Why switch from an iPhone 4 to Android smartphone?

[rojo99]

Ok, I've got an iPhone 4 now, and the iPhone 5 should be out soon, but I'm looking at the market share, and it's clearly appearing that the Android OS smartphones are becoming the dominant solution.

So, can you people explain to me the benefits of having an Android smartphone versus and iPhone 4/5?

One person told me that there is a much higher percentage of free applications for the Android versus what's available in the Apple AppStore.

I have a MacBook Pro, and definitely won't be changing that, so consideration of synching and other tools for the Mac is important.

Thanks.

 

[newboyx]

Reason #1 -You don't have to sync an Android phone.

 

[jdbower]

+1 on the lack of iTunes. I use a lot of Google apps and guess which platform has the best support for them? Probably the Chrome browser, but Android is a close second

You can find an Android phone with whatever features you want. If you want a physical keyboard, a larger screen, a 3D screen and camera, 4G, etc. you're covered. Don't like something about the iPhone? Hope it comes out in the next release.

Add to that a huge ROMs community for customizations and themes and it's the right platform for me.

But your mileage may differ. With an iPhone you don't need to think, Apple will do that for you. Some people find that comforting.

 

[gdbjr]

Reason #1 -You don't have to sync an Android phone.

Um. No. You do sync an android phone. You just don't have to connect it to your computer and sync it.

But with iOS 5 you no longer have to do that, so this is no longer an issue.

 

[BlackHawkA4]

Um. No. You do sync an android phone. You just don't have to connect it to your computer and sync it.

But with iOS 5 you no longer have to do that, so this is no longer an issue.

And you've just answered why:

Always a step ahead.

 

[ajonesma]

to me android 2.3.4 runs faster on my captivate then ios 5 did on my iphone 4 (althought that was beta) and there is a whole lot more customization and cool things to do with and on your android