I have had my iPhone for a while but was able to come across s Galaxy Nexus. I decided to give the Nexus a try for a while. To see how III like both it is the first time that I have actually had two phones to play with for as long as I want and make a decision.
Even though the two phones and systems basically do the same things, they are done in very different ways in some cases. Starting with iTunes and the Google Play store; I am more comfortable with iTunes. The last time I used the Google Play store (Then it was just the Android Market) the ecosystem hadn't evolved to where it is today. Outside of podcasts and music videos, I believe the offerings are about the same. I like the Google Play store setup better. And I like that the music is streamed instead of housed in your device. That leaves a lot more room on the phone for other things. I did buy a magazine from the Google Play store and was surprised that you can read the magazines in text only format. This really makes it easy to read and with the bigger screen the experience was better. The iPhone magazines only do this with some publications that have been formatted specifically for the iPhone. Bu t I would think that this feature would be welcomed on the iPad as well. I don't like that there aren't paid offerings for some apps. Even though free sounds good, for some apps I would like to use them without seeing ads. I also like that the apps auto update on the Google Play store. One of the things I like most about the Google Play store over the App store and iTunes is that when I download an app I don't have to put in my username and password every time and it doesn't kick me out of the store so I can update or download as many apps as I need to at one time.
The difference in hardware is noticeable. The screen on the Nexus is significantly larger. I always thought the size of the iPhone is ideal for universal use,but for media consumption,the extra phone real estate is a plus. The screen n the iPhone looks sharper, but I like the colors on the Nexus. The build quality on the Nexus seems fine. I have a case on it so it doesn't matter too much on either device as far as durability. The iPhone feels bette to hold in the hand. They seem to be equal as far as speed of the operating system. I do see a speed difference with the browser. The Nexus browser seems to be faster in all situations. The camera in the iPhone seems to be a lot better, but video capture seems to be about even.
The phones' features are visually and functionally different. I like the messaging system of the Nexus better. The notifications are done well and aren't intrusive. I do like the keyboard on the Nexus better too. The voice to text is just as accurate on the Nexus as on the iPhone. I like that I can see my words transcribed as I talk instead of waiting to see what it has calculated when I am all done. The iPhone keyboard seems to register my taps more accurately. But I don't like the predictive type on the iPhone. The phone dialed is visually better on the Nexus. And the contact pictures are bigger. call quality for both devices seemed to be the same. GPS navigation is better on the Nexus. The weather app on the iPhone is better. I like that it is in the notification center and that I can swipe to the side to see the five day forecast. There isn't a notes application natively on the Nexus which is a bummer. I have come to rely on the iOS notes app for general note taking. Universal search is a wash for the two operating systems. The music app on iOS is s lot better than the google music player. But I do like that the music is streamed with google. Email seems to be the same on both platforms. I was able to sync multiple emails and calendars on both.
The apps in general are better on iOS. They seem to be of a higher quality. But the apps on Android still do the job in the same way, they just don't look as good. All of the apps that I use on iOS are on Android.
Battery life hasn't been bad on my Nexus. I think that it is about the same or a little worse than the iPhone.
So far, I still don't know which one I like better. I'm going to keep the Nexus activated for a little while longer.
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Even though the two phones and systems basically do the same things, they are done in very different ways in some cases. Starting with iTunes and the Google Play store; I am more comfortable with iTunes. The last time I used the Google Play store (Then it was just the Android Market) the ecosystem hadn't evolved to where it is today. Outside of podcasts and music videos, I believe the offerings are about the same. I like the Google Play store setup better. And I like that the music is streamed instead of housed in your device. That leaves a lot more room on the phone for other things. I did buy a magazine from the Google Play store and was surprised that you can read the magazines in text only format. This really makes it easy to read and with the bigger screen the experience was better. The iPhone magazines only do this with some publications that have been formatted specifically for the iPhone. Bu t I would think that this feature would be welcomed on the iPad as well. I don't like that there aren't paid offerings for some apps. Even though free sounds good, for some apps I would like to use them without seeing ads. I also like that the apps auto update on the Google Play store. One of the things I like most about the Google Play store over the App store and iTunes is that when I download an app I don't have to put in my username and password every time and it doesn't kick me out of the store so I can update or download as many apps as I need to at one time.
The difference in hardware is noticeable. The screen on the Nexus is significantly larger. I always thought the size of the iPhone is ideal for universal use,but for media consumption,the extra phone real estate is a plus. The screen n the iPhone looks sharper, but I like the colors on the Nexus. The build quality on the Nexus seems fine. I have a case on it so it doesn't matter too much on either device as far as durability. The iPhone feels bette to hold in the hand. They seem to be equal as far as speed of the operating system. I do see a speed difference with the browser. The Nexus browser seems to be faster in all situations. The camera in the iPhone seems to be a lot better, but video capture seems to be about even.
The phones' features are visually and functionally different. I like the messaging system of the Nexus better. The notifications are done well and aren't intrusive. I do like the keyboard on the Nexus better too. The voice to text is just as accurate on the Nexus as on the iPhone. I like that I can see my words transcribed as I talk instead of waiting to see what it has calculated when I am all done. The iPhone keyboard seems to register my taps more accurately. But I don't like the predictive type on the iPhone. The phone dialed is visually better on the Nexus. And the contact pictures are bigger. call quality for both devices seemed to be the same. GPS navigation is better on the Nexus. The weather app on the iPhone is better. I like that it is in the notification center and that I can swipe to the side to see the five day forecast. There isn't a notes application natively on the Nexus which is a bummer. I have come to rely on the iOS notes app for general note taking. Universal search is a wash for the two operating systems. The music app on iOS is s lot better than the google music player. But I do like that the music is streamed with google. Email seems to be the same on both platforms. I was able to sync multiple emails and calendars on both.
The apps in general are better on iOS. They seem to be of a higher quality. But the apps on Android still do the job in the same way, they just don't look as good. All of the apps that I use on iOS are on Android.
Battery life hasn't been bad on my Nexus. I think that it is about the same or a little worse than the iPhone.
So far, I still don't know which one I like better. I'm going to keep the Nexus activated for a little while longer.
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