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But the question is.... Are you a calendar fan too?
If so check date of thread and realise it was better left dead than resurrected
How many more posts until someone compares a 4S to a modern android phone, not realizing the date?
As someone who uses iOS, Android, and WP8 regularly, I think that iOS still has a huge leg up in the accessory market. A lot of products are designed to work "with iPhone" and that's that. Also their tight ecosystem makes up for any claustrophobia I may get. I'll take Pages over Word any day.
Android is great sometimes. In some ways it can't be beat. But aside from using Google's own apps (which all function great), there isn't much I can do on an Android that I can't do elsewhere- meaning me personally. I never used an Android phone that I would say had good battery life (phablets aside), and the OP's points about resale are dead on. You're lucky to get half what you paid 6 months later. With iPhones and iPads, I've made out like a bandit when reselling.
Android is great sometimes. In some ways it can't be beat. But aside from using Google's own apps (which all function great), there isn't much I can do on an Android that I can't do elsewhere- meaning me personally. I never used an Android phone that I would say had good battery life (phablets aside), and the OP's points about resale are dead on. You're lucky to get half what you paid 6 months later. With iPhones and iPads, I've made out like a bandit when reselling.
I've gone to an Android set twice and came back to iPhone. Most of it has to do with the fact that my friends and family use iDevices, and I also have an iMac and iPad, so there are more incentives and reasons for me to use an iPhone.
I have to be able to use Facetime with my friends and family. I need to be able to automatically have my notes, pics, reminders, contacts, and stuff like that shared between my devices. I love having iCloud saving. And having universal apps so I can have apps like KOTOR and San Andreas for my tablet and phone, but only pay for it once.
Can't get anything like iTunes U on Android. No app quite as good as iMovie. Apples inertia screen scrolling makes Androids screen scrolling look laggy by comparison.
The biggest dealbreaker for me is Android not allowing you to plug in an instrument. This is because of latency inherit in the OS. With the iPhone and iPad you can plug in a guitar, bass, keyboard, digital piano, or anything with a 1/4" plug, and record, use sound modeling, and effects. I use JamUP so I can have all the standard guitar effects on my otherwise basic and straightforward Fender Blues Junior amp. Having these stompboxes in physical hardware form would cost thousands, and the sound modeling is more than accurate enough for home use, and a bargain. And there's no way in hell I could afford a real Moog synth. My iPhone is an 8 track portastudio, guitar processor, music sketchpad, backing track player, synth emulator, and a music teaching tool that provides me with apps for learning scales, chords, and tablature.
Nothing like GarageBand, Animoog, iKaossilator, Amplitube, Ampkit, or JamUP for Android. Overall the selection for music, art, education is far greater on the App Store. Not to mention games. Why can't SF Volt ever come to Android?
I love the hardware on the top tier Android phones, but my smartphone is 99% a means to access apps and content, so that comes first.
I have to be able to use Facetime with my friends and family. I need to be able to automatically have my notes, pics, reminders, contacts, and stuff like that shared between my devices. I love having iCloud saving. And having universal apps so I can have apps like KOTOR and San Andreas for my tablet and phone, but only pay for it once.
Can't get anything like iTunes U on Android. No app quite as good as iMovie. Apples inertia screen scrolling makes Androids screen scrolling look laggy by comparison.
The biggest dealbreaker for me is Android not allowing you to plug in an instrument. This is because of latency inherit in the OS. With the iPhone and iPad you can plug in a guitar, bass, keyboard, digital piano, or anything with a 1/4" plug, and record, use sound modeling, and effects. I use JamUP so I can have all the standard guitar effects on my otherwise basic and straightforward Fender Blues Junior amp. Having these stompboxes in physical hardware form would cost thousands, and the sound modeling is more than accurate enough for home use, and a bargain. And there's no way in hell I could afford a real Moog synth. My iPhone is an 8 track portastudio, guitar processor, music sketchpad, backing track player, synth emulator, and a music teaching tool that provides me with apps for learning scales, chords, and tablature.
Nothing like GarageBand, Animoog, iKaossilator, Amplitube, Ampkit, or JamUP for Android. Overall the selection for music, art, education is far greater on the App Store. Not to mention games. Why can't SF Volt ever come to Android?
I love the hardware on the top tier Android phones, but my smartphone is 99% a means to access apps and content, so that comes first.