Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+ - Help me decide.

[SteveISU]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

If the camera is important to you I would wait to test the Nexus when it hits stores. You know what you're going to get with a 6+.

 

[tartrate]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Also, while iOS 8 brings some much needed updates and features, I think Lollipop is going to widen the functionality gap between Android and iOS again IMO.

If by gap you mean canyon.

LOL! One of the reasons I ended up ditching the iPhone 6. The two OS are just not even in the same league at the moment, and Android L will end up destroying anything Apple comes up with for years.

 

[anon5664829]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

LOL! One of the reasons I ended up ditching the iPhone 6. The two OS are just not even in the same league at the moment, and Android L will end up destroying anything Apple comes up with for years.

Bull****. What do you want to do on iOS that you can't? Change icons? Change launchers? Honestly iOS is amazing and due to your bias you are neglecting that little truth.

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[Kevin OQuinn]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Bull****. What do you want to do on iOS that you can't? Change icons? Change launchers? Honestly iOS is amazing and due to your bias you are neglecting that little truth.

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Having extensive experience with both OSes I can say that iOS 8 does lag behind lollipop in quite a few areas.

App extensions will never be as good as sharing intents

The lack of app defaults on iOS is noticeable.

Third party keyboards are treated as second class citizens. They have limited functionality compared to Android.

Now for the performance difference:

There isn't one.

Fluidity and smoothness is equal.

App crashes are the same if not better on lollipop. There will be growing pains as apps get updated, but iOS goes through that as well.


I would suggest spending quality time with both before showing your obvious bias.

 

[anon5664829]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Having extensive experience with both OSes I can say that iOS 8 does lag behind lollipop in quite a few areas.

App extensions will never be as good as sharing intents

The lack of app defaults on iOS is noticeable.

Third party keyboards are treated as second class citizens. They have limited functionality compared to Android.

Now for the performance difference:

There isn't one.

Fluidity and smoothness is equal.

App crashes are the same if not better on lollipop. There will be growing pains as apps get updated, but iOS goes through that as well.


I would suggest spending quality time with both before showing your obvious bias.

I use both extensively. I have a Nexus 4 running PA and Franco kernel and an iPad 2.

Never said fluidity is better on iOS did I? This phone flies with KitKat.

Again, never mentioned app crashes, which neither do. In fact my iPad 2 crashes more due to its low RAM.

Third party keyboards- don't use em on my phone and same goes for my iPad, the Google Keyboard is fantastic on my phone.

App defaults- again meh, don't really care about defaults since I use the built in apps in Android.

Third party sharing- Maybe because iOS developers haven't updated apps yet? The ones that are updated function similar enough to Android for me.

Also I find the app extensibility pretty nifty, I don't understand why Androids implementation is better but again, I just mostly use stock apps on either device.


I have no bias, you seem to have made up claims that you thought a typical Apple fanboy would say, which I am not.

EDIT: Trust me, my point was just that immediately dismissing iOS because "MOAR FEATUREZ" is pretty idiotic considering Continuity and Handoffs is rather unique, I prefer the iOS implementation of widgets personally and FOR ME, iOS works well and when someone just makes a statement with no supporting followup then it kinda annoys me and makes me feel they are just biased.
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[someguy01234]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Like if I'm in an app and open an email or text, you have to go back to the home screen or open multi tasking just to get back to what you were doing.

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Actually if you press the home button three two times it will open the recent app menu.

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[anon5664829]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Actually if you press the home button three times it will open the recent app menu.

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It's a double press. And there is no "right choice" in OS's. Only the right choice for you.

 

[infinity12402]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Actually if you press the home button three times it will open the recent app menu.

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I know, thats what I meant when I said "open multitasking". I just think its easier to press a back button twice and be back to what I was doing.

 

[MDMcAtee]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

I am a long time Android user (first Android phone was the original Motorola Droid) who had brief flirtations with both iOS (about 4 months) and Windows Phone (off and on for about a year). The main reasons I stayed on Android over iOS were the lack of large screens and the out dated design. iOS 7 dealt with the design, the iPhone 6+ dealt with the screen size. Couple that with the high price of the Nexus 6, and I am seriously considering replacing my dying Nexus 5 with an iPhone 6+. I love the hardware, iOS 8 looks good, and iOS still gets most apps before Android. Now, the only thing really holding me back is the amount of money I have invested in Android apps. Convince me I should stay on Android and buy a Nexus 6 (the only device that checks every single box I want in an Android phone).

