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Willie Trombone

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OK, firstly, I'm no fanboi of either.
I've owned an Android phone from the HTC Dream AKA G1 - the first droid. I got mine on ebay about a year before they came to SA. I thoroughly enjoyed it and have enjoyed Android since. I've used an iPad but was never sold on Apple. I now, for various reasons, own an iPhone. Here's my take on the difference between Android and iPhone - my experience.

Android:
The bad: distracting, too much junk in the play store, sometimes hard to find good working apps - especially for productivity, some apps just don't work well on certain hardware, some don't appear in the app store at all as a result
The good: can do plenty, less restrictions, can access files and open stuff, apps can share data easily.

iPhone:
The bad: Simple interface - less interesting and customizable, apps don't always share stuff easily or at all. Wants iTunes installed to interface with the PC.
The good: Higher quality apps in the store, more good working apps for productivity, simple interface - I fiddle less

So in a nutshell, I'm getting more out of the iPhone for work, in the gym and around the house than I was with Android. I'm also fiddling with it less... right now it's working for me for where I'm at with my busy schedule.
 
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Well if the app store is your biggest issue, then you made the jump too early. The next version of the play store enables filtering by rating so you can get rid of the junk.
 
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More or less what I'd say as well. I'm an iPhone fan, not an Apple fan. I get more than enough tinkering opportunities and hardware magic at work and at home everyday. The one thing I do not want to feel obliged to customize or tweak or break is my phone. It's too important to have it sometimes do weird stuff. So I don't jailbreak either.

I don't have any tablets at the moment, but I'd probably enjoy an Android tablet a good deal from the few times I've used one.
 
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It depends what you want out of your device...

For me I find the simplicity of the iPhone great. Never felt that I needed an SD card for more storage and definitely not a removable battery.

On Windows phone now and finding it even more restricted than iOS.
 
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Hmm - I have switched from iOS (iPhone) to Android (Samsung Galaxy S#) on three occasions over the past 5 years, every time finding myself happy to return to the exact same device that I had "finally abandoned for good" within days. Interestingly enough - it was Apple "breaking" a feature with the update that made me leave, and was more the form factor that the OS that made me return to the iPhone. I will admit though - the majority of iOS apps feel a bit more polished. I also have a Windows Phone (8.1) in a drawer that I play with once every few weeks. I consider myself someone with an open mind - trying different options, and end up back with iOS & iPhone every time. Not a fanboy, but do love to hate Apple I think
 
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For me, I look at price, functionality and practicality.....so it would be Android for me.
 
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was on iphone 3g then sony something with Android. Got an iphone 5 and got sick of it, got LG G3 (annoying now) and going to sell my iphone5 and G3 and get the iphone 6 64gb.
 
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HApyM3al said:
was on iphone 3g then sony something with Android. Got an iphone 5 and got sick of it, got LG G3 (annoying now) and going to sell my iphone5 and G3 and get the iphone 6 64gb.
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What is so annoying about the LG?
 
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HApyM3al said:
LAG, random reboots, slows down after a days use. Music quality sucks. the good is of course battery and functions.

moving back to iphone...
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Was seriously considering the LG G3 at one point.Went with the iPhone 6 and can't be happier.
 
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jano2006 said:
Hmm - I have switched from iOS (iPhone) to Android (Samsung Galaxy S#) on three occasions over the past 5 years, every time finding myself happy to return to the exact same device that I had "finally abandoned for good" within days. Interestingly enough - it was Apple "breaking" a feature with the update that made me leave, and was more the form factor that the OS that made me return to the iPhone. I will admit though - the majority of iOS apps feel a bit more polished. I also have a Windows Phone (8.1) in a drawer that I play with once every few weeks. I consider myself someone with an open mind - trying different options, and end up back with iOS & iPhone every time. Not a fanboy, but do love to hate Apple I think
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Good points. Borked updates aren't uncommon on iOS for sure. I've already experienced that myself.
Totally agree with the polished apps - I think it's just generally not as easy to get junk into the app store, I could be wrong.
 
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Way69 said:
It depends what you want out of your device...

For me I find the simplicity of the iPhone great. Never felt that I needed an SD card for more storage and definitely not a removable battery.

On Windows phone now and finding it even more restricted than iOS.
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+1
Right now in my life simplicity on that front wins. Less clutter, more productivity.
 
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For users who want a simpler, easier to use experience, I'd recommend iPhone. You open the box, pick it up and use it without ever reading instructions. The interface is pretty fluid and sleek looking too.

That said, I'm probably going with an Android phablet next time I get a new phone, as I hear they make accessing and sharing files easier.
 
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CoatiMundi15 said:
For users who want a simpler, easier to use experience, I'd recommend iPhone. You open the box, pick it up and use it without ever reading instructions. The interface is pretty fluid and sleek looking too.

That said, I'm probably going with an Android phablet next time I get a new phone, as I hear they make accessing and sharing files easier.
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I just took two pictures and one video and tried to send them to my son... what a schlep.
Whatsapp can't send photos
BBM can send photos but not videos - it also scales the images down
I eventually skyped them and emailed them... I'm not sure of the final result - whether they're intact or not.
I don't want to have to install iCloud everywhere just to share my photos.
Now that's one major frustration with iOS

Any suggestions?
 
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Arietans said:
I just took two pictures and one video and tried to send them to my son... what a schlep.
Whatsapp can't send photos
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You'll need to elaborate, Whatsapp has sent photos and videos since it came out. Do note that the quality is decreased. iMessage or email is better as the quality is retained.
 
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