I switched from a Galaxy S3 last year to an iPhone 6. My primary reason was for the camera improvements, but my wife also had an iPhone, and my job is Apple IT support, both iOS and Mac OS. So even though I loved Android, I also loved iOS, love using Macs, so it was a good fit.
Last year it was an easier choice to switch because there was nothing that compelling to me in the Android market to make me stay. This Nexus 6P has sort of changed the landscape for me. I'm thinking of switching back. I honestly use mostly Google services at work and at home, so I'm lucky that they all work on iPhone, and quite well. There are a few things that I'm afraid I'd miss, and I'm wondering if there are equivalent Android apps out there to accomplish these things.
1.) Find my iPhone / Find my Friends. - I often use Find my iPhone to track my devices. I actually have 4 iPads, my iPhone, my wife's iPhone, and a couple Macs that I like to keep track of. My wife and I also like the convenience of seeing where the other is without checking constantly like "did you leave work yet?". We already know. Is there any app for Android that interfaces with that Find my iPhone system where I can see where my devices are and start the sound alert to locate them and all that?
2.) Is there any Android app to do mirroring to AirPlay devices? This isn't THAT important, but I frequently need to check AirPlay connections at work, and having my iPhone all the time enables me to do this easily without having to carry around an iPad with me all the time. I'd miss this convenience for sure.
3.) Battery life concerns. This may be a non-issue, as Doze is supposed to be just what the doctor ordered. But even on my iPhone 6, the battery life is fantastic. I use it like crazy all through the workday, lots of screen on time, and I typically end the day with 40-50%.
4.) Size concerns - I sometimes envy larger screens. I briefly owned a Note 4, and although I ultimately didn't like the phone as a whole, I thought the ergonomics were very well done for a larger phone. I could definitely handle that, though it was a little cumbersome at times. I also briefly owned an iPhone 6 Plus, and i thought the ergonomics on that phone were absolutely terrible. I just overall felt it was very badly designed (or just not designed at all but merely blown up from the image of the 6). It's not to say the regular 6 feels good in the hand without a case, because it's ridiculously slippery, but with a case on, I feel it's quite the perfect one hand device. The old 3.5" and 4" iPhones always felt too cramped for me. So I do get concerned about the size a bit. Though I feel if the 6P handles more like a Note than it does an iPhone 6 Plus, that I could get used to it.
Any other points I missed either way?
Some upsides to going back to Android, especially since Nexus has reached a new level of quality...
1.) financial sustainability: I buy my phones outright and use them on T-Mobile prepaid. The iPhone is priced pretty insanely. This little iPhone 6 cost $800 after tax, plus another $100 for Apple Care+. If I sold it today, I'd get shy of $500 for it. A $400 loss after a year is pretty terrible. Affording to upgrade an iPhone outright, even every two years can be tough. Staying with Nexus devices every other year or even every year would cost less in devaluation.
2.) I love Google services and innovation. I subscribe to Google Music (love the new ad-free YouTube thrown in), Google Calendar, Gmail, Use Google Drive/Docs/Sheets non-stop all day and into the night for work and home. Google Photos is great. Google Now KILLS Siri, and I hate that it can't be more integrated into the iPhone. I have a Chromecast, etc etc.
Anyone else jump from iPhone to Nexus 6P this year? How was the switch? Do you miss anything?
Last year it was an easier choice to switch because there was nothing that compelling to me in the Android market to make me stay. This Nexus 6P has sort of changed the landscape for me. I'm thinking of switching back. I honestly use mostly Google services at work and at home, so I'm lucky that they all work on iPhone, and quite well. There are a few things that I'm afraid I'd miss, and I'm wondering if there are equivalent Android apps out there to accomplish these things.
1.) Find my iPhone / Find my Friends. - I often use Find my iPhone to track my devices. I actually have 4 iPads, my iPhone, my wife's iPhone, and a couple Macs that I like to keep track of. My wife and I also like the convenience of seeing where the other is without checking constantly like "did you leave work yet?". We already know. Is there any app for Android that interfaces with that Find my iPhone system where I can see where my devices are and start the sound alert to locate them and all that?
2.) Is there any Android app to do mirroring to AirPlay devices? This isn't THAT important, but I frequently need to check AirPlay connections at work, and having my iPhone all the time enables me to do this easily without having to carry around an iPad with me all the time. I'd miss this convenience for sure.
3.) Battery life concerns. This may be a non-issue, as Doze is supposed to be just what the doctor ordered. But even on my iPhone 6, the battery life is fantastic. I use it like crazy all through the workday, lots of screen on time, and I typically end the day with 40-50%.
4.) Size concerns - I sometimes envy larger screens. I briefly owned a Note 4, and although I ultimately didn't like the phone as a whole, I thought the ergonomics were very well done for a larger phone. I could definitely handle that, though it was a little cumbersome at times. I also briefly owned an iPhone 6 Plus, and i thought the ergonomics on that phone were absolutely terrible. I just overall felt it was very badly designed (or just not designed at all but merely blown up from the image of the 6). It's not to say the regular 6 feels good in the hand without a case, because it's ridiculously slippery, but with a case on, I feel it's quite the perfect one hand device. The old 3.5" and 4" iPhones always felt too cramped for me. So I do get concerned about the size a bit. Though I feel if the 6P handles more like a Note than it does an iPhone 6 Plus, that I could get used to it.
Any other points I missed either way?
Some upsides to going back to Android, especially since Nexus has reached a new level of quality...
1.) financial sustainability: I buy my phones outright and use them on T-Mobile prepaid. The iPhone is priced pretty insanely. This little iPhone 6 cost $800 after tax, plus another $100 for Apple Care+. If I sold it today, I'd get shy of $500 for it. A $400 loss after a year is pretty terrible. Affording to upgrade an iPhone outright, even every two years can be tough. Staying with Nexus devices every other year or even every year would cost less in devaluation.
2.) I love Google services and innovation. I subscribe to Google Music (love the new ad-free YouTube thrown in), Google Calendar, Gmail, Use Google Drive/Docs/Sheets non-stop all day and into the night for work and home. Google Photos is great. Google Now KILLS Siri, and I hate that it can't be more integrated into the iPhone. I have a Chromecast, etc etc.
Anyone else jump from iPhone to Nexus 6P this year? How was the switch? Do you miss anything?