10 Reason why Android is better than iOS vice versa.

[Adenoid Hynkel]

Never had issues with battery life on iOS devices. One thing every iOS user should disable is app background refresh, especially them Facecrap users. Facecrap, Facecrap messenger and Snapchat are by far the worst apps available and they drain battery.

I honestly can't remember when last an iPhone crashed on me, then again, I don't use Facecrap and the likes.

 

[Dave]

Never had issues with battery life on iOS devices. One thing every iOS user should disable is app background refresh, especially them Facecrap users. Facecrap, Facecrap messenger and Snapchat are by far the worst apps available and they drain battery.

I honestly can't remember when last an iPhone crashed on me, then again, I don't use Facecrap and the likes.

Facebook is the work of the devil, and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a phone.

I was pretty annoyed yesterday though, my Gear VR was nagging for an update to the Oculus app, every time I tried to update it failed.

Bizarrely I had to unblock the Facebook app manager (I use Package Disabler Pro to disable Facebook, Facebook app manager and Facebook app installed as they are baked into the BTU firmware) to allow the Oculus VR app to update.

Why can’t I install Samsung Gear VR updates on my phone?

If you can’t install Samsung Gear VR updates on your Samsung Android phone, you may need to enable the Facebook App Manager and Facebook App Installer. Enabling the Facebook App Manager and Facebook App Installer will let you download and install the latest Gear VR updates.

To enable the Facebook App Manager and Facebook App Installer:

From your phone’s home screen, go to Settings
Tap Applications and then tap Applications Manager
Select All to view all your apps
Scroll down and find the following apps:
Facebook App Installer
Facebook App Manager
Tap each app and then tap Enable

https://support.oculus.com/help/oculus/1421297807899373

Fracking Facebook forcing itself in everywhere.

 

[DA-LION-619]

I know it is his opinion, otherwise it would be a fact. I was pointing out that the opinion shouldn't be presented as fact. It was a passing comment, but always good to have trusty old Dandelion make a storm in a teacup.

I'm getting major déjà vu. I point out that comparing iPhones to budget Android devices is nonsensical, that nonetheless, Xiaomi and OnePlus make somewhat budget friendly flagships that can run with the best, that implying that the user experience of iOS is worth emulating is making a large number of assumptions etc., and then you reply with the price of bread and that I'm out of touch with your version of reality etc. And it goes in circles as I follow you down your rabbit hole out of curiosity. Well I'm no longer curious, as the last few encounters we've had were mind-numbingly unfruitful. Let's just call it a day.



I've already mentioned that I use iPhones on an almost daily basis, and other iOS devices on a daily basis.

It was never presented as a fact. No I was not comparing iPhones to Android, I was comparing what you pay is what you get.
Which is true, go look at those Vodafone branded handsets.

Do you own an iPhone? That is the point...
Other's here have actually owned the other brands and aren't making up hogwash...

 

[backstreetboy]

Never had issues with battery life on iOS devices. One thing every iOS user should disable is app background refresh, especially them Facecrap users. Facecrap, Facecrap messenger and Snapchat are by far the worst apps available and they drain battery.

I honestly can't remember when last an iPhone crashed on me, then again, I don't use Facecrap and the likes.

Beauty of Android I can install the Facebook lite and Messenger lite apps.

 

[Dave]

Beauty of Android I can install the Facebook lite and Messenger lite apps.

Unless your version of Android has accepted 30 pieces of silver and had Facebook inserted as a system app .

 

[AlphaJohn]

Unless your version of Android has accepted 30 pieces of silver and had Facebook inserted as a system app .

One of the reasons I promote Xiaomi lately. At least they allow for it to be uninstalled, unlike that Samcant brand that everybody here seam to have. Even if SP installs it with there rom, you just download Global Stable from MI and flash.... done.

Guess thats also why our SP's don't like em on contracts either, no extra cash for bloat that the end user can easily get rid of.

 

[sand_man]

One of the reasons I promote Xiaomi lately. At least they allow for it to be uninstalled, unlike that Samcant brand that everybody here seam to have. Even if SP installs it with there rom, you just download Global Stable from MI and flash.... done.

Guess thats also why our SP's don't like em on contracts either, no extra cash for bloat that the end user can easily get rid of.

Yeah, my Oneplus 3T is virtually 100% bloat free. I don't consider the Google suite of apps bloat...

