Never had a single dropped call on my device. I did have wifi issues sometimes till the update and now its all good. At least they updated the device unlike Samsung.
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iPhone XS Any Android users switch to the new iPhone XS line ?
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You must be very lucky that you don't have LTE and drop call issue since there are many threads in this forum running into hundreds of pages reporting this issue (instead of just 34 pages for note 9 camera issue)
There's never an issue with note9 camera for majority of owners. Just like many don't have "bad" battery issue either. I guess you are also one of the very lucky note9 ex-owner who had battery and camera issues.
You must be very lucky that you don't have LTE and drop call issue since there are many threads in this forum running into hundreds of pages reporting this issue (instead of just 34 pages for note 9 camera issue)
There's never an issue with note9 camera for majority of owners. Just like many don't have "bad" battery issue either. I guess you are also one of the very lucky note9 ex-owner who had battery and camera issues.
But we know Apple will fix the issue. Samsung still hasn't since the release of the phone and hasn't even acknowledged it. Do you enjoy just following my posts and attacking me all the time? You do know that is against the forum rules.
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Firstly apple haven't admitted to LTE/drop call issues. Second, I think the Samsung camera patch is just rolling out. Maybe it hasn't got to US yet. Thirdly, I didn't attack you. I just complimented your luck since your Max is ok when many reported issues.
And contrasting to you repeating YOUR note 9 issues like general faults experienced by everyone which is not the case.
Curious any [H]ardcore phone nerds here, with both the iPhone XS Max and Pixel 3 XL ? Apple's best phone, and Google's best stock Android phone.
Most people wouldn't need two flagship phones, buy some people have a work and personal phone, I could see doing it that way. Your work pays for the one, and you pay for the other.
Unless your Mr. Moneybags, and just like popping a SIM into different phones every few days for fun.
Most people wouldn't need two flagship phones, buy some people have a work and personal phone, I could see doing it that way. Your work pays for the one, and you pay for the other.
Unless your Mr. Moneybags, and just like popping a SIM into different phones every few days for fun.
My biggest issue is that it's sometimes hard to find apps. With Android you have widgets of different sizes which makes it easier to find things as there is a frame of reference. With iOS it's just a sea of icons. I put many in folders but many others just don't fit simple categories. Get around it often by using search.
As has been shown in many reviews the Note 9 has better battery life then the xs Max and at the very least is on par...
Those battery tests are bogus because they don't simulate how people really use phones They don't do 2 hours of YouTube followed by an hour playing games followed by this that or the other. Alot of time the phone is on standby and the always on Sammy loses at least a percent an hour followed by other idle battery usage. Much less than iOS. I go back and forth between platforms and the iPhone is always better by a noticeable margin.
Phone nerd here. Currently have a regular XS and am about to receive a regular Pixel 3 (still have my 2XL). Returned my original Pixel 3 due to a dead pixel. I enjoy rocking an iPhone and Android and freely swap my SIM. I really enjoy the dark mode on 9.0 on the Pixel for messages and overall theme. There are certain add-ons that I use on Android to stream shows and movies / sports / cast to TV that you'll never find on iOS. Looking forward to using the call screening feature on the Pixel 3. Nothing similar to this on iPhone at the moment.
I like learning new things about both systems. Last night my girlfriend, who uses a 6+ and knows nothing about tech, automatically connected my XS to her WiFi network at her place without touching my phone, password and all just sent to and entered in on my phone without any action required on my end. I'd never seen this feature before and for a moment thought it was the coolest thing ever, haha. Apparently I don't know anything about tech...
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I picked up a Huawei P20, earlier this year, and have been happy enough with it. I frequently switch back and forth between Android and iOS. For my purposes, the XS looks like overkill but the XR might just be the sweet spot, for me. Something for me to mull over in the new year.
I switched from Android to a Max just recently. It's a mix of good and bad.
I'm pleased with face unlock. It's almost at the level of "magic" that Apple strives for.
