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Any Android converts going back to the next iPhone?

Will any of you Android converts being moving back to the iPhone 5S in the fall?

  • Yes

    Votes: 34 26.4%

  • No

    Votes: 77 59.7%

  • Undecided(waiting on other hardware/want to see the new hardware first.)

    Votes: 18 14.0%
  • Total voters
    129
Tough question, I definitely feel iOS is a little more productivity oriented with a much larger selection of apps and so forth but the screen is smaller and the keyboard is cramped compared to something like the s4. However all the skinned versions of android have garbage for stock keyboards, Samsung, htc, Motorola and lg.

When I has a android device I found myself changing wallpapers and downloading stuff from tube mate, torrents and so forth. It's a fun entertainment phone but it wasn't really for productivity.

Android has better core google apps on their phones, gmail, maps and so forth but that's where it gets kinda weak after that, alot of apps are just garbage.

Both have their trade offs, I do find iOS a bit more business oriented and less fooling around.




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It'll be the first iPhone i wont be getting at launch, think I'll wait and see what other phones are out in the fall (next nexus, motorola x, note 3, HTC T6) etc..
 
To the OP - what reliability issues are you seeing with your Android devices? I use both an iPhone and a Moto Droid Razr and have had zero issues with the Razr, right up until it got stolen about a month ago. I replaced it with a Razr HD and couldn't be happier.
 
cuzo said:
Tough question, I definitely feel iOS is a little more productivity oriented with a much larger selection of apps and so forth but the screen is smaller and the keyboard is cramped compared to something like the s4. However all the skinned versions of android have garbage for stock keyboards, Samsung, htc, Motorola and lg.

When I has a android device I found myself changing wallpapers and downloading stuff from tube mate, torrents and so forth. It's a fun entertainment phone but it wasn't really for productivity.

Android has better core google apps on their phones, gmail, maps and so forth but that's where it gets kinda weak after that, alot of apps are just garbage.

Both have their trade offs, I do find iOS a bit more business oriented and less fooling around.




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Genuine question, what do you class as productivity please? :)
 
I would have said the complete opposite - due to ios's limitations I find it's not suitable for my business (productivity) needs whereas Android is.

I use my S3 90% for business and 10% for play (music/photos etc).

cuzo said:
Tough question, I definitely feel iOS is a little more productivity oriented with a much larger selection of apps and so forth but the screen is smaller and the keyboard is cramped compared to something like the s4. However all the skinned versions of android have garbage for stock keyboards, Samsung, htc, Motorola and lg.

When I has a android device I found myself changing wallpapers and downloading stuff from tube mate, torrents and so forth. It's a fun entertainment phone but it wasn't really for productivity.

Android has better core google apps on their phones, gmail, maps and so forth but that's where it gets kinda weak after that, alot of apps are just garbage.

Both have their trade offs, I do find iOS a bit more business oriented and less fooling around.




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I can't see myself going back to iPhone until the display comes to a more modern size like at least 4.7 inches if not 5 inches. I'm not as down as everyone else is on iOS but there's no reason for such a small device in 2013.
 
Dweez said:
To the OP - what reliability issues are you seeing with your Android devices? I use both an iPhone and a Moto Droid Razr and have had zero issues with the Razr, right up until it got stolen about a month ago. I replaced it with a Razr HD and couldn't be happier.
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Where do I start? Hrmmm. Work emails being deleted, music cutting out if I get a text, Facebook, or email alert. Unwieldy in 1 handed use. There's a lot of positives with Android, but a lot of trade offs too.
 
This is about Android (the OS). What's the size of the handset got to do with the OS?

ChrisTX said:
.... Unwieldy in 1 handed use.
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Looks like you need to understand your Android better - if you have sound on (ie alerts enabled) then of course they will interrupt music. That's what you've asked it to do. If you don't want interruptions then switch sounds off.


ChrisTX said:
Where do I start? Hrmmm. Work emails being deleted, music cutting out if I get a text, Facebook, or email alert. Unwieldy in 1 handed use. There's a lot of positives with Android, but a lot of trade offs too.
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ChrisTX said:
Where do I start? Hrmmm. Work emails being deleted, music cutting out if I get a text, Facebook, or email alert. Unwieldy in 1 handed use. There's a lot of positives with Android, but a lot of trade offs too.
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I'm not saying Android is perfect but I've honestly never had any of those issues on my Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, S3 or S4.
 
kevinof said:
Yep I agree.. but I had to make my point. :)
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Right, but then his point still (sort of) stands... Android = really big screens. Sure, Android doesn't REQUIRE big screens, but considering this crowd doesn't really care about the $99 HTC "Whoopiedoo!" model, size isn't entirely irrelevant when discussing Android vs. iOS. :)
 
Nope. I have seen how "reliable" apple products are. No more than other OEMs. From the busted wifi in a 2011 MacBook that needed fixing three times in 4 months to a faulty hard drive to a noisy fan, I found a comparable dell machine from 2006 in our home to be more "reliable". And yes, that ancient laptop is still running windows 8 without any issues and running far quieter.

Or the busted home button in just 5 months of ownership on my iPhone. 4, which happened again on the replacement. So annoying. THE reason I started using activator and still use it do date. Still fear the home button in my i5 will be busted if I use it a lot lol.

Or the dents on the aluminum frame corners of my i5 from a bump with a table. It feels so annoying to lose a good $100 off resale value because everyone wants a 10/10 iPhone lol.

