Anyone coming from a Galaxy S6 or Note 5?

[iNinja08]

That has been my experience with both the Note 3 and Note 4. They start out great, but get slower and slower with lag. The camera on my Note 4 lagged so bad, I'd often miss the shot. God forbid you would want to look at it right after you took it. Not to mention bluetooth stutter/skipping during streaming music playback with the head units on various vehicles. So, enjoy the honeymoon, it will be over soon enough!

Well I can't say much, because I've been on a rooted Note3 running Android 4.3 since launch and it still works well for me. I got excited to make the switch this round, but alas - the curse of the lcd was too much to bare and I will be returning the 6s+. If Apple had chosen to go OLED I would have happily stuck with it. Its just so hard to ignore the ugly blacks on the 6s+ display.

 

[OTACORB]

Well I can't say much, because I've been on a rooted Note3 running Android 4.3 since launch and it still works well for me. I got excited to make the switch this round, but alas - the curse of the lcd was too much to bare and I will be returning the 6s+. If Apple had chosen to go OLED I would have happily stuck with it. Its just so hard to ignore the ugly blacks on the 6s+ display.

Display is just fine to me, I have no issues with it. But I do have issues with Note 4 having to clear cache often to keep this thing running smooth, not to mention the inability to stream music without stutter and skipping. If it were not for these things I'd consider staying with Android. However, Google's attention to detail is lacking and always has. I'll take the buttery smooth iPhone 6s Plus over anything Samsung or for that matter Android offers.

 

[sunking101]

Display is just fine to me, I have no issues with it. But I do have issues with Note 4 having to clear cache often to keep this thing running smooth, not to mention the inability to stream music without stutter and skipping. If it were not for these things I'd consider staying with Android. However, Google's attention to detail is lacking and always has. I'll take the buttery smooth iPhone 6s Plus over anything Samsung or for that matter Android offers.

How's the GPS on your N4? I hear it takes ages to lock, loses connection frequently and isn't all that accurate to begin with. It put me off the phone but how's yours?

 

[kat.hayes]

I switched from a Note4. I had the Note 2, 3 and 4 and held out on getting the 6+ until this year, and am so far very, very happy with it. For me, the Note4 was just problematic, using the task switcher was painfully slow from day one, sometimes opening the camera took so long that I couldn't get the shot I wanted, etc. I was not rooted and didn't do much customization. Also, I am very happy with being able to work within the Apple ecosystem of shared Safari tabs, bookmarks, Messages, etc. AND I still have access to all of my Google apps.

 

[KillaMac]

I got the note 5 and tried it a couple weeks before returning it because I heard they skimmed down touchwiz. A few things:

The bloat is real:
I immediately installed package disabler because I noticed I was getting sub par battery and also know Verizon is known for all the bloat they are notorious for. 160 apps disabled! That is ridiculous and you can't take this crap off unless you root and even then Knox is triggered and lose your warranty.

Laggy and stutters:
I noticed the stock keyboard would stutter which was another reason I used package disabler. Kind of ridiculous the stock keyboard would lag. I also compared to my friends note 5 and it was the same so I knew my unit wasn't defective it was just what most Samsung users expected as a norm when using the device. Scrolling in hangouts would lag and many other apps.

Android apps aren't as polished:
One thing I really enjoyed coming an iPhone 6 was the quality of apps on the App Store. For example on the Starbucks app they have an option to order ahead of time before you get there so you can bypass the line and just pick up your drink. This feature not available on the android Starbucks app. Podcast apps are also really bad coming from the stock podcast app on the iPhone.

Headphone in line controls:
I listen to audiobooks and podcasts all the time and find the double tap hold to rewind by seconds or triple tap hold to rewind by seconds very useful on iPhones. Android does not have these features. The best you can do is install a 3rd party app but it's not as integrated as it is in iOS.

S-voice is bad:
I really like Google now and Siri when it comes to texting and dictating. Or even basic search functions on google but s-voice is really bad and I'm surprised it was so bad it should just be removed from the device so the user could rely solely on Google now. With the always on feature of the new 6s it's pretty much a no brainer Siri wins in this department. One should note the nexus has the always on Google now but I miss a few things about Siri like when she repeats my text before sending when using headphones.

Positives about the note 5:
Screen quality is great on the note 5. The best I have seen. Camera was about the same maybe better if you prefer over saturated photos. But these positives weren't enough to make me forget about the stutters, lack of in line controls, ugly UI and bloat.

Exactly why I left to the 6s+ now from a Note 4. Android hasn't changed.

 

[juice3250]

Anyone has problems migrating data from an Android phone to an iPhone? Your contacts, Chrome bookmarks, Whatsapp and Wechat messages etc.

This was the main reason I love iOS and decided to stick with it instead of Android. I searched and searched for a suitable replacement to iMovie on Android and there just isn't any that has the features. Like a previous person said, there's kinemaster pro but the watermark is on the free version and really ridiculous to pay a subscription for features that are free on iOS.

I understand why apps are going to subscription based on android. It's because it's too easy to get a pirated app. One app that bugged me on android was tune in radio pro. I remember buying the premium version for like $4. Then they switched it to a subscription. That's pretty much a waste of my money.

If developers on Android just made you pay a one time fee, there would be people sharing the apks and the developers would lose money. Don't ask me how I know all of this.