Sometimes I'm shocked at how counter-intuitive some functions are. Sure, it's easy once you know how to do something, but the discoverability is too often abysmal. I had tried an X when it first came out and was utterly baffled by the weird little indicator that wanted me to press the power button to approve a download from the app store (I think that's what it was). I kept trying to swipe it! They at least saw that as a problem and now provide more discoverability assistance ("press the button, dummy!").
I'm also shocked at how plain and ugly so many screens are. Just a totally plain list of text, frequently. And the home screen is just an array of icons. Nothing else to do (no widgets, etc.), and you can't necessarily place icons where you want, etc. Boring.
Then there's how awful the user interface is at times. How do I go back? Hmm. Nothing. Oh, wait, I see it: There's an itty-bitty snip of tiny little text way up in the top-left corner (the hardest to reach if you are right handed), if it's there at all.
Broken apps every time they change the screen resolution, size or aspect ratio. You have choice: Horribly blurry older apps designed for low-resolution screens, apps with weird blank areas stuck in their middle, and so on.
Friction vs. no friction: There are some things that Apple REALLY wants you to use (Siri, the cloud, etc). No friction! Click a button or something and boom, you are in. Getting OUT is a different story. Oh, sure, that can probably be undone in the settings ... somewhere, but with no path provided to direct you to it from within the app or function.
Then there are things that Apple does NOT want you to do. For that there is often an absurd level of friction: Go down some huge list tapping, tapping, tapping multiple times on every single item to turn something off individually, one at a time. The granularity is good, but being able to set defaults for everything at once is often lacking.
I am also vaguely irritated by the way that all apps resume from where they left off even if they are "closed" (ha!). This sounds good in principle, but often (e.g. web browsers), no, I don't want that.
Of course, Android is guilty of much of this too, and in some cases it's worse. But Android's latest versions are generally much more attractive and frequently easier to use, and that's with a lot more flexibility and customization. Apple is falling well behind in many respects.
Anyway, I switched to an iPhone mostly for the purportedly higher level of privacy. I'm committed to the change now and have mostly adjusted.
I'm pleased with face unlock. It's almost at the level of "magic" that Apple strives for.
Sometimes I'm shocked at how counter-intuitive some functions are. Sure, it's easy once you know how to do something, but the discoverability is too often abysmal. I had tried an X when it first came out and was utterly baffled by the weird little indicator that wanted me to press the power button to approve a download from the app store (I think that's what it was). I kept trying to swipe it! They at least saw that as a problem and now provide more discoverability assistance ("press the button, dummy!").
I'm also shocked at how plain and ugly so many screens are. Just a totally plain list of text, frequently. And the home screen is just an array of icons. Nothing else to do (no widgets, etc.), and you can't necessarily place icons where you want, etc. Boring.
Then there's how awful the user interface is at times. How do I go back? Hmm. Nothing. Oh, wait, I see it: There's an itty-bitty snip of tiny little text way up in the top-left corner (the hardest to reach if you are right handed), if it's there at all.
Broken apps every time they change the screen resolution, size or aspect ratio. You have choice: Horribly blurry older apps designed for low-resolution screens, apps with weird blank areas stuck in their middle, and so on.
Friction vs. no friction: There are some things that Apple REALLY wants you to use (Siri, the cloud, etc). No friction! Click a button or something and boom, you are in. Getting OUT is a different story. Oh, sure, that can probably be undone in the settings ... somewhere, but with no path provided to direct you to it from within the app or function.
Then there are things that Apple does NOT want you to do. For that there is often an absurd level of friction: Go down some huge list tapping, tapping, tapping multiple times on every single item to turn something off individually, one at a time. The granularity is good, but being able to set defaults for everything at once is often lacking.
I am also vaguely irritated by the way that all apps resume from where they left off even if they are "closed" (ha!). This sounds good in principle, but often (e.g. web browsers), no, I don't want that.
Of course, Android is guilty of much of this too, and in some cases it's worse. But Android's latest versions are generally much more attractive and frequently easier to use, and that's with a lot more flexibility and customization. Apple is falling well behind in many respects.
