I'm an Apple Fanboy, plain and simple. I've been a fanboy long before the iPhone came out, and even if I end up deciding to make the switch to an Android device I will still love Apple. I'm a User Experience Designer and iOS developer, but have done some development for the Android and (sadly) Blackberry platforms. So, I'm familiar with the general operating systems, how to use them, features they offer out-of-the-box. What I'm saying is I'm no plebe.
Now, hold your Apple Fanboy hate for a second.
The other day at the office, a coworker was showing me his new Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket from AT&T. I played with it for a few minutes and, frankly, I was pretty excited by it. The AMOLED screen was beautiful, the speed tests he'd been running over the last few days at work and at home (in the Washington, DC metro area) were pretty amazing - topping out over AT&T's 4G LTE at just over 40mbps, and averaging above 22mbps.
It also was the first Android device I've ever seen that has absolutely no touch lag when flipping from screen to screen and app to app.
Needless to say, I was pretty impressed. Impressed enough that it has me thinking about giving my iPhone 4S to my father (he loves my hand-me-downs) and getting the Galaxy S II Skyrocket. But, I need a little more convincing.
Tell me why I should make the switch. Back up your points and opinions. I'm particularly interested in how to deal with the fact that 90% of my media (music, movies, tv shows) is Apple DRM'ed. I have an iPad 2 and I use Pandora on all of my devices extensively, but having to leave behind (or spend hours and hours ripping and replacing my 3100 song music collection) my music is tough for my palette.
Looking forward to hearing from you - and don't be afraid to suggest other LTE-capable phones, but bear in mind that I'd prefer not to leave AT&T as I'm grandfathered into the unlimited data plan and use >5 gigs of transfer per month.
Unless you pirated all your apps you would never entertain the thought of leaving the apple ecosystem or ask anyone to convince you. Because a true apple iPhone fan boy has close to 1000 bucks of cross compatible idevice apps that he ain't gonna leave on the table no matter what "promo" speeds the providers try to entice him with.
Seriously, I'm looking for a good reason to go out and spend the money. I'm obviously pretty open-minded to this, so spare me the BS comments and give me some of the pros and cons of making the switch. Tell me about battery life, tell me about comparable functionality.
As for the "1000 bucks of cross compatible idevice apps" [sic], all of the major ones that I use, from Pandora to Netflix to the occasional Angry Birds, are on Android. Frankly, money isn't an issue at all, and I already have an iPad 2 so there's no "losing" apps - I can still use whatever on my iPad if push comes to shove.
So, please, don't waste my time with snarky comments. I really want to convert but I'd like to know from actual Android users the real pros and cons.
Just thought I'd try to kick some sense into you before you go down that dark road. Some of my best buds thought they were doing the right thing looking at the green grass on the other side before they realized that they made their beds and had to lay in it.
Seriously, I'm looking for a good reason to go out and spend the money. I'm obviously pretty open-minded to this, so spare me the BS comments and give me some of the pros and cons of making the switch. Tell me about battery life, tell me about comparable functionality.
As for the "1000 bucks of cross compatible idevice apps" [sic], all of the major ones that I use, from Pandora to Netflix to the occasional Angry Birds, are on Android. Frankly, money isn't an issue at all, and I already have an iPad 2 so there's no "losing" apps - I can still use whatever on my iPad if push comes to shove.
So, please, don't waste my time with snarky comments. I really want to convert but I'd like to know from actual Android users the real pros and cons.