If you have no use for the main customization features of Android and prefer IOS and the importance of those few apps, then why do you need our justification for the Nexus?

If you want a iPhone buy one and be done with it....

Personally... I haven't a need to root and run custom roms just yet, but can't stand using stock icons or a single dock. I refuse to be limited to a specific single music and video player either.

Being limited to on board storage is another reason for my own personal distaste against both phone choices of yours regardless of the size of the device.

But one of the big things I have against any iPhone is their usual lack of getting the best reception with them and I have heard from several friends who jumped on them recently still persists with both of them.... YMMV of course but is what I was told and seen myself with the 2 I looked at in the store.

Loosing the freedom of being able to switch between different radios without having to return the device is to me worth keeping the Android phone alone if nothing else. Loosing the rest of the advantages is not something I would like either. Wither you ever want to, you are the one that must give up on your options.

To me there is a very good saying and it goes like this....

It's better to have it and never need it than to need it and not have it...

Either way.. Good luck

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[dc52ltr]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

The back button thing is legitimate, but I use multi-tasking to switch between apps now anyways, so that aspect of it isn't a big deal to me. The browser is really the only place I use the back button regularly.

Possibly the top reason that I won`t go iOS is this....no back button just means that you`re going around in circles,app..home screen/ app/ home screen.....no back button,no way.

 

[anon5664829]

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Possibly the top reason that I won`t go iOS is this....no back button just means that you`re going around in circles,app..home screen/ app/ home screen.....no back button,no way.

You can swipe to go back on iOS.

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[Kevin OQuinn]

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You can swipe to go back on iOS.

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That's not a system wide gesture. There are apps that I've come across where this doesn't work.

When it does work (which in my experience is more of the time) it's nice.

 

[anon5664829]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

That's not a system wide gesture. There are apps that I've come across where this doesn't work.

When it does work (which in my experience is more of the time) it's nice.

This is true. Devs just need to implement it more because it works fantastic with Safari and Flipboard.

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[ronstoney]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Choose the OS you aren't currently using - it'll give you a fresh perspective on how you use your mobile phone on a daily basis and either appreciate the former or not.

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[JeffDenver]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

This is true. Devs just need to implement it more because it works fantastic with Safari and Flipboard.

The reason the back button has always been awesome on Android is that it is intrinsic to the OS itself...you do not have to rely on DEV support for it to work. It's there all the time, like the ESC key is on the Desktop.

 

[anon5664829]

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The reason the back button has always been awesome on Android is that it is intrinsic to the OS itself...you do not have to rely on DEV support for it to work. It's there all the time, like the ESC key is on the Desktop.

Its unpredictable. Which is why I prefer the swipe to go back.

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[JeffDenver]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Its unpredictable. Which is why I prefer the swipe to go back.

How is it unpredictable? Mine is 100% predictable. I always know exactly what is going to happen if I hit the back button. So much so that I am confident hitting it multiple times. I know which screen I will end up on when doing that.

 

[FredAndroide]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Iphone 6 plus vs Nexus 6 , nexus 6 have better OS, better hardware and have more screen in less size. nexus 6 is cheaper and strongest than Iphone 6+.

mayde this graphic helps you.

 

[JeffDenver]

Re: Nexus 6 vs. iPhone 6+. Help me.

Iphone 6 plus vs Nexus 6 , nexus 6 have better OS, better hardware and have more screen in less size. nexus 6 is cheaper and strongest than Iphone 6+.

mayde this graphic helps you.

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The chart is not entirely correct. Neither iPhone has real NFC...they have a crippled version that only works with Apple Pay.

 

[anon5664829]

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How is it unpredictable? Mine is 100% predictable. I always know exactly what is going to happen if I hit the back button. So much so that I am confident hitting it multiple times. I know which screen I will end up on when doing that.

I'll have 3 tabs open in Chrome, sometimes it will close a tab sometimes it closes the app and sometimes it goes to the last page. I must be doing something wrong...

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