Anyway, I switched to an iPhone mostly for the purportedly higher level of privacy. I'm committed to the change now and have mostly adjusted.
Not in my experience and many others that own both. Plus most of those reviews are bogus.
Maybe in your enclosed-only-can-see-apple-world but in the REAL world your statement is definitely bogus and is debunked in this REAL world usage battery test which Note9 demolished the XS Max. Sorry to disappoint you like this.
I think the only thing that's bogus is your statement. Im sure all the tech reviewers are just telling lies because they hate Apple. Whatever makes you sleep better at night buddy.
It is not a widespread issue. Otherwise those pro-Iphone bloggers or youtubers would have bite on it like a maddog. I dont have any issue with the camera btw. Exynos version.
The problem with this thread is about 98% of those who switched were already iphone users before they switched to Android and then back to iphone again (yes i have read every page of comments).
This makes any results of switching from android to iphone a moot point. The iphones do not offer anything different of special that would tempt an 'android only' user to switch.
This makes any results of switching from android to iphone a moot point. The iphones do not offer anything different of special that would tempt an 'android only' user to switch.
I was an iphone user until the 4S and have been on android ever since. I am considering the switch back (XS Max or XR) and so threads like this are potentially interesting to me, but its true that the perspective of people who have used iOS recently is not really what I am looking for. be interested if any long term android users have switched
Actually I placed an order for the XR just this morning. I'm a long term android user (and a well known member @xda). I have used iPhones before... I had the 4 and 7 but the rest of my devices for the past 10 years were mostly android ones. Anxious to try an iPhone again and hopefully the experience of the latest iOS 12 will be a nice one.
Excellent point. It seems rare to find that [H]ardcore Android user that recently switched to an iPhone XS Max. I want opinions from those people. Meaning somone that hasn't been on an iPhone before, or maybe long ago with the iPhone 3GS or something.
I'm not looking for opinions of iPhone users that got into Android through a recent Android phone like Samsung Galaxy phone S7 and now switching back.
Like me, I've owned 20 or so smartphones the last decade. Only 3 of those were iPhone's. 15+ were Android, and specifically Nexus / Pixel / OnePlus, the best of Android, stock vanilla heaven. Not Lagwiz crap phones.
I went from my Pixel 2 XL I had for a very long time ( 10 months ) which for me is super long for keeping a smartphone. But I was very happy and comfortable with it. Stock rooted Android is just so good to me.
I am now on the Pixel 3 XL, which I like, but it's more of a side grade from my 2 XL or feels like a Pixel 2 XL part 2.
But kind of itching for something different, and the XS Max intrigues me, but iOS ? Ugh iOS.
Last iPhone I had was the iPhone 7 Plus and it was ok, but iOS was painful. I had it maybe 4 months, before running back to a new Nexus 6P.
But iOS 12 seems better compared to iOS 10 on that 7 Plus, she the new gesture navigation.
So...
I am now on the Pixel 3 XL, which I like, but it's more of a side grade from my 2 XL or feels like a Pixel 2 XL part 2.
But kind of itching for something different, and the XS Max intrigues me, but iOS ? Ugh iOS.
Last iPhone I had was the iPhone 7 Plus and it was ok, but iOS was painful. I had it maybe 4 months, before running back to a new Nexus 6P.
But iOS 12 seems better compared to iOS 10 on that 7 Plus, she the new gesture navigation.
So...
Always on display uses no where near a % an hour nor is the standby time on the Samsung phones crap. Where do people find these lies to regurgitate?
my android phones have always used at least 1% per hour on standby. one of the reasons I m considering trying the iphone again as I hear standby times are much better
It’s still the same iOS. It still looks like a ‘Fischer price toy’, you still cant have widgets on screen and put your apps where you want them. I’m sure if you got a max you would be making a thread in 4 months time saying that you cant use the iphone because it’s only a toy and you’ll be switching back to android.
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The S7 edge had good standby time. I think the standby time on samsung phones has gotten better over the years. The note 8 and S9 plus standby times were ok.