S8 vs Iphone 8

[boltsbearsjosh]

Not going to lie .. I wiped my S8+ and am using a friends iPhone 7 Plus. I am not sure I am going to last after tonight. Not that it is horrid or anything but I am just used to certain tweaks on Android such as notifications per app at the top left, signal info, bandwidth monitor, easier integration with things like LastPass, etc.

Nothing major or super game breaking but I miss my few things really bad lol. iMessage still is fun though. I was just able to get a video of my nephew from my mom in full quality.

iMessage and FaceTime are tough to lose as someone who previously had iPhone. it's not a complete deal breaker but I'd defenitely love to have those on Android.

 

[Almeuit]

iMessage and FaceTime are tough to lose as someone who previously had iPhone. it's not a complete deal breaker but I'd defenitely love to have those on Android.

Oh so would I. The those two are very nice features.

 

[boltsbearsjosh]

Oh so would I. The those two are very nice features.

Also it doesn't matter what keyboard I use on Android, I've tried them all and imo nothing beats typing on the iPhone keyboard. Again, not a deal breaker, but it's something I miss

 

[Aquila]

Also it doesn't matter what keyboard I use on Android, I've tried them all and imo nothing beats typing on the iPhone keyboard. Again, not a deal breaker, but it's something I miss

I personally hate the Apple keyboard, but loved Gboard on iPhone for the short time I did that. Then Gboard came to Android and I stopped hating Google briefly.

 

[Doug Moffat]

Would never criticise Apple phones... too good. But if I wanted vanilla I would order ice cream.

 

[Almeuit]

Also it doesn't matter what keyboard I use on Android, I've tried them all and imo nothing beats typing on the iPhone keyboard. Again, not a deal breaker, but it's something I miss

That I disagree on. I have zero issues using Gboard on Android.

 

[Almeuit]

I personally hate the Apple keyboard, but loved Gboard on iPhone for the short time I did that. Then Gboard came to Android and I stopped hating Google briefly.

I cracked .. Few hours on iPhone and I can't handle it :-x. I am powering my S8+ back up right now.

 

[Aquila]

I cracked .. Few hours on iPhone and I can't handle it :-x. I am powering my S8+ back up right now.

lol ur so noob

 

[Almeuit]

lol ur so noob

I gave it a try at least!.. I just can't get past the few things I am used to doing with Android.

Maybe in the future ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

 

[boltsbearsjosh]

That I disagree on. I have zero issues using Gboard on Android.

I do like Gboard. That's what I use. It's the closest thing to typing on an iPhone. If you had typed on iPhone for the past 7 years like me you'd agree haha. Gboard is the best keyboard on Android though.

 

[Almeuit]

I do like Gboard. That's what I use. It's the closest thing to typing on an iPhone. If you had typed on iPhone for the past 7 years like me you'd agree haha. Gboard is the best keyboard on Android though.

I have . I used iPhone 6 Plus for 4 months or so. I just used it again today.

 

[uncaged74]

I went from iPhone 5S to the 7S and hated the 7 and 2 days later bought the S8+ and I am no longer an iPhone fan and converted from an Android hater to a lover.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

I'm actually curious on how the next iPhone is like, especially since I am making the switch to iOS as a daily.

 

[recDNA]

I'll get an iPhone 8. I like having an android phone and a iPhone to move between.

My experience with Samsung is they bog down after about 18 to 24 mos. If you buy a new phone every year it's not a problem.

I've heard the iPhone 8 is supposed to blow circles around the S8 speed wise although I don't see how but that's what I read from a reported leak. It was pretty impressive to what the numbers reportedly said vs the S8. Remains to be seen though.

 

[boltsbearsjosh]

My experience with Samsung is they bog down after about 18 to 24 mos. If you buy a new phone every year it's not a problem.

That goes with any phone including iPhones. If you try to update the iOS version a 3rd time you will start noticing some slowdown and lag. 2 iOS version (equal 2 years) or 2 years with the same or 1 Android upgrade on a different phone, that's about how it works now

 

[recDNA]

That goes with any phone including iPhones. If you try to update the iOS version a 3rd time you will start noticing some slowdown and lag. 2 iOS version (equal 2 years) or 2 years with the same or 1 Android upgrade on a different phone, that's about how it works now

The nice thing about ios is you don't have to take updates.

 

[boltsbearsjosh]

The nice thing about ios is you don't have to take updates.

That's a fair point but the problem is if you ignore them too long and you get left in the dust as far as features. Im not disagreeing that iOS devices have more longevity but the fact is companies don't want you holding your phones longer than 2 years anymore, and if they can keep you from holding it longer than 1 year that's even better.

 

[recDNA]

That's a fair point but the problem is if you ignore them too long and you get left in the dust as far as features. Im not disagreeing that iOS devices have more longevity but the fact is companies don't want you holding your phones longer than 2 years anymore, and if they can keep you from holding it longer than 1 year that's even better.

That's my complaint w Samsung. Like virtually everyone was pissed about Note 4 update that killed battery life among other things. Planned obsolescence. If the Note 8 is priced over a grand it should work well for more than 2 years.

 

[boltsbearsjosh]

That's my complaint w Samsung. Like virtually everyone was pissed about Note 4 update that killed battery life among other things. Planned obsolescence. If the Note 8 is priced over a grand it should work well for more than 2 years.

Yeah, it should. But that digs into their pockets if you hold onto the phone longer than 2 years. Actually keeping a phone for even 2 years is a pretty long time nowadays. It sucks man but unfortunately that's just the way it goes and as long as their are people who jump ship to a different phone every 6 months it will just continue

 

[boltsbearsjosh]

That's my complaint w Samsung. Like virtually everyone was pissed about Note 4 update that killed battery life among other things. Planned obsolescence. If the Note 8 is priced over a grand it should work well for more than 2 years.

And honestly you can't call Samsung out and not call Apple out because every September they come on stage and take a gigantic crap on their phones from last year to get people to purchase the "new one" that has very few actual benefits over the one they already have.