Phones Convert to android and loving it?

[0m3ga]

The list of the reasons why Android is better than iPhone (as of April 2012, anyway) could fill a book.

1. More secure screen lock - pattern lock has 389K combinations, vs 10K for the iPhone

2. LED notification light - I can customize the light color for different notifications and know exactly what is waiting for me without having to turn on the screen.
Missed call/voicemail? Green light.
Text/Facebook message? Blue light.
WhatsApp message? White light.
Low battery? Red light.

4. 4G LTE - 12Mbps up, 10Mbps down, 38ms ping, all day every day.

5. Free wireless tethering

6. Widgets

7. Google Navigation

8. Firefox/Chrome-to-Phone - Push a website (to the browser), directions (to Google maps), phone number (to the Dialer), or text (to the clipboard) from my PC instantly to my Android's screen.

9. Ability to change default programs/choose from multiple programs to perform a task

1. Moot point. 10k or 1 million. Someone has to have physical control of your device, and you can remote wipe your iphone should you wish it.

2. Not all new Android phones have LED for notifications. My Skyrocket does not, as a matter of fact. It is an awesome feature though and my next phone will def have it. But until all manufacturers and android phones have this feature, you really can't give the Android OS and edge over iOS.

3. You apparently missed this number in your counting.

4. LTE will only be an advantage for Android based phones for a few more months, and then if we go off the rumors, BIG IF, the iPhone 5 will have a bigger battery to give it the same battery life as the ip4, but retain the same thickness. I have put a larger battery, same physical size as the stock battery, into my Skyrocket (2250mA vice 1850mA) and it now gives me roughly the same battery life as an iPhone 4, but that doesn't come stock. And not enough places have LTE yet to call it a standard feature. I am currently in Apple's backyard (Palo Alto, CA) and LTE here is spotty. One side of the Hillsdale mall has it, while the other doesn't!

5 and 6. Free tethering is good. Advantage to Android phones. Widgets isn't an advantage. They are battery hogs. I only use them to keep my RAM in check on my phone. I have weather and battery status on my notification bar.

7. Google Nav: big advantage to Android OS over iOS! You can buy a GPS nav for iphone though that will have more features, like speed info. Still, I really, really love Google Nav!

8. Firefox and Chrome are both crap on Android! Don't even try and pretend either of those browsers are good. Dolphin and Boat are both better. But being able to add a contact from any site, email or text is awesome. My hope is that Chrome and Firefox get better over time.

9. Meh.

 

[surjavarman]

I have Android and iOS and I hate to say it, but these sorts of video's are nothing but clickbait. No one in their right mind uses Dropbox for live interaction between two people. You would just text message a grocery list. And not only that, but Dropbox on iOS has several additional links to open files, that he neglected to show.
After I saw his ridiculous app store example, how you have to pay for Angry Birds space for each ios device but not for Android, I turned off the video. He neglects to tell the viewer that Angry Birds Space is not priced by Apple, but by the developer, nor does he explain the reason for it being free on Android.

I like Android, love my SGS2, but I can't stand fanboism like this. I would have enjoyed seeing him use the Samsung Galaxy Tab on Honeycomb. That's an exercise in pure frustration! Can't wait for ICS to come to my Tab!

OMG you didn't get the point at all did you? The point isn't if there are more effective ways to email a grocery list. The point he was trying to make is that equivalent apps are more restricted and toned down on iOS compared to android. He just showed an example. Watch the vid again if you didn't get that point.

And again with AB you didn't get the point at all. He was just comparing the ecosystems of both operating systems. It doesn't matter if its priced by apple or by the developer. It is free and unified across all platforms on android but you have to pay $4 ($1 for the iphone and an additional $3 for the ipad version) and there is no way to test your apps out first. That for him is a legitimate reason to say that the ecosystem of android is better than that of ios.

His reasons are legit.

 

[BlackTofu]

I used Android phone before, but for the system, I love ios best!

 

[-MRB]

I've owned the first gen iPhone, 3G and 4. By the time my contract finished with the 4 I was quite bored of iOS & felt I needed a change.

