Considering returning from iOS

[nhylan]

Hi all,

I think I am one of many that owned an HTC thunderbolt which drove me away from Android into the arms of iOS. I've been thinking about picking up a nexus7 and maybe getting another android phone when my contract is up. How has android and its hardware in general changed since the Thunderbolt? That was, in my opinion, a pretty terrible phone with horrible battery life.

The big things that I left Android for in the first place were camera quality and battery life. Have these things been substantially improved after the Thunderbolt? i use my Iphone as my camera and I have a little baby so being able to take great pictures is pretty important to me. I miss being able to tinker with my phone. Any words of wisdom would be apprecaited.

Thanks,
N

 

[funpig]

I would suggest that you get a decent digital camera. It doesn't not have to be an slr. A $100-200 canon elph will give you fantastic photos. You only get one chance to capture photos of your kid. Why do it with a crappy camera phone?

Comparing two lg phones and one galaxy tab to two iPhones and an iPad in my household, apple does a way better job with battery life. There may be some other Android device which has comparable or better battery life but I am not aware of it. Of course some androids allow you to replace battery if you are into carrying around spares.

 

[B2L]

Hi all,

I think I am one of many that owned an HTC thunderbolt which drove me away from Android into the arms of iOS. I've been thinking about picking up a nexus7 and maybe getting another android phone when my contract is up. How has android and its hardware in general changed since the Thunderbolt? That was, in my opinion, a pretty terrible phone with horrible battery life.

The big things that I left Android for in the first place were camera quality and battery life. Have these things been substantially improved after the Thunderbolt? i use my Iphone as my camera and I have a little baby so being able to take great pictures is pretty important to me. I miss being able to tinker with my phone. Any words of wisdom would be apprecaited.

Thanks,
N

Both battery life and camera quality have drastically improved, you can definitely expect both of those things to be on par with the iPhone; if not better.