscreen notification center. You have to give it to Apple that the notifications on lockscreen is really handy. Maybe they will have it on Android 5... Apple Pie? LOL
 
I was a long time iPhone user and just recently switched to the Note 2. I love everything about android except for one thing...SMS. If you do alot of texting on the iPhone u will hate it on Android. The stock sms cant do the following...

1. popup on lockscreen
2. group chat
3. if you send multiple pics or pic with text, it treats it as an MMS slideshow, downsize the pic, and wont let you resize the pic. You have to save the pic, then go into your downloads to resize which is a pain. You can only resize within the sms app if you/they send a single pic with no text

I got so frustrated because I have to lock my phone due to Exchange email restrictions and had to unlock the phone everytime i got a text. So I installed Handcent which has the popup on lockscreen but couldnt do the other stuff. I am tempted to go back to iPhone just because of this.

1. popup on lockscreen (Yes they do, they pop up in the status bar on the lock screen)
2. group chat (Yes you can, you simply type multiple names into the recipient bar)
3. if you send multiple pics or pic with text, it treats it as an MMS slideshow, downsize the pic, and wont let you resize the pic. You have to save the pic, then go into your downloads to resize which is a pain. You can only resize within the sms app if you/they send a single pic with no text (The app will re-size images automatically (I send pictures all the time... NEVER have I had an issue outside of a bad signal which is a carrier problem))
 
If, when using an iphone, you can access your text messages though a LOCKED screen... this sounds like a huge security issue and I wouldn't like this at all.

It is a security issue, but most people I know don't really care. They were either forced to lock the phone (by company Exchange policy) or want to lock it to protect other information on the phone and prevent others to dial out. Most people don't care much about SMS, emails, or miss calls being seen by others though. And you can turn them off. Having an option is always nice.
 
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