I went for the SGS2. It started off as a breath of fresh air but quickly grew tiresome. I miss the simple things the iPhone could do. I miss jailbreaking & customising my iPhone (Got a custom ROM on my S2 but it's not the same) I miss iTunes & the app store. I miss the retina display. I miss the iPod app. I miss quite a lot.

If the OS had a bit of a refresh, and the asthetics of the phone were changed (including screen size ((one thing I LOVE about my S2)) - I'd consider the new iPhone.

 

[b24pgg]

Moot point. 10k or 1 million. Someone has to have physical control of your device, and you can remote wipe your iphone should you wish it.

1 in 389K is more secure than 1 in 10K. Period.

LTE will only be an advantage for Android based phones for a few more months

Hence why I said "as of April 2012" at the top of the post. Currently, it is an advantage of Android over the iPhone.

Not all new Android phones have LED for notifications.

My point was that the LED is only found on (the overwhelming majority of) Android devices. If you want the light, you won't get it with the iPhone.

Widgets isn't an advantage. They are battery hogs.

Widgets are not "battery hogs" unless you configure them to be battery hogs (i.e. high update frequency/constant data usage.) I use widgets and have excellent battery life.

Firefox and Chrome are both crap on Android! Don't even try and pretend either of those browsers are good.

My post had nothing to do with Firefox and Chrome on Android. Read it more carefully.

 

[iCole]

I might go back some day if I got bored of my iPhone. I had a Samsung galaxy s before. Horrible experience the first few months, then after a few updates it became a good phone. Nice screen, very light and droppable and lots of options but still the general inconsistency and occasional laggyness of the os got me buying a iPhone 4 again. So far, no complaints but a slightly bigger screen and a less fragile body (one of my biggest dislikes about the current iPhone) would be welcome. I sometime do feel like changing. Just for fun.

 

[0m3ga]

OMG you didn't get the point at all did you? The point isn't if there are more effective ways to email a grocery list. The point he was trying to make is that equivalent apps are more restricted and toned down on iOS compared to android. He just showed an example. Watch the vid again if you didn't get that point.

And again with AB you didn't get the point at all. He was just comparing the ecosystems of both operating systems. It doesn't matter if its priced by apple or by the developer. It is free and unified across all platforms on android but you have to pay $4 ($1 for the iphone and an additional $3 for the ipad version) and there is no way to test your apps out first. That for him is a legitimate reason to say that the ecosystem of android is better than that of ios.

His reasons are legit.

You didn't get the real point. I can make a video so everything is skewed towards iOS and every one of my points would be half truths, simply because of the way I present the info. And here is a perfect example. Go onto Google Play and pick the app Splashtop. IOS had it for approx .99 the other day. What is it for Android? How about downloading the game Infiniti Blade? Oh that's right, not available for Android. Let's download Pandora because my new Chevy has the ability for me to control Pandora via my steering wheel controls. Oh, what's that. No can do on Android? Based off these little examples, iOS is obviously better, right?

If you really want to believe clickbait video's, that's fine. But I prefer to do my own research and not depend on a biased review. Perception is something that can easily sway people. Look behind the curtain from time to time.

 

[onthecouchagain]

When I was on 4.0.2 there was a bit of a lag sometimes but no where near 3-6 seconds. Maybe 1.5-2 seconds max. Now on 4.0.4 it's instant. My 4s has had a lag when doubling pressing the home button at times as well. I haven't experienced the home button issues either. But like you I do prefer the on screen buttons because after 6 months my iPhone 4 home button started giving me issues.

You're right. 4.04 finally came. A lot of my issues are addressed.

 

[SurferMan]

Let's download Pandora because my new Chevy has the ability for me to control Pandora via my steering wheel controls. Oh, what's that. No can do on Android? Based off these little examples, iOS is obviously better, right?

If you really want to believe clickbait video's, that's fine. But I prefer to do my own research and not depend on a biased review. Perception is something that can easily sway people. Look behind the curtain from time to time.

hey now, I can control Pandora in our Ford trucks with Fords Sync system on the GSII.

But I agree, I take vids with a grain of salt b/c they can be easily skewered to favor either OS. But most are cool to watch anyway.

 

[matttye]

5 and 6. Free tethering is good. Advantage to Android phones. Widgets isn't an advantage. They are battery hogs. I only use them to keep my RAM in check on my phone. I have weather and battery status on my notification bar.