There's been the option to delete native apps on iOS since 10.2 I think, which is handy...

 

[sand_man]

iOS/iDevice:

1.) Premium quality Devices, from the very first 3G to the current 7, beautifully built.
2.) Better than average resale value.
3.) Software updates available for all models, 2-3 years old. Zero fragmentation.
4.) Closed ecosystem ensuring high level of system security and consistent quality of vetted and approved apps
5.) Consistently high performing devices, on account of software and hardware synergy.
6.) Ability to delete some native apps (since 10.2) as well as added functionality of being able to choose default app in some instances.
7.) Outstanding battery life, relative to mAh. Software and hardware synergy result in frugal use of available resources. This is fundamentally the biggest difference between iOS and Android.
8.) 3d and touch force. Extremely useful for those who have taken the time to get used to the system.
9.) Intuitive UI
10.) General fluidity of UI. The smoothness of iOS has yet to replicated on mid range Android devices. By comparison they are choppy.

11.) Jailbroken iOS trumps vanilla and much sought after customization can be applied.

 

[Icemanbrfc]

This video was linked on Reddit a few days ago, it is a real world comparison of Android Auto vs Apple Carplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeESbGPl_Dw

Hahaha hahahaha

 

[Icemanbrfc]

iOS/iDevice:

1.) Premium quality Devices, from the very first 3G to the current 7, beautifully built.
2.) Better than average resale value.
3.) Software updates available for all models, 2-3 years old. Zero fragmentation.
4.) Closed ecosystem ensuring high level of system security and consistent quality of vetted and approved apps
5.) Consistently high performing devices, on account of software and hardware synergy.
6.) Ability to delete some native apps (since 10.2) as well as added functionality of being able to choose default app in some instances.
7.) Outstanding battery life, relative to mAh. Software and hardware synergy result in frugal use of available resources. This is fundamentally the biggest difference between iOS and Android.
8.) 3d and touch force. Extremely useful for those who have taken the time to get used to the system.
9.) Intuitive UI
10.) General fluidity of UI. The smoothness of iOS has yet to replicated on mid range Android devices. By comparison they are choppy.

11.) Jailbroken iOS trumps vanilla and much sought after customization can be applied.

So you have to jailbreak the iPhone, to be able to customise it. Weird.

Intuitive UI? Really? The icons are all basically just there, nothing special and basically the same UI since they launched the iPhone. Boring as hell.

3D and Touch force, meh. So basically holding onto an app, to open up another sort it menu, nothing special.

Outstanding battery life. Sorry, battery life between iPhone and Droid are so completely different. Android has widgets, various other customisation features, some like Samsung has Super Amoled screens, which will eat into a battery.

Better than average resale value? On the 2nd hand market maybe, from a retailer or any other store point of view, etc, nope, pricing still higher than any top of the range Android device. IPhone pricing hardly decreases by much

Beautifully built.. Let's be clear on one thing now, that was in the past. You can get beautifully build Android devices now as well, times have changed

I'll give you the software updates one, Apple does this the best.

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

So you have to jailbreak the iPhone, to be able to customise it. Weird.

Intuitive UI? Really? The icons are all basically just there, nothing special and basically the same UI since they launched the iPhone. Boring as hell.

3D and Touch force, meh. So basically holding onto an app, to open up another sort it menu, nothing special.

Outstanding battery life. Sorry, battery life between iPhone and Droid are so completely different. Android has widgets, various other customisation features, some like Samsung has Super Amoled screens, which will eat into a battery.

Better than average resale value? On the 2nd hand market maybe, from a retailer or any other store point of view, etc, nope, pricing still higher than any top of the range Android device. IPhone pricing hardly decreases by much

Beautifully built.. Let's be clear on one thing now, that was in the past. You can get beautifully build Android devices now as well, times have changed

I'll give you the software updates one, Apple does this the best.

What do you want the icons to do? Transform into stars or other gimmicks? iOS UI hasn't changed much, for reasons.

It takes a while to get used to 3D Touch. Once you do you'll notice it's a great feature. Clearly you haven't spent much time on it.

iPhone plus devices outperform any other device when it comes to battery life. Sorry, it's a fact. Don't care if you have widgets or a Super Amoled screen. If the device can't hold a days charge with all its widgets and bling bling, then what's the point?

About time other phone makers jump onto the premium build quality.

