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Anyone considering giving up Android for iPhone 4S?
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chanchan05
The Doctor
"Fragmented Android Market"
Seems like he doesnt know what people mean by "fragmentation" on Android.
Seems like he doesnt know what people mean by "fragmentation" on Android.
"Fragmented Android Market"
Seems like he doesnt know what people mean by "fragmentation" on Android.
Two things meshed into one..sorry..
Android is doing better to defragment their available versions and phones, but, it's still a mess for developers and customers and go guarantee of upgrades or updates.
In another topic, my co-worker just got a Samsung Droid Charge over the summer when it just came out and he is having a battery issue. He has been told that battery's are no longer in production and is forced to find one on eBay, hoping it is a genuine battery, and Verizon won;t step up and help, which is just just wrong, IMO. There are too many devices coming out too fast and customers of other devices are getting the shaft. That just does not happen with Apple. Owning 2 Android powered devices and now an iPhone, I have experienced two completely different levels of quality and customer support. Just my .02
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Bnice
Guest
Nice to know Apple customer support and quality of products are flawless. I like my Android and will continue to do so.
ashykat
Android Expert
The display is obviously smaller than on many Android phones, but I guess for myself I've used such a ranch of devices that I don't really mind? Most recently I've been using a Droid Pro and a Palm Pre 2, both of which have a smaller screen than the iPhone so it didn't feel like it was small to me. I think for myself though the screen size doesn't matter because the resolution is so good. I don't have to squint because everything is really crisp on the screen. Hotspot is available for the iPhone too ya know. I'm enjoying the 4S so far but I'll always switch back and forth. Once the newness and smoothness wears off and I want a widget on my homescreen I'll activate my Android again, lol. Such is the life of a phone addict.
I love the ability to customize/root and have way more control over my phone than the iphone would allow. The one thing I like about the iphone 4 though is the battery life. My mom has the iphone 4, can take it off the charger at 7 am, get home from work at about 3 and play on her phone the rest of the day until about 10 pm and still have 50% battery left.
Pitamakan
Android Enthusiast
Never thought I'd say it, but I'm actually thinking about switching.
I've become quite the Android geek the last couple of years, very proficient at rooting, and adding ROMs, and playing with alternative launchers, and customizing home screens, and so on. But a lot of that's getting to be old hat, not as much fun as it used to be ... and when the tinkering stops being fun, the accompanying hassle factor of being a heavy Android user starts to become more apparent.
Anyhow, I'm going to wait until the Galaxy Nexus comes out and the dust settles, and then likely choose either that or an iPhone 4S.
I've become quite the Android geek the last couple of years, very proficient at rooting, and adding ROMs, and playing with alternative launchers, and customizing home screens, and so on. But a lot of that's getting to be old hat, not as much fun as it used to be ... and when the tinkering stops being fun, the accompanying hassle factor of being a heavy Android user starts to become more apparent.
Anyhow, I'm going to wait until the Galaxy Nexus comes out and the dust settles, and then likely choose either that or an iPhone 4S.
Nothing wrong with that! We are all entitled to do what we would like to do. Remember, this thread is about if anyone is willing to go from Android to iPhone, and I one who did.
I switched from photon 4g to iPhone 4s yesterday and don't regret it one bit. The only reason I stuck with android was because iPhone wasn't available on Sprint or Verizon when I left AT&T. While not as customizable iOSnis silky smooth and looks beautiful compared to laggy screen transitions and mostly butt ugly UI of android. Google has great engineers,but Duarte has done nothing to fix the awful UI. It mostly looks amateurish compared to Apple, and until Google gets serious about it iPhone will remain the gold standard.
xmr405o
Android Expert
If you are a tinkerer, then I think you'll end up jailbreaking your Iphone. It might have changed but the main reason why people jailbreak their iphones is for the apps for jailbroken iphones, to use it on another carrier or to change the look of their UI. Most of the apps for Jailbroken iphones are apps that come standard on some Android devices or are on the Android Market already like quick toggles, text quick replies, task switchers etc. You've been there done that I would assume with your previous Android device.
The best thing that I've seen on a jailbroken Iphone is probably the themes. Some of them look really really cool but our launcher themes and backgrounds aren't half bad either. However, we don't need to root our phones to do that.
IMO, I would at least wait until the Iphone 5 to even consider jumping to the Iphone. Not sure if you still have the Eris but Android phones have come a loooong way from the Eris.
Which UI are you talking about? Sense? TouchWiz? Blur? You do know you can download launchers, themes, icon packs and change all that too right? Launcher Pro plus on my Epic Touch is light, very fast and smooth as butter, especially over 4G.
Yes I know that you can change launchers but none of them offer iPhone quality UI. The fact that you have to root the phone and install alternative launchers to make the phone functional is a joke IMO. The fact that an almost 2yr old iPhone 4 with a single core CPU runs better than dual core "super phones " is kind of embarrassing. I don't even know if hardware acceleration in ICS will do anything, because my former Xoom had terrible lag with Honeycomb as well.
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Bnice
Guest
Yes that is true but I still see you hanging around..
Frisco
=Luceat Lux Vestra=
Friendly reminder to please move away from any sort of personal remarks about fellow members and their device choice.
No smart phone user is naive or dumb or whatever because of their phone/OS choices.
That's a bit of a challenge, I know, to refrain from insults, overt or veiled, but we can all do it.
No smart phone user is naive or dumb or whatever because of their phone/OS choices.
That's a bit of a challenge, I know, to refrain from insults, overt or veiled, but we can all do it.