8. Firefox and Chrome are both crap on Android! Don't even try and pretend either of those browsers are good. Dolphin and Boat are both better. But being able to add a contact from any site, email or text is awesome. My hope is that Chrome and Firefox get better over time.

Widgets aren't battery hogs unless you have them constantly refreshing or updating in real time.

Chrome for Android is awesome. it syncs with chrome on the desktop, and is lightweight and fast.

One thing that Android has over iOS is an excellent approach to sharing information. Any third party application can hook into the sharing Api, unlike iOS where they're hard coded.

 

[iRobajob]

Had a SKYROCKET for 2-3 weeks. Back on an iPhone 4.

Switched and didn't really enjoy it. Loved the sharing features like everyone else has already said. Just not my cup of tea. NO idea why a phone with the raw power the skyrocket had would lag doing the simplest of tasks (scrolling through homescreens) just really bugged me. The phone was fast when it wanted to be. I was gonna hold out and see if the ICS update would fix some of my issues but I was homesick. Sold the skyrocket kept my 4.

 

[matttye]

Had a SKYROCKET for 2-3 weeks. Back on an iPhone 4.

Switched and didn't really enjoy it. Loved the sharing features like everyone else has already said. Just not my cup of tea. NO idea why a phone with the raw power the skyrocket had would lag doing the simplest of tasks (scrolling through homescreens) just really bugged me. The phone was fast when it wanted to be. I was gonna hold out and see if the ICS update would fix some of my issues but I was homesick. Sold the skyrocket kept my 4.

I'm not using it as an excuse, but I often see that people say Android lags when scrolling through home screens. This is probably because home screens on Android are more than simple icons. You have widgets, icons, shortcuts etc, and depending on the launcher you're using, you can have a wallpaper that scrolls along with the screens, a different wallpaper for each screen, etc.

My galaxy s2 doesn't really lag, but it is noticeably slower than my iPad.

 

[SurferMan]

Widgets aren't battery hogs unless you have them constantly refreshing or updating in real time.

Chrome for Android is awesome. it syncs with chrome on the desktop, and is lightweight and fast.

One thing that Android has over iOS is an excellent approach to sharing information. Any third party application can hook into the sharing Api, unlike iOS where they're hard coded.

I must have missed that post, I've never seen anyone that tried Chrome beta not like it? I mean it's hands down the fastest and smoothest mobile browser, I have Dolphin HD and Mini and don't see how those two are better? Unless you like some of the extra features they have that I don't really use anyway.

Plus Chrome beta is just like Google Nav which is still "beta" and pry will be even 5 years from now lol, their always doing little tweaks and updates here and there. Same will be for Chrome beta...they've even stated their going to bring Chromium out which is awesome news.

 

[cynics]

I must have missed that post, I've never seen anyone that tried Chrome beta not like it? I mean it's hands down the fastest and smoothest mobile browser, I have Dolphin HD and Mini and don't see how those two are better? Unless you like some of the extra features they have that I don't really use anyway.

Plus Chrome beta is just like Google Nav which is still "beta" and pry will be even 5 years from now lol, their always doing little tweaks and updates here and there. Same will be for Chrome beta...they've even stated their going to bring Chromium out which is awesome news.

I agree. I'm usually not that big on browsers as long as a web page loads I'm happy.

But chrome is by far the best mobile browser I ever tried (don't have a supporting device yet). I was extremely impressed with it.

 

[iRobajob]

I'm not using it as an excuse, but I often see that people say Android lags when scrolling through home screens. This is probably because home screens on Android are more than simple icons. You have widgets, icons, shortcuts etc, and depending on the launcher you're using, you can have a wallpaper that scrolls along with the screens, a different wallpaper for each screen, etc.

My galaxy s2 doesn't really lag, but it is noticeably slower than my iPad.

Your S2 doesn't lag because it has an exynos processor in it. The skyrocket uses a snapdragon because its LTE enabled and the Samsung exynos processors dont support LTE yet. My brother has a AT$T S2 and its buttery smooth. Because of the superior exynos processor.

