Actually some facts, Android is outselling Ios, and i do not understand why you think the iPhone takes more DATA then an Android device.
BTW check out the SGS2 as a good phone and in my opinion definitely better then the GN.
Wasn't that in the states and not in Canada. The iPhone is still at the top if I remember correctly.
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Somebody made a comment the other day about switching from iOS to Android, they went out and got an Android but they found it very confusing and returned it and went back to their iOS because "Apple is so easy to use compared to an Android phone)".
That's simply not true. If you use iOS for a year, then it's obviously going to be "easier" than anything else. A friend of mine was given an iPhone at work recently. He's never used anything other than Android. It took him a good week or two before he finally figured out how to do everything. A lot of people say "iOS is so much more intuitive than Android", but it simply isn't in many cases.
To be iOS is more or less a featurephone with the ability to run more comprehensive apps and games. Everything else is pretty much locked down to the manufacturers spec sheet.
Android reminds me of Symbian and to be honest when Symbian went to touchscreen phones Android, even Android 1.6, should have been the entry and not the garbage that was S60v5 (Yet I still have a soft spot for Symbian ). Symbian allowed the vast customization, allowing you to enter the settings page of the applications and alter values, allowed installation of third-party apps, multi-tasking early on,......
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To be iOS is more or less a featurephone with the ability to run more comprehensive apps and games. Everything else is pretty much locked down to the manufacturers spec sheet.
Android reminds me of Symbian and to be honest when Symbian went to touchscreen phones Android, even Android 1.6, should have been the entry and not the garbage that was S60v5 (Yet I still have a soft spot for Symbian ). Symbian allowed the vast customization, allowing you to enter the settings page of the applications and alter values, allowed installation of third-party apps, multi-tasking early on,......
Yeah, Symbian had a lot of potential, but it was ultimately too slow/sluggish and didn't keep pace with the other mobile OSes.
Symbian was the best OS on the planet but Nokia got so big that they refused to fix the flaws. For example, its a shame that a company by the logo "connecting people" restricts the languages that the phone can handle. (Unless you change the product code OR if you have a north America phone, go with the pnht route). Nokia wouldn't listen.
Then they bombed the s60v5. What the **** OS was that? That convinced me to switch to android .
Yup, I loved Symbian especially on my N82 because Symbian was built with a keypad in mind.
I always find it funny that Nokia stepped up upgrading Symbian to a more modern style of OS after they announced the eventual switch to WP7. Unfortunately it was after many dropped Symbian and moved onto to iOS and Androiod. Then we have another beauty called Meego...... and now that's down the pipes. So much potential lost due to Nokia's joke of a future plan.
Nokia was too big for its own good. There was no excuse to not upgrade symbian. All Nokia updates were bug fixes. All android updates bought more features to the phone
That's simply not true. If you use iOS for a year, then it's obviously going to be "easier" than anything else. A friend of mine was given an iPhone at work recently. He's never used anything other than Android. It took him a good week or two before he finally figured out how to do everything. A lot of people say "iOS is so much more intuitive than Android", but it simply isn't in many cases.
How can you generalise and say it's simply not true? To each their own, everybody is going to have a different story to tell, I realise that, some will find it easy to use and others will find it hard to use, I guess it all depends on their level of knowledge where Technology is concerned.
For you it will be easy, for me it will be easy but for people who are not on this website and probably don't care about iOS vs Android, it would probably be a 50/50 split on which one they prefer. For me personally, I have both and I prefer my iOS, but at the same time I do like the Android as well, I came close today picking up a Galaxy Nexus, it looks like a nice phone. Didn't realise it has a 4.65" screen, bigger than my HTC Inspire 4G
How can you generalise and say it's simply not true? To each their own, everybody is going to have a different story to tell, I realise that, some will find it easy to use and others will find it hard to use, I guess it all depends on their level of knowledge where Technology is concerned.