 

[Icemanbrfc]

What do you want the icons to do? Transform into stars or other gimmicks? iOS UI hasn't changed much, for reasons.

It takes a while to get used to 3D Touch. Once you do you'll notice it's a great feature. Clearly you haven't spent much time on it.

iPhone plus devices outperform any other device when it comes to battery life. Sorry, it's a fact. Don't care if you have widgets or a Super Amoled screen. If the device can't hold a days charge with all its widgets and bling bling, then what's the point?

About time other phone makers jump onto the premium build quality.

Lol who says Android devices can't get a days charge? In fact, who cares these days with fast charging ability, if your battery doesn't last a full day. Just charge it fully within 30 mins and there you go. Most of the higher end Android devices could last a day and even 2 days depending on the users usage.

I haven't spent much with 3D touch? Laughable.

It's about time Apple jumped onto wireless charging, fast charging, widgets, the ability to hold down on an app and do something with it etc.


Hey seeing that you mention better build quality that other manufacturers need to jump on, it's nice to see Apple finally go bigger with their screens, and water resistance phones.


maybe soon they will allow you to easily transfer things, without the need for iTunes, or having to jail break the phone to do it

 

[bwana]

Outstanding battery life. Sorry, battery life between iPhone and Droid are so completely different. Android has widgets, various other customisation features, some like Samsung has Super Amoled screens, which will eat into a battery.

Surely they would have taken that into consideration when they picked the battery?

Also I'm pretty sure iOS has had widgets for a while now.

 

[AlphaJohn]

Outstanding battery life. Sorry, battery life between iPhone and Droid are so completely different. Android has widgets, various other customisation features, some like Samsung has Super Amoled screens, which will eat into a battery.

Try that on iOS without extended batteries

I'll give you the software updates one, Apple does this the best.

I beg to differ. MIUI (Android) on dev updates Weekly.

Edit Note, that above screenshot is with 2 and a half hours of screen on time, and running weather and calendar widgets.

 

[Dave]

I beg to differ. MIUI (Android) on dev updates Weekly.

But yet many MIUI phones are still on Lollipop or Marshmallow...

 

[AlphaJohn]

But yet many MIUI phones are still on Lollipop or Marshmallow...

That is why I said dev

You can have stable or dev, its your choice.

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Surely they would have taken that into consideration when they picked the battery?

Also I'm pretty sure iOS has had widgets for a while now.

IPhone 7, and it's not really proper widgets so to say.

On the battery front, it really doesn't matter anymore with fast charging capabilities on the rise. So the need to put in a 4000mah battery is not a necessity. Most phones could last a day and a half, depending on the person's actual daily usage anyway. Why many people claim it doesn't last a day, are basically talking nonsense. Heavy users would probably see around 8 to 10 hours of usage, lower end users who do very little can get a day at least.

Usage time and standby time is really different, and you could get 2 to 3 days standby time off a single charge. It's the usage aspect of an Individual, that determines how much juice you will use

 

[Icemanbrfc]

But yet many MIUI phones are still on Lollipop or Marshmallow...

You know what Dave, Apple users gloat about Jailbreaking their iPhones. However, an Android user can flash an entirely different Rom anytime, and also load any current/latest firmware that's available, so it's never dependent on the manufacturer if they don't release the latest firmware. The problem is not everybody knows how, and that's why Apple is best at releasing updates, because they don't have many devices.

 

[AlphaJohn]

You know what Dave, Apple users gloat about Jailbreaking their iPhones. However, an Android user can flash an entirely different Rom anytime, and also load any current/latest firmware that's available, so it's never dependent on the manufacturer if they don't release the latest firmware. The problem is not everybody knows how, and that's why Apple is best at releasing updates, because they don't have many devices.

Don't worry about Dave. I am sure he has a bad case of cognitive dissonance. I Did not need to root or be a brain surgeon to go over to Dev, it was as simple as downloading dev instead of normal.

Edit: Flashing custom roms is also an option, but I am just pointing out that there is Android phones out there that don't have the SP's blockade if you so choice.

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Don't worry about Dave. I am sure he has a bad case of cognitive dissonance. I Did not need to root or be a brain surgeon to go over to Dev, it was as simple as downloading dev instead of normal.

Edit: Flashing custom roms is also an option, but I am just pointing out that there is Android phones out there that don't have the SP's blockade if you so choice.

Hahaha Dave is a good guy