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10 reasons that made me say goodbye to iPhone for Android
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Good luck to the OP with their choice, but there are too many factual inconsistencies in than first post to go through. I am fairly convinced in my opinion that the OP has never used iOS or has much understanding of Apple's previous additions to their range over the past 10 years. All the best though if they are still here. 
Good luck to the OP with their choice, but there are too many factual inconsistencies in than first post to go through. I am fairly convinced in my opinion that the OP has never used iOS or has much understanding of Apple's previous additions to their range over the past 10 years. All the best though if they are still here.
I had been the user of ios since the 3rd generation of iphone and just quit using iphone 5S 2 months ago for switching to Android Sir. Am I considered new to ios?
Those are your reasons and I don't have have to understand them; you do. Good luck!
In that case I found your lack of knowledge of iPhone pricing and the fact you were unaware the charger has only been changed once in 13 years rather confusing. I would have thought you would be more than aware of these little details and that is before I explain a few of the more misinformed mistakes in the OP.
I have only been using iOS for just over 2 years myself year 4 years on Android and I could see the inaccuracies. No offence intended here, I just feel you should have researched a little more before introducing yourself with such a post. Enjoy Android.
In that case I found your lack of knowledge of iPhone pricing and the fact you were unaware the charger has only been changed once in 13 years rather confusing. I would have thought you would be more than aware of these little details and that is before I explain a few of the more misinformed mistakes in the OP.
I have only been using iOS for just over 2 years myself year 4 years on Android and I could see the inaccuracies. No offence intended here, I just feel you should have researched a little more before introducing yourself with such a post. Enjoy Android.
I know the charger change just made in iphone 5, I hate this change.
Well it was a necessary improvement to speed up data exchange and it can't be denied than the Lightning connector is a better design. Over 2 years since it was introduced I think it now time to admit it has successfully been phased out.
Just on the charging au ect , I would say apple did changing the size of the charger simply because the old one was far too big for what it did.
What pisses me off is not going the micro usb route. They had a standard that they could have used and is universal across thousands of devices in different sectors in technogly. Yet chose to make a new one. For consumers that is bad.
What pisses me off is not going the micro usb route. They had a standard that they could have used and is universal across thousands of devices in different sectors in technogly. Yet chose to make a new one. For consumers that is bad.
They made a better connector which is good for technology.
The usb consortium copied apples reversible lighting port design for their own new standard.
Come 2015 android users will have to adapt to a new connector as well.
If you know it only changed when the iPhone 5 was introduced, then why did you say this in your original post?
Why? Because he's trolling, that's why.
Anyone that has been in the Apple ecosystem long enough - no, scratch that. Anyone that has been on the internet, knows that Apple has changed the connector ONCE since it's inception, not "every generation of iPhone".
Half of his "reasons" are bogus and the other half are barely reasons at all.
On a non-sensical scale to the point of being embarrassing, this ranks pretty high.
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I find it beneficial and apparently so did the usb consortium, since they have copied the reversible design for the new micro usb standard.
This means that come next year every other manufacturer other than Apple will be implementing the new usb reversible connector.
Not really especially when you need to carry around an extra adapter that you can potentially lose.
You want to actually answer the question?
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It's not smaller than micro USB.
You are worried about losing it....not me. # besides it was apples design, first and it is here now.
Meh. I'd rather have the fast charging capability that goes from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes. Plus, wired is old school when there's wireless inductive charging and WIFI file copy.