For you it will be easy, for me it will be easy but for people who are not on this website and probably don't care about iOS vs Android, it would probably be a 50/50 split on which one they prefer. For me personally, I have both and I prefer my iOS, but at the same time I do like the Android as well, I came close today picking up a Galaxy Nexus, it looks like a nice phone. Didn't realise it has a 4.65" screen, bigger than my HTC Inspire 4G
All I'm saying is that if you've used one for a year, and you've never used the other, then the new one (to you) is obviously going to be harder to use. I'm not saying one is easier than the other. They both have their advantages. But an iOS user saying "Android is harder than iOS - I ALWAYS know where to go on iOS" is a useless argument. It's like saying I know the layout of my house better than I know the layout of yours, so I'm not going to buy your house.
All I'm saying is that if you've used one for a year, and you've never used the other, then the new one (to you) is obviously going to be harder to use. I'm not saying one is easier than the other. They both have their advantages. But an iOS user saying "Android is harder than iOS - I ALWAYS know where to go on iOS" is a useless argument. It's like saying I know the layout of my house better than I know the layout of yours, so I'm not going to buy your house.
Wow CC, I can tell you are passionate about the Android, it shows, and I know why, I have used an Android back to the LG Eve days...so I see where you are coming from. Based on our comments we have heard the same comment from both sides, and that is my point, not everybody is going to find it easy to switch from iOS to Android and vice versa, everybody has their own opinions and I acknowledge that. When you made a general comment and said that's "simply not true" I was just letting you know that not all people out there think that way.
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That's simply not true. If you use iOS for a year, then it's obviously going to be "easier" than anything else. A friend of mine was given an iPhone at work recently. He's never used anything other than Android. It took him a good week or two before he finally figured out how to do everything. A lot of people say "iOS is so much more intuitive than Android", but it simply isn't in many cases.
Have you ever thought that your friend is just dumb? If you said that about blackberry... fine. but iOS doesn't take a week or 2 to learn... lol.
Takes maybe a few hours. My 2 year old nephew can already do tons of stuff on iOS.
Have you ever thought that your friend is just dumb? If you said that about blackberry... fine. but iOS doesn't take a week or 2 to learn... lol.
Takes maybe a few hours. My 2 year old nephew can already do tons of stuff on iOS.
Wow... This is probably the most insensitive comment posted here in weeks.
Have you stopped to think that some people have a fear of the unknown - especially when it comes to technology - so it can take them longer to learn something? Your nephew hasn't yet learned that his actions have consequences so he isn't afraid to tinker with the device. If he 'breaks' it (ie. changes a setting that makes something 'bad' happen) then he just hands it to a grown-up who fixes it and gives it back to him. An older person is acutely aware of this, and perhaps embarrassed to seek help so it takes them longer to reach a comfort level where they will tinker with their device.
Wow... This is probably the most insensitive comment posted here in weeks.
Have you stopped to think that some people have a fear of the unknown - especially when it comes to technology - so it can take them longer to learn something? Your nephew hasn't yet learned that his actions have consequences so he isn't afraid to tinker with the device. If he 'breaks' it (ie. changes a setting that makes something 'bad' happen) then he just hands it to a grown-up who fixes it and gives it back to him. An older person is acutely aware of this, and perhaps embarrassed to seek help so it takes them longer to reach a comfort level where they will tinker with their device.
I like that answer, and I may have exaggerated with the "two weeks", but my point is that iOS isn't as magical and easy as Apple would have you believe. Record a video. Then go find it. It's not in the videos app. It's not in a media app. It's in the "photos" app. That is not intuitive. Now go into the email app, start writing a message, and try to attach a photo to it. When I tried doing that, I gave up and asked someone before I was able to figure out that you can't attach something from within the email app - you have to start the email from the photo app.
Again, I will reiterate: my point is not that one is easier than the other. They both have some very unintuitive components (I've been using Android too long to name any there, but I know there are some). But once you learn it, it becomes second nature to you. Switching will be more difficult than not switching, regardless of which direction you go.
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