Android doesn't need to step up at all, it's a great OS. You make it sound like just because you prefer iOS, Android is far behind.
To say iOS wins with FaceTime is ridiculous when it's only available on iOS devices. It's like saying a blu-ray player wins at playing blu-rays over a record player. And of course an iPhone will sync better with a Mac.
As someone who used both iOS and Android extensively, I can say that I do not agree with mikef07. Android wins in phone calls because it has the better radio tech and phone dialer experience since you can use predictive dialing to spell contacts names out. Email goes to Android as well since the default iOS mail app didn't carry over my Gmail tabs in my school or personal email accounts. Visual voicemail is really good if you have a Nexus or Pixel, if not then Apple wins this because of fragmentation.
Here are other features they say. Messaging goes to iOS because of iMessaging since you can use live Animojis, messaging based apps integrated in the service, get RCS capabilities, the interface is nice and clean, and it is probably the best exclusive Apple offers. Video chatting is better on iOS in terms of simplicity. However, in terms of multi-person FaceTime, that doesn't exist surprisingly. Thus you're relegated to using a 3rd party app like Skype or a Google service to get that done. Thus it's hard to really give that to iOS and Apple. Android wins by default since a lot of those apps are added in by default. Internet experience goes to Android since it's ahead of the curve since you can split screen multi-task, do PIP with videos on Oreo, ad-block, etc. Music App depends on which Android phone you use. I personally prefer the Samsung one since it is tied into the Always-On Display and creates simplicity to change the song without even having to have the actual main screen turn on to swipe through or anything.
The camera goes to Android for many reasons. You have DxOMark giving Google the highest score in back to back iterations and that is without a dual camera setup. Android has a pro mode to offer as well and much more customization with cameras in some of its flagship products. If simplicity is your aim, Apple wins. But if flexibility and highest end cameras are your preference, Android wins. Android wins for me since I prefer both flexibility and highest end cameras.
Why are we adding niche features like Passbook and traveling? You can always get PDFs on email to travel and have staff scan a QR code. Social media wins on iOS only because Snapchat is much better on iOS and I see more app updates to Reddit on iOS. Lagginess depends on the device you own. iOS 10 and 11 were quite laggy at points for people. Samsung was known to be laggy, but now, they cleaned it up quite a bit. Google's Pixels are buttery smooth as hell. So that depends on the time and device, but yes, iOS is known to be better optimized software.
Battery life really depends on a device, but Android has devices that last longer than iPhones. iPhones are better optimized than a lot of flagship Android devices, so it comes down to which specific devices, but then again, the software hardware optimization makes it greater than your average Android device.
Screens: Android wins, but the iPhone X screen is beautiful and high end. The Note 8 has the best screen on the market as well. Not just resolutions are higher on Android, but higher brightness as well.
Searching is better on Android, so let's not kid ourselves. Siri is still behind Google Assistant and Alexa. Plus Google is built into both devices as the lead search engine. Plus iOS 11 is the first time Apple had any semblance of a file system.
Of course synching with Macs will be given to iOS since it's from the same company. Android is agnostic. Apple's fully integrated ecosystem requires an iPhone and some sort of Mac or iPad to synch stuff across to enjoy simultaneously or to work on productivity. Other iOS devices like iPads and iPod Touches can work together as well. Same with iPhones and Apple TVs. Gotta include the Apple Watch as well.
iOS might win for people because of ease of use, peace of mind, and easy support, but Android is ahead with features and technology. So it comes down to what costs you want to pay: use an OS designed so simply that anyone can use it or go with an Android with a lot more flexibility and hardware (headphone jacks, styluses, etc).
Apple prides itself with being a phone for everyone, even if the device is a similar experience no matter who uses it. Both Android and iOS can bring things the other counterpart offers to make a more complete experience. Competition is good.
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But is it searching for signal or is it turned off?
I just switched to Fi and it's helped my battery life quite a bit because it's not always searching for a nonexistent signal.
I think it's searching for signal quite often because of dead spots. Wi-Fi is constantly turned off when I work my full-time job. I do think when I make a move back to an iPhone, I might have to rely more on the airplane mode + wi-fi calling combo. Samsung annoys me because you cannot toggle wifi from the lock screen. You have to do it when you're on the home screen. Plus, when you log into wifi with a screen asking to agree to terms and conditions, Apple picks it up a little more seamlessly than my Note does.
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I suggest you read. I clarified it later. There are people that prefer Samsung pay over Apple Pay. It is completely understandable if someone said Samsung Pay so Android wins if they prefer it. The point is video chatting is better in IOS than through Android for me.
No it is not saying a blu ray player wins over a record player. If you have 1 blu ray and 5000 records then a record player would win over a blu ray player. If you have 5000 blu rays and 1 record then a blu ray player would win. It matters what someone is looking for. For me my preference for video chatting is facetime. Sorry it needed to be explained to you. It was fairly obvious to me, just as when someone says Samsung pay is the best paying app I don't freak out because Apple does not have Samsung pay. I can figure out they mean that they prefer Samsung pay over Apple pay. So I'll be clearer so you can understand. I prefer Facetime for video chatting in IOS over the video chatting apps and capability of Android.
I have now been using the iphone X for 24 hours. It is exponentially better than the S7 galaxy it is replacing. I am so glad to be done with that piece of dung.
How is it exponentially better though? Because it meets your needs much more effectively? Only thing FaceTime is missing is GroupFaceTime right now. For that, gotta go Skype or Duo or something like that. I prefer FaceTime to those oto. Samsung Pay is infinitely better for me because of reward points and what not. It even is more ubiquitous because of MST tech rather than just a NFC backbone.
The S7 is a solid phone. Battery life is crap and it did have some lag hiccups as well. But 1440p AMOLED screen with AOD functions, a high end camera, superb build quality, water resistance, SD card slot, and a bevy of features like Samsung Pass makes it a quality device.