Honestly it comes down to preference and how you plan to use it. One is not that much better than the other and anyone who will say "this phone sucks!" or "that phone is the best thing since fresh bread!" is simply injecting their personal bias. Androids have a similar feel to iPhones once you get past the steeper learning curve. You can customize Androids a lot more (without rooting-but you can do that too). But with that you have to be cautious about viruses and where you get your apps from. Just get an AntiVirus program and you will be fine. Typically the battery will last a day with moderate to heavy usage. If you are a heavy user, carry a charger. Androids tend to trip out from time to time, requiring the occasional soft reset. If you have no patience for such things then stick with what you know. Apple's OS is a bit more stable but Google is getting there. Flash support is a good thing to have which is built into Android. HTML5 is the future, however Flash is the present. Websites look as they should and it is nice to have a phone that supports both. Androids can be used as a hotspot which will go perfectly with your iPAD. That way you have the best of both worlds. Apple had more apps but Android has a greater percentage that are free. If you need something, chances are you will find at least two apps that can do it for free. Case in point-Skyfire the web browser is $5 on iOS but free on Android. The reason there are more free apps is because the free ones usually push advertising to get revenue. Ads are small but if you don't like them then spring for the paid ones. Although sometimes developers get greedy and push ads to the paid ones too. I don't think that's cool. Also iOS usually gets things first and Android may never get it at all, though someone will make something similar. Androids tend to be easier on the wallet. Higher end Androids usually have better hardware specs though Apple is great at making use with what it has. I find that (and this is just my perception) when Google makes an update they add more function and variety to the phone to extend its usefulness whereas Apple's updates are incremental at best. Siri is a glorified personal assistant. The next step in the evolution of personal assistants, but still an assistant at best. Google has text to speech and search capabilities and I think Blackberry has assistants as well. Apple at the end of the day are geniuses when it comes to marketing. If you want more than what iPhone is currently providing and the cons don't scare you off, try Android. Man, I typed a lot. Hope this helps.
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Oh by the way, Androids can drag and drop so getting your music on one should not be a problem. It should play DRM as well. I purchased tunes from the store and they play fine.
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My computers/laptops are all Apple products and I have an iPad, and nano, and iPhone 4. So I can completely appreciate the Apple ecosystem. However I'm now using a Galaxy Nexus. For me I do a lot of texting and emails. I wanted a notification system that would simply show me an icon letting me know of any emails or texts. I don't want to see the person's name.
Features.... the Galaxy Nexus has LED notification, better notification system (icons) and larger screen. Yeah the OS isn't as smooth, but in the end that doesn't bother me.
Oh by the way, Androids can drag and drop so getting your music on one should not be a problem. It should play DRM as well. I purchased tunes from the store and they play fine.
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No, Android doesn't play drm music. However, iTunes has very little drm music nowadays, since apple pushed for removing it a few years ago. Only videos remain strong with drm ...
Most people will have their pick of the two OS I personally enjoy the smoothness of ios but the smaller screen I don't like where most android phones have the bigger screen but lack some of the apps. I have jumped back and forth between the two a bunch of times right now im using a galaxy nexus which with the ics is really nice and im waiting for the iPhone 5 and will jump back to apple.
If you're happy with Apple's one choice of hardware (different memory capacities aside), and ecosystem (closed default and/or jailbreak) there's nothing to sway you. The rest depends how much either of those annoy you.
Most of the android phones being anonymous black slabs doesn't help. I wish there was more differentiation on the high end. Right now it's pretty much Droid 4 or mytouch 4G slide, which both have a bunch of mass market compromises instead of being truly elite halo devices that don't sacrifice function for form and being thin for the sake of being thin.
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Originally Posted by sjhong
The 3.5 inch touch screen, the 32Gb internal memory and the qwerty keyboard are features I can no longer live without.
No, Android doesn't play drm music. However, iTunes has very little drm music nowadays, since apple pushed for removing it a few years ago. Only videos remain strong with drm ...
I stand corrected. Good to know.
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I have a samsung vibrant and a few iPhones. I like the ability to customize things, get a decent keyboard, a larger screen, faster speeds on the android. I do hate the lag that is present even with custom roms. Do not like the high brightness and low battery life. The difference in quality of the same apps between different platforms is disappointing. iOS seems to get the refined version.
Convince me to leave my iPhone 4S for Android
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Originally Posted by flavoredair
and way too many phones...
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