I have an iPad and a Touch but was with T-Mobile and chose a G2 (HTC). I switched carriers recently because the coverage where my daughter is going to college is sub-par and wasn't the greatest even around my home. When I switched to Verizon I got an iPhone simply because I already had two devices on iOS. My daughter also got an iPhone.
There are things I miss on my G2. I loved using Swype rather than typing. I think the notification system is much, much better on Android (although I hear that Apple is ***finally*** working on improving that). I liked that I could set use custom alert tones. You can set custom (as in my personal) ringtones if you jump through an extra hoop, but you can't do the same with alerts. Not the biggest issue but it seems like a stupid limitation.
I liked being able to have sparsely populated screens and position icons where it's most convenient for my thumb to access one handed rather than the auto-grid iOS uses. I miss being able to simply connect a cable and being able to copy to and from the device from both work and home without having to go through iTunes. Honestly, I like the way the device felt in my hand better than the iPhone.
On the other hand, I hated the Android version of voice dialing. I don't want to go through google when I voice dial, I only want to check my contact list and I don't want to have to look at the screen to confirm my choice. Any other number I'll speak the digits, thank you. Although the voice recognition in iOS is only fair, I can get it to work. Interestingly enough, none of my friends with an iPhone ever voice dial (or even knew how to do it). They all look for a voice dialing app.
If I had to do it again I'm not sure if I'd get the iPhone or another Android device. I didn't like the Thunderbolt or the other choices Verizon offered at the time. Ultimately, most of the differences aren't that important because I want to use it as a phone first and gadget second.
I do get a little frustrated with Apple's "We'll let you do only what we want you to do" attitude. There are pluses and minuses, of course. Making something user-friendly usually means taking away the options users don't want to have to think about. Apple is right in that most users tend to just accept whatever choices they're offered. Some don't, and iOS isn't for them. Fair enough. Ultimately, it's a phone/gadget, not a physical representation of your personal manifesto on life.
Just my opinion, of course. No matter what phone (and by extension tablet, music player, gadget you use...), if it works for you, great.
There are things I miss on my G2. I loved using Swype rather than typing. I think the notification system is much, much better on Android (although I hear that Apple is ***finally*** working on improving that). I liked that I could set use custom alert tones. You can set custom (as in my personal) ringtones if you jump through an extra hoop, but you can't do the same with alerts. Not the biggest issue but it seems like a stupid limitation.
I liked being able to have sparsely populated screens and position icons where it's most convenient for my thumb to access one handed rather than the auto-grid iOS uses. I miss being able to simply connect a cable and being able to copy to and from the device from both work and home without having to go through iTunes. Honestly, I like the way the device felt in my hand better than the iPhone.
On the other hand, I hated the Android version of voice dialing. I don't want to go through google when I voice dial, I only want to check my contact list and I don't want to have to look at the screen to confirm my choice. Any other number I'll speak the digits, thank you. Although the voice recognition in iOS is only fair, I can get it to work. Interestingly enough, none of my friends with an iPhone ever voice dial (or even knew how to do it). They all look for a voice dialing app.
If I had to do it again I'm not sure if I'd get the iPhone or another Android device. I didn't like the Thunderbolt or the other choices Verizon offered at the time. Ultimately, most of the differences aren't that important because I want to use it as a phone first and gadget second.
I do get a little frustrated with Apple's "We'll let you do only what we want you to do" attitude. There are pluses and minuses, of course. Making something user-friendly usually means taking away the options users don't want to have to think about. Apple is right in that most users tend to just accept whatever choices they're offered. Some don't, and iOS isn't for them. Fair enough. Ultimately, it's a phone/gadget, not a physical representation of your personal manifesto on life.
Just my opinion, of course. No matter what phone (and by extension tablet, music player, gadget you use...), if it works for you, great.