In my personal experience, apple hasn't been the reliability champion as the Internet wants me to believe. I still use a hp laptop that I bought for just $300 as a backup in 2009 and which became my primary machine after I sold the Mac, and i can't find a reason to replace it yet except for the fact it cannot run OS X as a hackintosh or in virtual mode, so I have no choice but to buy something else or a cheaper Mac mini (need OS X specifically for Xcode only).
 
sentinelsx said:
Nope. I have seen how "reliable" apple products are. No more than other OEMs. From the busted wifi in a 2011 MacBook that needed fixing three times in 4 months to a faulty hard drive to a noisy fan, I found a comparable dell machine from 2006 in our home to be more "reliable". And yes, that ancient laptop is still running windows 8 without any issues and running far quieter.

Or the busted home button in just 5 months of ownership on my iPhone. 4, which happened again on the replacement. So annoying. THE reason I started using activator and still use it do date. Still fear the home button in my i5 will be busted if I use it a lot lol.

Or the dents on the aluminum frame corners of my i5 from a bump with a table. It feels so annoying to lose a good $100 off resale value because everyone wants a 10/10 iPhone lol.

In my personal experience, apple hasn't been the reliability champion as the Internet wants me to believe. I still use a hp laptop that I bought for just $300 as a backup in 2009 and which became my primary machine after I sold the Mac, and i can't find a reason to replace it yet except for the fact it cannot run OS X as a hackintosh or in virtual mode, so I have no choice but to buy something else or a cheaper Mac mini (need OS X specifically for Xcode only).
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Yup. I have to confess, as much as I love my Macs and its accessories, they are often riddled with problems that I've actually never experienced when I was on PCs (many moons ago).

For example, I cannot get my goddang rMBP and Thunderbolt display to stay asleep. I put it to sleep, and it wakes seconds later until it times out. It's frustrating. Likewise, sometimes it won't wake even though the keyboard and mouse are clearly operational.

And don't get me started on how often the two machines won't communicate when I connect them after bringing back my rMBP from the go. I often have to restart my rMBP and then connect it to the Thunderbolt display to get it to communicate between each other.

Frustrating as hell.
 
I'll likely continue down the two-OS path for the foreseeable future. I love my iPhone and generally pick it up first when doing many tasks, but my HTC One is awesome as well. I'll admit I am a fan of the larger screen - would like an iPhone that falls in the 4.5-5" range.

That being said, because I'm a sucker for new tech I'll likely be picking up the 5S, and will see what Android has to offer next year (though my One is plenty fast and smooth enough already! I can't see how it could get any better hardware wise - the camera is the only thing).
 
kevinof said:
This is about Android (the OS). What's the size of the handset got to do with the OS?



Looks like you need to understand your Android better - if you have sound on (ie alerts enabled) then of course they will interrupt music. That's what you've asked it to do. If you don't want interruptions then switch sounds off.
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The size of the handset has nothing to do with it, other than the fact that if you want a high end Android device, you have to get a phablet.

Secondarily, the music cutting off isn't a momentary pause, rather than a complete shut off of my music altogether resulting in me having to restart my device. I love Android, I just can't get used to the crapware that ends up on all of these devices. Perhaps I'll be buying another Google Edition device soon.
 
That sounds like you had a duff handset or some other bug. Music should just pause for a second or so and then continue. That's the "normal" android way.

ChrisTX said:
The size of the handset has nothing to do with it, other than the fact that if you want a high end Android device, you have to get a phablet.

Secondarily, the music cutting off isn't a momentary pause, rather than a complete shut off of my music altogether resulting in me having to restart my device. I love Android, I just can't get used to the crapware that ends up on all of these devices. Perhaps I'll be buying another Google Edition device soon.
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After years of staring at 'Stocks' and later 'Newsstand' I got bored and 'went Android'. Right now I am not bored and I am happy with my S3. Once I get bored I will re-evaluate. iPhone ? Maybe, who knows. I let you know in a few years time ;)

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sentinelsx said:
Nope. I have seen how "reliable" apple products are. No more than other OEMs. From the busted wifi in a 2011 MacBook that needed fixing three times in 4 months to a faulty hard drive to a noisy fan, I found a comparable dell machine from 2006 in our home to be more "reliable". And yes, that ancient laptop is still running windows 8 without any issues and running far quieter.

Or the busted home button in just 5 months of ownership on my iPhone. 4, which happened again on the replacement. So annoying. THE reason I started using activator and still use it do date. Still fear the home button in my i5 will be busted if I use it a lot lol.

Or the dents on the aluminum frame corners of my i5 from a bump with a table. It feels so annoying to lose a good $100 off resale value because everyone wants a 10/10 iPhone lol.

In my personal experience, apple hasn't been the reliability champion as the Internet wants me to believe. I still use a hp laptop that I bought for just $300 as a backup in 2009 and which became my primary machine after I sold the Mac, and i can't find a reason to replace it yet except for the fact it cannot run OS X as a hackintosh or in virtual mode, so I have no choice but to buy something else or a cheaper Mac mini (need OS X specifically for Xcode only).
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Funny you bring up the Dell example. My $4k MacBook was more often in repair than my girl friends $700 Dell... Which had ...... none ...... Mind you, my old (5.5 years) Lenovo T61 also runs Win8 and never had repairs done.
 
I'm sticking with my Note 2 until either the Note 3 or Xperia Z Ultra get released. iOS 7 looks pretty nice, but at the end of the day it's still restrictive iOS, and the screen on the iPhone remaining 4 inches is a deal breaker.
 
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