Do you guys ever get a small "want" for an Android phone?

[gatortpk]

The only thing iOS is lacking is all the force closes that are experienced on Android devices. I had a google nexus and could not get through the day with the keyboard trying to force close when sending a text. THE KEYBOARD. I am not even going to mention the different apps that I had installed, and the amazon app store...yikes.

Thanks for the comment. I've used Android based phones before, but they were fresh out of the box every time, and I've never seen the "Force close" before. I now know what two of my Friends get frustrated with sometimes. It also gets annoying when they replace their phone all the time and ask me again how to root it. It's getting harder with all the different handsets now!

I hate it when an iOS app crashes, but I don't remember when that was, but at least it gracefully returns to the home screen. Although, I do remember one time I had to restart my old iPhone just a year ago! (It may have been March though). I have 173 apps on it, and I need to organize them, I just noticed that I can only have 11 "pages" of Apps. And still it seems robust.

So, even though I'm not a daily Android user, I think I can say that I would go back to an iPhone if I bought an Android. I know one person who got a Samsung after having an iPhone 4, and two months later, it just stopped working, I couldn't fix it, and I told her just to get a free replacement. She ended up buying another phone, the iPhone 4S. I didn't even have to suggest it!

 

[akuma13]

What always draws me to Android is the high level of customization and full integration of google services. Other than that, nothing else.

 

[Zwhaler]

No. The main thing I use my iPhone for is making phone calls, listening to music, Google Maps, and maybe some photos. Android does these things but right now I'm happy with the iPhone 4.

 

[Jason Beck]

Android is pretty tight now that it has been around for a minute. It's coming together and ICS isn't the same as Froyo or even Honeycomb. The direction Android is taking is good, and pretty innovative.

I think that when Windows 8 Phones come out that they will be the game changer. I'm looking forward to full MS Office on the go.

 

[Opie]

I am ashamed to say YES. The only reason is the 4g capability. I have 4g in my city and have come so close with the Bionic and now the Razr Maxx to switching but literally chickened out while the rep was going to get them from the back. I will admit the main reason I haven't is because I have probably spent $400 in apps (sad I know) that would be useless. I know my music could transfer but the money I have spent on apps alone is keeping me hostage. I have had every iPhone on AT&T and now the 4s on Verizon and I love them. I just want them to get the battery life right and give us 4g on the next iPhone. Without 4g on the next one I will probably switch it up for a year till Apple gives us a 4g iPhone.

 

[Nightarchaon]

I want the iPhone to last the 16hrs on a single charge my galaxy SII gets.

Android pros , better size screens , longer battery life.

Android cons, in the words of comic book guy, worst, interface, ever.


Give me the galaxy SII hardware with iOS on it and it would be the perfect phone.

 

[Savor]

One thing I realize about iOS even if I do prefer it over Android is iOS is NOT perfect either. My iPhone 4 is my fav phone ever but it "stutters" just a slight from a graphic intensive app or website. There is problems with the home button that we all need to rely on just to go back or exit out of an app. Something webOS did better was how to close apps. And many iOS apps is known to CRASH more than Android apps. Android has its share of faults, but so too does iOS.

Sometimes I just feel iOS covers up its flaws better with a better ecosystem, better made apps, smoother transitions, and "prettier" default icons. But it has its faults too. So the idea of Apple creating a "perfect world" and having sympathizers always coming to its defense even with its faults is just fanboy talk.

http://www.tuaw.com/2012/02/05/study-ios-apps-crash-more-than-android-apps-do/

 

[Beezzy]

Not really. I had an Evo and then a Galaxy s2. They were never fully updated to the latest OS, were always buggy and the GPS which IMO is google's golden egg never worked properly. iTunes makes life easy with media and photos. Plus I'm
Not worrying bout my battery 3-4 hours into the day.

 

[barryl85]

barry, if you can just remember that ridiculous does NOT have an "e" in it, you will never spell it wrong again.
It's not a typo, it's not knowing, and u are not knowing.

And yes, my jb 4s is great, but i want/need a bigger screen, I'll try a sgs3 when it comes out.

If I actually cared I would try and post something to make you look like a fool but this time I don't actually need to because you showed how sad you really are.

 

[velvetelvis]

not since ive had an atrix. that thing was the biggest p.o.s. i ended up going thru 3 of them before trading it on craigs list for a samsung focus. loved my windows phone but the os is just not ready. there are little things that are missing or wrong, at least for me.

that being said, i do like the nexus with i.c.s. very good looking and much smoother than gingerbread ever was. i would love to try one for a month.

also, free gps on android phones. real, good, free gps. i really miss that.

other than that, no, i dont get the itch for android.

 

[TG1]

Yeah, but my "want" turned into a "need". My girlfriend is on Verizon, and with my AT&T contract expiring, I needed to head over to Big Red since she travels a lot in her job and phone calls are super important to us. I had the iPhone 4.

