- Oct 5, 2011
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New user here with a question. Looks like I have a decision coming up in December. I'm generally an all Apple user (computer, Apple TV, iPhone, iPad), but I've always toyed with the possibility of getting an Android phone instead of iPhone and using my iPad to access Apple's ecosystem. I almost bought the original Nexus One for this purpose. AT&T is finally getting some good Android phones (AT&T is my network), so I am considering this again.
I went to the AT&T store a few days ago to play with the Galaxy SII. The phone seems huge, but the screen is definitively bright, and the phone seemed fast and responsive. Camera looked great too. After iPhone 4S was announced, I think I have a tough choice (i'll be upgrading from an iPhone 4)
Connection speed - Galaxy SII seems to win out here, I don't think AT&T will have "real LTE" for a while anyway.
Camera - seems like a wash; both appear excellent
Screen - Galaxy screen looks great; i like iPhone retina display, but the Galaxy screen looks more vivid
Apps - I rely on a ton of iOS apps - I am assuming most of them are on Android, but I am guessing some are not. Enhanced Google integration would be a plus on the Galaxy SII.
OS in general - I don't care too much about the open/closed debate. I wouldn't want to root an Android phone if I got it, so the OS is what it is. I fear that I would lose access to media that (music, TV shows, etc) that I have downloaded if I went to Galaxy SII.
Siri- Don't really care about this
Battery life - Seems like a wash
Overall, I guess my question is for former iPhone users who have upgraded to this phone or similar phones - How has the transition been? Does the phone easily integrate with programs like iPhoto? Etc. Are these phones different enough to bother with transitioning from one ecosystem to another?
Thanks.
I went to the AT&T store a few days ago to play with the Galaxy SII. The phone seems huge, but the screen is definitively bright, and the phone seemed fast and responsive. Camera looked great too. After iPhone 4S was announced, I think I have a tough choice (i'll be upgrading from an iPhone 4)
Connection speed - Galaxy SII seems to win out here, I don't think AT&T will have "real LTE" for a while anyway.
Camera - seems like a wash; both appear excellent
Screen - Galaxy screen looks great; i like iPhone retina display, but the Galaxy screen looks more vivid
Apps - I rely on a ton of iOS apps - I am assuming most of them are on Android, but I am guessing some are not. Enhanced Google integration would be a plus on the Galaxy SII.
OS in general - I don't care too much about the open/closed debate. I wouldn't want to root an Android phone if I got it, so the OS is what it is. I fear that I would lose access to media that (music, TV shows, etc) that I have downloaded if I went to Galaxy SII.
Siri- Don't really care about this
Battery life - Seems like a wash
Overall, I guess my question is for former iPhone users who have upgraded to this phone or similar phones - How has the transition been? Does the phone easily integrate with programs like iPhoto? Etc. Are these phones different enough to bother with transitioning from one ecosystem to another?
Thanks.