Fair enough.
But did you know that if I take a picture on my phone I can have it automatically download onto Dropbox, Google Drive, any PC, any Mac, and any other Android device I have in my family? Any app, magazine, book or video is auto synced to my Google account and therefore available instantly on all my other Android devices. On top of this, Android can also use internal storage, cloud storage, SD card storage, USB drive storage or even a full sized HDD for storage and be able to access and manipulate every file in any of the storage mediums. When it comes to using a mobile device more like a PC, iOS is woefully far behind Android.
I would also like to know which apps "worth having" do you have on iOS that isn't available on Android? Unless you are discussing some niche app, you'll be hard pressed to name a popular and common app that isn't on both platforms. Of course, Microsoft Office apps are available on Android and not iOS. There is the Plex app, which combined with a Roku device makes Apple TV, mirroring and iTunes look outdated. I have stopped using my Apple TV's because I got tired of the crappy, constant updates that were more likely to break the ATV rather than make it better.
At the end of the day, you have your opinion and I have mine. But as I have shown above, functionality over simplification means you can do more with an Android device.
Yes I know about all of those things. The major difference is that you don't have to install anything extra to get that working on iOS, iCloud is built into the OS. No need to install Dropbox/Google drive/etc.
Apps are available on your Android devices but you still have to manually install them on each device (either by using the device itself or doing it from the web). iOS can automatically download apps to your other devices with no further input from the user.
It's mainly games that aren't available on both. Bejewelled blitz, FarmVille (which I no longer play, but did for a long time) are iOS exclusives. Some people like the infinity blade games too.
I know that you can get emulators on android and android will have it's own exclusives, but a lot of devs still write games for iOS first.
If you are outside the US and try to use Apple maps you might even say it never works. Or if you get one that breaks the screen due to the iPhone 5 having to much flex, you might say that it works until it falls apart on you. Or if you have pixelization and lag issues, you might say it mostly works until you use the keyboard or need to scroll through a long list.
Sorry, the latest iPhone is the worst iPhone to date. Not only did they simply just stretch the previous 2 generations, they couldn't even get that right. Only thing innovative in any way was their new SoC. Nothing else in the software or hardware was new or innovative. Same with the iPad 4 and iPad mini. Apple simply rehash es the previous generation and then tries to add one new thing (that usually isn't available on the previous generation) to make you buy more iCrap. People are getting tired of this and the lack of QA on new products, which is why sales are down and Apple doesn't post sales figures on any of the new devices released this fall.
My iPhone hasn't cracked yet and it never lags or pixelates, like I said before. Repeating yourself won't make it so
Apple Maps is abysmal and I don't trust it at all. That's why I wasted no time in getting Google Maps.
I can understand why people who have had every iPhone would get tired of these small step updates, but for someone who hasn't, I think the iPhone 5 is a great device. I bought it after using Android for three years. Had the HTC desire, galaxy s2 and s3 and had jelly bean, but I still felt like something was missing.
Google Music wasn't available in the UK at the time I got my iPhone, so having access to iTunes on the device was a big plus.
My iPhone automatically connects to my Bluetooth in my car every time. On android this was hit and miss and I ended up having to do it manually.
Siri allows me to set geolocation reminders.
iMessage lets me talk to people on their iPads as well as phones.
I don't have to use Tasker/NFC tags to configure settings to save battery life on iOS. I just leave Bluetooth/wifi on all the time because battery life is great with them on. No need to constantly change settings.
iOS is still smoother than android. The galaxy S3 is pretty lag free, but the Nexus 7 lags and stutters a lot. My iPad and iPhone never lag, the UI just glides.
I love Android and iOS, I just prefer iOS at this time. In another android version or two ill probably prefer android again. I see no point in brand loyalty, I just choose what's best for me at the time, and at the minute that's iOS. Android is good, but after owning a device for a while I don't care about customisation and I just want something to get the job done. iOS is a very capable OS wrapped in a simplistic package
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The only response anyone needs to "it just works" is "iOS keyboard and auto correct."
The term "it just works" has been detrimental to Apple. People -- especially the most dedicated iPhone fans -- just don't realize it.
They're the richest company in the world. I don't think Apple has to worry about their marketing!
The iOS keyboard could be better but it's not too bad. I wish you could add things to the custom dictionary in one touch like on Android.
This is another example of Apple not wanting to confuse the user with too many options, but I would argue that it's easier to add words to a custom dictionary than having to repeatedly tell the keyboard not to correct.