My choices were:

1.) Pay $299.99 for a 32 gb iPhone 4S and pay $30/month for 2 gb of data.

2.) Pay $49.99 (via Wirefly) for a 32 gb Droid Razr and pay $30/month for 4 gb of data with LTE.

Throw in the great call quality of Moto phones (waaaay better than my iPhone 4) along with the finances, and this was a relatively easy decision. I do miss the retina display and slightly better camera, but I can do everything I used to do with the Razr.

I'm diggin' the Razr but another big decision will need to be made when iPhone 5 comes out.

 

[-aggie-]

Battery life is important to me, so no.

 

[typeadam]

Had a strong "want" back in 2009. Since then I've been through a Hero, EVO, EVO Shift, Nexus S 4G. But on Thursday I am getting my first iPhone so that "want" is gone for now.

I LOVED every single one of those phones. Loved them stock and even more so when I rooted/flashed them. Over the years I've heard a lot of complaints about Android phones. After 3 years and 4 devices I've come to the conclusion that the people that are complaining the loudest are the ones that never used them. With the exception of the Hero's slow specs, none ever gave me a problem. Was always happy with my experience.

The 4G speeds, especially on my Nexus S, sometimes even blows my home WiFi out of the water and is just unreal.

But in the end I'm a gadget junkie especially when it comes to phones. I've had 4 Treos, 5 different WM6 phones (including WM6, 6.1, 6.5), and a BlackBerry. And if the WP7 phone that Sprint has wasn't such a POS, I would have gotten that too!

All my friends have iPhones so it's nothing new and I had a iPod Touch so I'm used to it in some small way. I hope I'm in love w/ the iPhone as I was w/ all my other devices. But I also hope Sprint gets a WP8 device when the iPhone 5 drops just so I can experience that until an iPhone 6 comes out and switch back...

 

[Mochi Hana]

I used to, but I don't like Google that much anymore. I'm either going to get a Windows Phone 7 device or maybe wait for the next iPhone.

 

[MonkeyBrainz]

Yeah, but my "want" turned into a "need". My girlfriend is on Verizon, and with my AT&T contract expiring, I needed to head over to Big Red since she travels a lot in her job and phone calls are super important to us. I had the iPhone 4.

My choices were:

1.) Pay $299.99 for a 32 gb iPhone 4S and pay $30/month for 2 gb of data.

2.) Pay $49.99 (via Wirefly) for a 32 gb Droid Razr and pay $30/month for 4 gb of data with LTE.

Throw in the great call quality of Moto phones (waaaay better than my iPhone 4) along with the finances, and this was a relatively easy decision. I do miss the retina display and slightly better camera, but I can do everything I used to do with the Razr.

I'm diggin' the Razr but another big decision will need to be made when iPhone 5 comes out.

Motorola has quality phones?

/troll

 

[kas23]

I got that small itch before, just last weekend. So, I decided to jailbreak my iPhone. Itch now gone. But, I'll probably be going back to stick soon. I'm not a fan of all the weirdness a jailbreak comes with. I guess I'm more of a fan if stable, but boring.

 

[peasant]

had a 3gs, between dropped calls, the pricy plan, very slow or no internet, i'm happier with a Moto Triumph. though it took some rooting and ROMing to get all day battery life. the larger screen is also better for my aging light receptors.

 

[JBazz]

I'm curious what high fees there are? (I'm not being sarcastic )

I just met two people who got free iPhone 3GS's. (When they could have gotten an iPhone 4 for $99 or 4S $199.) After paying a minimum of around $600 a year (or ~$1200/contract period), why not pay the additional $199 for a $599 phone, than nothing for a $399 phone?

I just looked around at AT&T and Verizon, and their rates have gone up for everything!

Again, what are the high fees, differentiating the Android based phones and the iPhone? (I know the iPhone requires a Data Plan, I assume most Android phones do too? Is the Data Plan Standard the added expense?)

I have virgin mobile. My monthly plan is $35, taxes and everything it still comes in under $40. Unlimited data, unlimited texting, and 300 minutes per month. Never had an overage or extra charge.

When I was with Sprint and AT&T, there were always so many extras that by the time my monthly $35 bill came around, it was $75 or more (as phones got more sophisticated). An iPhone would cost me at least, very least, an extra $50 per month and lock me into a yearly contract. Then if I loose it, I have to wait for their insurance to send me a new one. If I loose my little android, I pop into Best Buy pick up a new one, log online to register it and I am back in service with minimal hassle.

I switched to virgin because I had a habit of loosing my phone. So I just bought their $10 phones. Then when the androids came out, I hadn't lost mine in a while so I upgraded. Couldn't be happier. I like the simple, hassle free ease of dealing with them. And once I got use to not paying all those added on fees and extras, they just seem like waisted money where they once were "normal".

