I made the switch.

[anon(9408097)]

I started my smartphone career with the iPhone. Used the 3G up till 5S. This whole period consisted of almost 4 years. Eventually I got tired of the same old sounds and interface and everything. I made the switch to Android and boy was I glad to make that jump. To cut the story short, I went through almost 10 phones in 2 years. All flagships from almost all major OEMs including nexus line up.

The only phone which stood out to me was the HTC one M8. And it's always going to be the phone which made me fall in love with android. No other phone provided me the balance of design and functionality like it did. However because of the mediocre camera I switched. And then kept on switching till I finally settled on the S7. I don't use cases on my phones. The S7 felt so fragile that it defeated the purpose of being "mobile" in the true sense. Other than the fragility I think the S7 is the best phone out there right now.

Having all said that, I decided to go back to the iPhone and got the 6s plus. Straight of the bat, this phone charges slow, it's huge for its screen size, it's just as smooth as every other android phone, it still has all the same annoying sounds and colours running through the UI and that's it. That's all the reasons I can think of after a day of getting back to an iPhone after an extensive dive into the world of android.

Now comes the purpose of this thread. I've used so many phones. So. Many. Damn. And they all feel the same now. I thought if I made the jump I'll feel weird using an iPhone again. Like I did when I jumped to android and it felt all the same as well. We should really put this iPhone vs Android phones debate to the rest now. They all do practically the same things and they all do it amazingly. So in the end, there should be no hate! Only peace.

Cheers.
And AC please get your app up on iOS. Your app is probably the only thing I'll miss the most on iOS.

 

[Erick47]

And AC please get your app up on iOS. Your app is probably the only thing I'll miss the most on iOS.

Apple is the one stopping the app from going up. That's a big difference between android and iOS, the way apps are approved.

Also, every smartphone does the basic things the same but other things they don't. Samsung, for example, has a multi-window mode. LG no longer has one, htc, Google, and Motorola never did. Stuff like that changes the experience which is why there's android vs iOS and Android vs android. So just because the basics are the same doesn't mean that iOS and Android are exactly the same. That's a simplification that's false on many variables of software features.

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[Rukbat]

The difference between one portable computer and another is in the details - they're all portable computers. It's the details that make the difference. (Compare the number of people who know iOS well with the number who know Linux well.) If you like the details on your kind of phone, that's the kind of phone for you - it's all a matter of personal taste. No one makes really BAD phones.

 

[anon(9408097)]

What I was trying to say that all the phones today do 95% of the same things. I'm a heavy user. I customise my android phones to the depth. I appreciate the build qualities of the phones to the depth. I utilise the cameras to their depths. I use a lot of apps and services. And I haven't felt any change going from the iPhone to android and then android to android and back. The good phones stuck out. Yes they did. Regardless they were android or iPhones. They were good. And they worked 95% the same.

I'm not over simplifying. That's just the way things are. Yes you have root on android and jailbreaks on iPhones. Pushing the devices aside, they're 95% the same. If you dislike a thing for the 5% then that's another story of course.

 

[RicKaysen]

I remember being awed by Jobs demonstrating the iPhone in 2007. I swore that was my next toy. For one reason or another, I decided to hold off and watch how this new tech would develop and I'm glad I did. I saw Apple build a firewall against innovation and saw multiple Android devices experimenting with hardware and software and saw which direction each camp was going. Apple offers one device, one version of its OS and one way to install approved apps. Some deride Androids fragmented deployment of its OS, but I see it as an open invitation to innovate. I feel I have way more freedom to use my device as I see fit than Apple would ever allow and I don't like feeling restricted. I understand that a lot of users feel comfort in Apples controlled ecosphere where risk is minimized, but I like to get my hands dirty. I chose Android and I've owned so many different phones over the years, I've lost track...but I'm having fun.

 

[SR45]

I started my smartphone career with the iPhone. Used the 3G up till 5S. This whole period consisted of almost 4 years. Eventually I got tired of the same old sounds and interface and everything. I made the switch to Android and boy was I glad to make that jump. To cut the story short, I went through almost 10 phones in 2 years. All flagships from almost all major OEMs including nexus line up.

The only phone which stood out to me was the HTC one M8. And it's always going to be the phone which made me fall in love with android. No other phone provided me the balance of design and functionality like it did. However because of the mediocre camera I switched. And then kept on switching till I finally settled on the S7. I don't use cases on my phones. The S7 felt so fragile that it defeated the purpose of being "mobile" in the true sense. Other than the fragility I think the S7 is the best phone out there right now.

Having all said that, I decided to go back to the iPhone and got the 6s plus. Straight of the bat, this phone charges slow, it's huge for its screen size, it's just as smooth as every other android phone, it still has all the same annoying sounds and colours running through the UI and that's it. That's all the reasons I can think of after a day of getting back to an iPhone after an extensive dive into the world of android.

Now comes the purpose of this thread. I've used so many phones. So. Many. Damn. And they all feel the same now. I thought if I made the jump I'll feel weird using an iPhone again. Like I did when I jumped to android and it felt all the same as well. We should really put this iPhone vs Android phones debate to the rest now. They all do practically the same things and they all do it amazingly. So in the end, there should be no hate! Only peace.

Cheers.
And AC please get your app up on iOS. Your app is probably the only thing I'll miss the most on iOS.

10 Phones in 2 years ? Fall In Love Comment ? With a phone ?

I use my phone as a tool. If they feel the same, stop buying them and stick with only one

 

[anon(9408097)]

As you say so, master. I'm sorry for spending your money.