 

[SurferMan]

Your S2 doesn't lag because it has an exynos processor in it. The skyrocket uses a snapdragon because its LTE enabled and the Samsung exynos processors dont support LTE yet. My brother has a AT$T S2 and its buttery smooth. Because of the superior exynos processor.

w/o a doubt, even when I used live wallpaper etc, i777 is buttery smooth. Tried the Skyrocket and noticed a little hanging and lagging. I've always said the i777 GSII was the smoothest and most sorted Android I used and made me buy one which I wouldn't have done before vs my iPhones.

 

[matttye]

Your S2 doesn't lag because it has an exynos processor in it. The skyrocket uses a snapdragon because its LTE enabled and the Samsung exynos processors dont support LTE yet. My brother has a AT$T S2 and its buttery smooth. Because of the superior exynos processor.

Fair enough, makes sense!

 

[fotomatt1]

I had a Droid X for a while before VZ had the iPhone, and after having a 3GS on at&t. I missed my iPhone while on Android, but now I miss some of the benefits of Android. My biggest complaint about Android is not having seamless syncing of my media through iTunes. I also found Android phones are terrible as music players anyway.

I'm hoping that Verizon starts data sharing for family plans, as I might get an Android phone as a second phone and have them both use the same number with Google Voice. That way I can pick and choose which phone I'd like to use on a given day without growing tired of one or the other.

 

[b24pgg]

My biggest complaint about Android is not having seamless syncing of my media through iTunes.

What were you using to sync your media instead?

 

[surjavarman]

You didn't get the real point. I can make a video so everything is skewed towards iOS and every one of my points would be half truths, simply because of the way I present the info. And here is a perfect example. Go onto Google Play and pick the app Splashtop. IOS had it for approx .99 the other day. What is it for Android? How about downloading the game Infiniti Blade? Oh that's right, not available for Android. Let's download Pandora because my new Chevy has the ability for me to control Pandora via my steering wheel controls. Oh, what's that. No can do on Android? Based off these little examples, iOS is obviously better, right?

If you really want to believe clickbait video's, that's fine. But I prefer to do my own research and not depend on a biased review. Perception is something that can easily sway people. Look behind the curtain from time to time.

Infinity Blade is a game. So its irrelevant. And I will definitely check out Pandora and splashtop for you later. I don't use either so I dont know.

For pandora though you have plenty of other alternatives like spotify and especially google music. Google Music is superior to anything out there. But I will confirm it.

 

[DodgeV83]

Every single day I do things on my phone that are either impossible on Android, or dramatically better on the iPhone. It has become part of what I expect from a phone. It's much more a quality of life issue than a feature-bullet-list issue to be honest.

At this point, I couldn't switch to Android if I wanted to...

I could list it all here and "fill a book" as a previous poster mentioned, but what's the point? If you like Android better, great! There are pros and cons to each platform.

 

[b24pgg]

Every single day I do things on my phone that are either impossible on Android, or dramatically better on the iPhone.

Such as?

I could list it all here and "fill a book" as a previous poster mentioned, but what's the point?

Well I think a lot of people would be curious as to what things you're talking about.

 

[fullygruntled]

Every single day I do things on my phone that are either impossible on Android, or dramatically better on the iPhone. It has become part of what I expect from a phone. It's much more a quality of life issue than a feature-bullet-list issue to be honest.

At this point, I couldn't switch to Android if I wanted to...

I could list it all here and "fill a book" as a previous poster mentioned, but what's the point? If you like Android better, great! There are pros and cons to each platform.

I own and use both and I can't think of anything that I can do on my iPhone that I can't on my Android.
Man up and let's here it.

 

[fullygruntled]

Crickets...

 

[surjavarman]

Every single day I do things on my phone that are either impossible on Android, or dramatically better on the iPhone. It has become part of what I expect from a phone. It's much more a quality of life issue than a feature-bullet-list issue to be honest.

At this point, I couldn't switch to Android if I wanted to...

I could list it all here and "fill a book" as a previous poster mentioned, but what's the point? If you like Android better, great! There are pros and cons to each platform.

Go ahead and mention them all here. Start with the beginning.

Instead of saying that ios is better than android and saying that you can a fill a book... why don't you actually enlighten us.