The Last Straw (why I don't like Android).

[jrswizzle]

Yeah and my Moto X post gone too....did you see what I wrote?

Nope - saw the quote notification but when I went to read it had been deleted along with the other posts.

 

[fredaroony]

Nope - saw the quote notification but when I went to read it had been deleted along with the other posts.

Ok here I go again. Just said that if you haven't already you might want to have a look at the Moto X for the following reasons:

Size - perfect for me and while it has a bigger screen its not much bigger than the 5S. The whole phone has a very nice feel in the hand.

Vibration motor - very strong and important to me as I'm in a lot of meetings. Many phones have weak motors and you miss alerts

Call quality - very good and comparable to high end phones on the market. Call volume is good too

Loudspeaker - can go very loud. Some phones I have had in the past and low loudspeaker volume and when outside you cant always hear the alerts

Screen - OLED, screen looks great to me

Battery life - has been fine for me although I have read reports saying it's poor

Active notifications - very well done and simple. They also dont timeout so will stay on until you dismiss them.

Price - for what you get the price is very cheap

 

[jrswizzle]

Ok here I go again. Just said that if you haven't already you might want to have a look at the Moto X for the following reasons:

Size - perfect for me and while it has a bigger screen its not much bigger than the 5S. The whole phone has a very nice feel in the hand.

Vibration motor - very strong and important to me as I'm in a lot of meetings. Many phones have weak motors and you miss alerts

Call quality - very good and comparable to high end phones on the market. Call volume is good too

Loudspeaker - can go very loud. Some phones I have had in the past and low loudspeaker volume and when outside you cant always hear the alerts

Screen - OLED, screen looks great to me

Battery life - has been fine for me although I have read reports saying it's poor

Active notifications - very well done and simple. They also dont timeout so will stay on until you dismiss them.

Price - for what you get the price is very cheap

Yup - I've considered it.....pricing wise though its in the same vein as the Nexus 5 and I'd rather just go with pure stock Android ala the Nexus line.

I do like what I've seen from the Moto X though. I briefly owned a Moto G and thought it was great - especially for the price. Just want any phone I own to have LTE.

 

[fredaroony]

Yup - I've considered it.....pricing wise though its in the same vein as the Nexus 5 and I'd rather just go with pure stock Android ala the Nexus line.

I do like what I've seen from the Moto X though. I briefly owned a Moto G and thought it was great - especially for the price. Just want any phone I own to have LTE.

Moto X has LTE though. I like the added extras they put on the stock Android but fair enough.

I always turn off LTE on my phones because the coverage isnt that great here and nothing sucks battery life worse than poor signal strength.

 

[jrswizzle]

Moto X has LTE though. I like the added extras they put on the stock Android but fair enough.

I always turn off LTE on my phones because the coverage isnt that great here and nothing sucks battery life worse than poor signal strength.

Oh I know it does. But the price is exactly the same as the Nexus 5....and the Moto X doesn't have anything that I prioritize over the Nexus 5 - especially if I were to spend the same amount of money.

 

[fredaroony]

Oh I know it does. But the price is exactly the same as the Nexus 5....and the Moto X doesn't have anything that I prioritize over the Nexus 5 - especially if I were to spend the same amount of money.

I had a Nexus 5 when they first cam, in fact had two, but returned them both due to issues.

Seemed like a nice phone though.

 

[jrswizzle]

I had a Nexus 5 when they first cam, in fact had two, but returned them both due to issues.

Seemed like a nice phone though.

I loved mine....sold it to go back to the iPhone.....

I tell you what....I have a problem. In the next 4-6 months I'm going to be looking at:

-Moto360
-Nexus 5/6
-iWatch
-iPad rMini 2014
-iPhone 6 (4.7" & 5.5")

And I just picked up a Kindle Fire 7" HDX off Groupon.....I have a problem lol

 

[2984839]

I've been using Android only for years. It has never been buggy, unstable, or unreliable and mine has been rooted since the day I got it home and has had a large variety of custom ROMs on it. I have tweaked CPU, GPU, and RAM behavior, you name it. If any phone is going to be unstable, it should be mine.

 

[pdqgp]

Samsungs TouchWiz looks cheap along with their materials. The T-Mobile Representative recommended the Xperia and I loved it. But then reality set in. The very first thing I notice is that the Xperia z1s doesn't notify you during standby mode. It only shows a red or blue dot. Sure I downloaded a notifier app, but it wasn't reliable and it didn't give many details. Then I noticed that this battery is not nearly as good as the iPhone. People love to blame Sony.

sounds like a lot of poor-selection and shopping issues to me vs the phone. Also, some setup and usage concerns.

But in reality it's the software - Android. Android is a lot like Microsoft Windows. It crashes a lot and is completely unreliable. Will the phone make a sound when I get a text or Facebook message? Maybe, depends on the day.

again, sorry, sounds like user errors or lack of understanding on how to use the phone.

Why do Americans choose Android over iOS?

ironic that outside the US is where you'll see higher Android vs iOS usage.

I am in disbelief that no Android customers talk about Androids issues. Everyone is in denial. Even Apple people are in a daze.

I'm in disbelief you can't find complaints on Android. Hell, people will complain about anything and everything. However, at the end of the day, perhaps many just look further into how to set up and use their phones?