 

[RolandNights]

I have virgin mobile. My monthly plan is $35, taxes and everything it still comes in under $40. Unlimited data, unlimited texting, and 300 minutes per month. Never had an overage or extra charge.

When I was with Sprint and AT&T, there were always so many extras that by the time my monthly $35 bill came around, it was $75 or more (as phones got more sophisticated). An iPhone would cost me at least, very least, an extra $50 per month and lock me into a yearly contract. Then if I loose it, I have to wait for their insurance to send me a new one. If I loose my little android, I pop into Best Buy pick up a new one, log online to register it and I am back in service with minimal hassle.

I switched to virgin because I had a habit of loosing my phone. So I just bought their $10 phones. Then when the androids came out, I hadn't lost mine in a while so I upgraded. Couldn't be happier. I like the simple, hassle free ease of dealing with them. And once I got use to not paying all those added on fees and extras, they just seem like waisted money where they once were "normal".

I think it might just be the carrier. I switched from an Epic 4G to the iPhone 4S and my bill is exactly the same.

 

[Bobby Corwen]

OP no, never. Don't blaspheme.

 

[ToddH]

No, here's why...

I love the iPhone and I'll never go away from it I just cannot stand android software. I have a really close friend that has the droid X and he got really sick and tired of the slowness of the software and the processor and the graphics he switched over to an iPhone 4S and totally fell in love with the phone. If you stray away from the iPhone, the grass is usually never greener on the other side. Many of the phones out there right now the droid series or the android software look pretty cool but they're not built nearly as well as the iPhone and mostly are all plastic. iPhone / Apple products totally rule!

 

[gatortpk]

I got that small itch before, just last weekend. So, I decided to jailbreak my iPhone. Itch now gone. But, I'll probably be going back to stick soon. I'm not a fan of all the weirdness a jailbreak comes with. I guess I'm more of a fan if stable, but boring.

Weirdness that a JailBreak comes with? I just found that the latest JailBreaks are virtually flawless! I'm totally impressed with the latest A5 on iOS 5.01 JailBreak with Absinthe.

I do remember the first iOS 5 jailbreaks had a little problems with iBooks, but that's hardly weirdness. Is it?

I would think that with the hundreds of different handsets and rooting procedures that come with Android based phones, their would be more "weirdness"? A single very well tested JailBreak for a single iPhone has to be better than hundreds of different rootings? (Simply because there are many more of the same exact iPhones than there are the same of any other Android based phone). Developers can focus more on testing just one iPhone device than spreading their resources on hundreds of different Android devices.

 

[cynics]

I have a Verizon iPhone 4S and a Verizon OG Xoom LTE.

Since the tablet data plans include tethering when I'm at work I can enjoy Verizon LTE speeds on my iPhone with a wifi hotspot. Plus I get the itch out of my system.

Android apps aren't that expensive. I only have two apps that are more then a buck. Twonky was 2.99 this lets you stream video to a ps3 or xbox360 over wifi (a lot like AirPlay with AppleTV). And splashtop HD which was around 5.99 it is a real good remote desktop that can be used over wifi or 3g/4g. Everything else was about free. Anyway I didn't find it to expensive to go to an android.

 

[kas23]

Weirdness that a JailBreak comes with? I just found that the latest JailBreaks are virtually flawless! I'm totally impressed with the latest A5 on iOS 5.01 JailBreak with Absinthe.

I do remember the first iOS 5 jailbreaks had a little problems with iBooks, but that's hardly weirdness. Is it?

I would think that with the hundreds of different handsets and rooting procedures that come with Android based phones, their would be more "weirdness"? A single very well tested JailBreak for a single iPhone has to be better than hundreds of different rootings? (Simply because there are many more of the same exact iPhones than there are the same of any other Android based phone). Developers can focus more on testing just one iPhone device than spreading their resources on hundreds of different Android devices.

Weirdness like having blank (white) icons, the phone being very laggy when entering the passcode on the lock screen, when I swipe from page-to-page it often gets stuck half-way through the swipe, and this one's very subjective, but I feel my battery is going faster (and I even have iControl installed).

This has been my first time JB'ing. I thought I'd try it out. I don't have much installed except for SBSettings, Activator, WiFi Analyzer, 3G Unrestrictor, iControl, iCaughtU, Remove Backgrounder, iWipeCache, and OpenSSH. No themes.

The other thing that I find irksome is that many, many apps are not yet iOS 5 ready. It seems like you need to have the iOS x-specific JB available for a good many months before the apps start becoming either (a) available and/or (b) stable. If I jailbreak an iOS 4 phone today, then this is no problem.

That said, I believe everyone should at least try jail breaking once. I love SBSettings - a truly killer feature. I couldn't care less if we get Siri commands for changing settings. If I'm in my bed at night, with my wife sleeping, and want to dim the screen, I don't want to have to speak out loud to do it.

 

[The Game 161]

I do sometimes just to have a bigger screen and see the difference. but would never iphone.