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Bnice
Guest
There are many folks out there that just don't care about an iphone. It does not matter how you try to sell it..Some prefer a device for their own personal reasons and needs.
IOWA
Mr. Logic Pants
So 16 icons per screen is the magic joojoo for a successful UI? You know what I call that?
BORING.
Unlike most iPhone owners, I've had smartphones with icons in a grid for a long, long time.
But maybe I'm missing something. Please describe in specific detail why you feel the iOS UI is superior?
Stuntman
Android Expert
So far, I have really experienced any negative issues with Android so far. The variety of Android phones available is a boon for me. I look at the iPhone and if I want something with a slightly differnet form factor, I'm pretty much out of luck. I like keyboard sliders and Android with its large variety of phones has a phone with keyboard slider that I like.
The lack of variety with iOS devices is why I went with something else. If Apple had a keyboard slider phone, I would have been an Apple customer and not even looked at something else. I look at all the other manufacturers and they all come up with a variety of devices to choose from. I look at Apple and see just one device. Chances are, I would like the Apple device more than most other devices out there. However, there always seems to be at least one device (out of the many out there) that just appeals to me more than Apple's one offering. This happened when I was buying a smartphone and this happened when I was buying a tablet.
Huh? You don't have to root your phone to install any launcher, alternate browser, themes or icon packs from the market. In fact, I have 4 on my phone now all set up differently I can swap between whenever I feel like. Don't think you can do that on a stock iPhone...
Frisco
=Luceat Lux Vestra=
Yeah, that remark "...the fact that you have to root the phone and install alternative launchers to make the phone functional.." is repeated and repeated to the point that it's actually believed by some iPhone users who've either never had an Android device or, if they did have one, they probably took the wrong path at some point and went straight to root not knowing it was unnecessary for full customization of the screens, etc.
The first several months I owned my Eris I was dead set against rooting, not seeing the need. Launcher Pro, ADW and all those themes and icons, etc were all I needed.
A bit down the line it finally occurred to me that I'd better get some first hand experience rooting or I was not going to be much help to the growing number of people in the forums doing so.. so I grimaced and did it one day.
The biggest advantage, to me, was being able to remove apps provided and locked in by the manufacturer and/or carrier. That was about it. Overclocking? Eh.. did it a few times, noticed a slight change in speed but a big change in battery life for the worse.
The first several months I owned my Eris I was dead set against rooting, not seeing the need. Launcher Pro, ADW and all those themes and icons, etc were all I needed.
A bit down the line it finally occurred to me that I'd better get some first hand experience rooting or I was not going to be much help to the growing number of people in the forums doing so.. so I grimaced and did it one day.
The biggest advantage, to me, was being able to remove apps provided and locked in by the manufacturer and/or carrier. That was about it. Overclocking? Eh.. did it a few times, noticed a slight change in speed but a big change in battery life for the worse.
So you have just reinforced my point! Why do I have to void the warranty in order to get rid of bloat ware? Android is worse than Windows in that regard and Google doesn't care since they just want to sell you ads. I work in IT so I'm very much tech savvy but the average customer who isn't interested in tinkering with their phone will be forever stuck with preinstalled junk that takes up space, slows down the phone and drains the battery. Not to mention updates take forever to arrive unless you have the Nexus phone while with iPhone everyone can upgrade to the new OS the day it's released.
Frisco
=Luceat Lux Vestra=
Ummm... your point, as quoted in my post you're referring to, used the phrase, "..to make the phone functional.." <--- that "point" of yours is 100% erroneous, as highlighted by my response, and the response of pyschotron.
You're talking about functionality and customization in one spiel and you're mistaken or misled on both. If any device had to be hacked in order to function it would have no sales base at all, let alone millions of users.
You're grossly exaggerating. You have a point, a rather thin one, the one I made: to root is to gain access to proprietary apps for removal. But, again, that is nowhere near necessary: it's a choice we Android users sometimes make (as well as iPhone users with jailbreaking their devices for more customization, etc).
Sak01
Android Expert
You should check out the Post your Desktop thread:
http://androidforums.com/android-themes/4425-post-your-android-desktop.html
a lot of those guys haven't rooted and have created some amazing desktops and lockscreens.
Melissapugs, for example, hasn't rooted afaik and look at the stuff she comes up with
Is it possible to do anything comparable on an unjailbroken iphone? I'm genuinely interested in finding out if it's possible.
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thebeachbum
Guest
I am definitely not a techie. I am considering switching from my HTC Incredible to an IPhone 4S or 5 in the future. Why? I have no interest in rooting my droid or any droid, Google puts too many apps on the phone that do not care about (footprints, friend stream etc.), and I'm not seeing the device quality I would like. Somewhere on a previous thread, someone did mention that I just want to use the phone to do work and work at using the phone. Also, I'm not sure a bigger screen, like many androids, is an issue. How big of an object do you want to hold next to your ear to talk?
Anyway, my .02. Still trying to decide whether to switch to an IPhone in March 2012 when my Verizon contract expires or not.
Anyway, my .02. Still trying to decide whether to switch to an IPhone in March 2012 when my Verizon contract expires or not.
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Bnice
Guest
Rooting is a choice and google has nothing to do with friend stream and foot print. How big a phone is needed you say, well I see folks that don't even have to hold it to talk.
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thebeachbum
Guest
Appreciate your comments. The only reason I cited Google is that my Verizon store representative stated that "Google puts all of those apps on the droids." Perhaps he was wrong.