Atleast have an open mind...
Jeez. Look at the other side of things. (This is coming from an android + ipod touch 4 + macbook air user)
1- Premium Feel- Yes, iPhone does have a "premium" feel, and looks alot sleeker than most Android phones. But the boxy shape makes it feel awkward in your hand and makes it uber-prone to breakage when dropped. Yes, most android phones (including mine) are made out plastic, but there are pros/cons to that.
2. OH NO! I have to wait a full week to get an update. If you can drop $200+ on a phone, I'm sure you'll survive a week to get your update. If you are that desperate, go on an android forum website for your phone and manually root and flash the ROM.
3. Again, you're going to go drop $200, possibly $300 on your phone. Does it really matter on the resale value? You should pick out the phone you like, and not worry about the resale value. Yes, resale value is a nice perk, but an old android or iPhone has a lot of different uses, e.g. dedicated device for recipes or alarm clock.
4. Skins aren't that ugly. Honestly, if you get a different launcher, and a couple different system apps (e.g. a new one for phone calls sms, contacts, and other built in apps), the only remaining part of the skin is the status bar, which if you are desperate, can be changed by rooting/flashing a new rom, where it can be customized the he!! out of, to exactly the way you want it. As for bloatwear, I don't see whats the big deal. If you don't want it, don't use it. If you want to get rid of it so bad and its killing you, just flash another ROM. Yes, it may be difficult to understand at first, but its not anything that someone who can afford to spend $200+ on a phone shouldn't be able to understand.
5. Battery life? Yup. iPhone pretty much wins here. Flash a different ROM on Android, and you have a completely different story. Last week, I was on battery for 14 hours, and still had 84% battery left. But a tip to ANY smartphone users trying to save battery on their phone, turn off the internet when you aren't using your phone!!! yes, you may not get notifications, but if you occasionally check for notifications, you'll be fine and save a crazy amount of battery.
Forgot to mention- Yes, most android phones won't ever see the light of ICS. But if you pay the premium for a high end android phone, (which is basically the same cost as an iPhone 4S), you will get updates. Its the cheap phones that never get updates because as someone in this thread said earlier, there is no point, as most customers of those cheap phones will have never even heard of ICS.
For me the Android experience is 2nd rate & lower class due to the following:
1. Premium feel
Samsung galaxy s ii owners might deny it to try and make themselves feel better but the fact of the matter is that th iPhone has a premium feel to its build, whereas Android phones usually feel like cheap toys.
2. Fragmentation
The iPhone doesn't have this problem. Most anyone with a device in the last 3 years can get an update the very day it comes out. You don't have to wait around like a helpless child hoping your carrier doesn't hold things up further.
Look at Ice Cream Sandwich. It's been out what 5 months already? and only a single device has had it (Galaxy Nexus)
3. Resale value
Android phones have terrible resale value when compared to the iPhone. This is because of the fragmentation issue which makes it so that you have hundreds of different Android phones and only a few people out there that want your particular model (if it's not already outdated, which it probably will be).
With the iPhone there's only a particular model for that year, so the amount of buyers you have is huge compared to a particular android model that will be replaced in a few months.
Look no further than Droid Razr owners to see just how little Android manufacturers care about you. They come out with a particular model... then... a few months later come out with a better version (Droid Razr Maxx) making your purchase obsolete and killing any demand or resale value you had.
4. Pure experience
Apple doesn't let manufacturers put bloat ware on its iPhone. With Android you always have some terrible skin on it (be it sense, touchwiz, etc) that not only slows down the phone, but also makes it impossible for you to get new Android updates anywhere close to on time. It literally takes the manufacturers MONTHS and MONTHS to get their ugly skin with tons of bloatware integrated into the new update and by the time you finally get it your phone is already outdated.
5. Battery life
Battery life on 99% of Android phones is 2nd rate compared to the iPhone. Not much more needs to be said besides this.
There are too many things to go over with just one post so I'll finish this list at a later time, in the meantime... What are the reasons that you feel Android is a lower class experience compare to the iPhone? What made you chose the iPhone over it?
Btw I dont care to hear about excuses for the many problems with Android... So don't bother I won't respondI only want to know from iPhone owners and their insight as to why they chose the iPhone over Android.
Jeez. Look at the other side of things. (This is coming from an android + ipod touch 4 + macbook air user)
1- Premium Feel- Yes, iPhone does have a "premium" feel, and looks alot sleeker than most Android phones. But the boxy shape makes it feel awkward in your hand and makes it uber-prone to breakage when dropped. Yes, most android phones (including mine) are made out plastic, but there are pros/cons to that.
2. OH NO! I have to wait a full week to get an update. If you can drop $200+ on a phone, I'm sure you'll survive a week to get your update. If you are that desperate, go on an android forum website for your phone and manually root and flash the ROM.
3. Again, you're going to go drop $200, possibly $300 on your phone. Does it really matter on the resale value? You should pick out the phone you like, and not worry about the resale value. Yes, resale value is a nice perk, but an old android or iPhone has a lot of different uses, e.g. dedicated device for recipes or alarm clock.
4. Skins aren't that ugly. Honestly, if you get a different launcher, and a couple different system apps (e.g. a new one for phone calls sms, contacts, and other built in apps), the only remaining part of the skin is the status bar, which if you are desperate, can be changed by rooting/flashing a new rom, where it can be customized the he!! out of, to exactly the way you want it. As for bloatwear, I don't see whats the big deal. If you don't want it, don't use it. If you want to get rid of it so bad and its killing you, just flash another ROM. Yes, it may be difficult to understand at first, but its not anything that someone who can afford to spend $200+ on a phone shouldn't be able to understand.
5. Battery life? Yup. iPhone pretty much wins here. Flash a different ROM on Android, and you have a completely different story. Last week, I was on battery for 14 hours, and still had 84% battery left. But a tip to ANY smartphone users trying to save battery on their phone, turn off the internet when you aren't using your phone!!! yes, you may not get notifications, but if you occasionally check for notifications, you'll be fine and save a crazy amount of battery.
Forgot to mention- Yes, most android phones won't ever see the light of ICS. But if you pay the premium for a high end android phone, (which is basically the same cost as an iPhone 4S), you will get updates. Its the cheap phones that never get updates because as someone in this thread said earlier, there is no point, as most customers of those cheap phones will have never even heard of ICS.
