Android Kit Kat 4.4.2 is nice but some apps for Android are so buggy and crashed a lot not like iOS. I don't know if the developers are lazy to fix the problems. Anyway I am happy with my iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air. 
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Resolved I love my iPad Air 2 but I hate iPhones.
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Not really. Screen size and usability of that screen size for different purposes. I would still use an iPad 2 more than my iPhone right now
Exactly the same situation as you..I also own and enjoy my air2 but I use a Galaxy S5 for my phone. I like the fact that tablet apps for iPad are specifically made for the device which gives the user experience something extra special.
The Galaxy S5 is awesome because it gives me the freedom to customize it almost anyway I like ! Also,Great screen!
The Galaxy S5 is awesome because it gives me the freedom to customize it almost anyway I like ! Also,Great screen!
The thing about using two different platforms is that you can't really take advantage of the ecosystem-specific stuff like Photos (granted that's still in beta), iMessage, FaceTime and all that other stuff. That's one big reason to stay within an ecosystem.
To tell you the truth both ecosystems have their pluses and minuses. Im using the iPad Air 2 primarily as a media consumption device. I dont want to tinker too much with it and I just want the tablet optimized apps to work. But on the phone I need it to be more personal and customizable. Silly as it may sound the one feature I use on a daily basis is the IR blaster to control my AV gear in all my rooms. I know that iDevices can use external solutions but to me it makes more sense to build a $1 IR blaster in the phone and use a universal app to control all my equipment. Its the one feature Im glad Samsung did not take away from the S6. And with using such a large phone I like the Note 4 one handed operation much better than Apples.
The big issue I have with phones in general is that I become very bored with them. I use my phone more than a tablet and sometimes I need a change of scenery to freshen things up. I can just load up a different launcher, use different widgets or apps that allow unique ways of accessing programs. This past Saturday the Lollipop update went live for my Note 4 and it feels and looks entirely different from the way I had it last week. I especially love the smart lock feature that allows me to choose any Bluetooth, NFC or GPS location to automatically unlock my phone. Very useful feature indeed.
And that brings me to the big issue. If I get the iPhone 6S plus this fall I still have the iPad Air 2. Other than size I just dont expect a different experience. The interface is familiar, the menus are familiar and the ecosystem is familiar. It will be like dating a skinny and overweight girl with the same brain.
Apple should seriously look into distancing the iOS operating system from the iPad. I think the iPad is powerful enough to run on a full blown OS with access to the same tablet app ecosystem. Its time to put that cpu muscle to work. But knowing Apple they dont want to damage their $1000 plus laptop lineup.
The last iPhone i had was the 4s, though I've had an iPad 2 that hardly got any use. I've been using the note 2,3 and 4. I recently got the iPad air 2 and am very happy with it and the updates to iOS. I actually want to get a 6s when it comes out based on my experience with the air 2.
Sometimes I feel the same way with the 6S but I'm not sure if there is room for 2 iOS devices. The one thing I do envy is the consistent upgrading. I bet if I use today's iPhone 6 vs my first experience on release day the issues I experienced are largely gone. My plan was to buy a iPhone 6 to compliment my 2013 Nexus 7 but for me the iPhone experience was a disaster.
It will be a very interesting Fall 2015. My possible phones to compliment the iPad Air 2 are below.
1. Note 5
2. Nexus 7 (the phone, not tablet)
3. S6 or S6 Edge (prices should be reduced)
4. Moto X 2015
5. iPhone 6s (This could easily be bumped to 1 but it will take a lot during the keynote)
Same situation here also... I currently have two iPads and have owned a total of four: an iPad 2, mini 1, mini 2 (current) and iPad Air (current).
Two things bother me about the iPhone which make me not want to get it:
1. Device customization... on a smaller screen with a device that I mostly use one-handed I need the ability to set things up just right and I find Android to be more customizable for that purpose (especially if you root it).
2. The "goldilocks factor"... I find the iPhone 6 too small and the 6+ too big for one-handed use. Given thin bezels 5-5.2" inch devices appear to have the best combination of max screen real estate and single-hand use.
Two things bother me about the iPhone which make me not want to get it:
1. Device customization... on a smaller screen with a device that I mostly use one-handed I need the ability to set things up just right and I find Android to be more customizable for that purpose (especially if you root it).
2. The "goldilocks factor"... I find the iPhone 6 too small and the 6+ too big for one-handed use. Given thin bezels 5-5.2" inch devices appear to have the best combination of max screen real estate and single-hand use.
i agree with you. like i know i may get hate for this but samsung is way better at making phones. my current phone is the 6+ and i got it last week but the reason i didn't get the S5 was the switch, i wasn't ready. Just like how Playstation and Microsoft Xbox is. Xbox is more popular but Playstation has better specs. Like how apple makes phones but its popular and thats why people buy it.
I think the S6 is just right but I'm already stuck with the Note 4. Not a bad phone but I would prefer the smaller size of the S6 and that phone is actually more powerful than the Note 4.
There should be plenty of deals for the S6 come iPhone 6s time. I don't think any other phone will match it this year and I always upgrade on a yearly basis. Or maybe we can get a smaller Nexus this time around. Anything bigger than 6 inches will be ridiculous.
But I would be willing to give the iPhone another try if it's as reliable as the iPad Air 2. But after reading some of these early Apple watch reviews I'm not so impressed by Apple right now. We don't know what's in store when they bring out iOS 9.
I had iPhones many years ago... When they first hit the scene, they were groundbreaking. But by the time of the iphone 3G S, I was getting tired of the lack of features... no copy and paste, no sending pics via MMS instead of email, no multitasking, little tiny screen, having to rely on iTunes, no expansion of storage, no using it like a thumb drive, no ability to set default apps, the list goes on... I am used to PC's, not Macs. I am used to getting what hardware I want and doing what I want with it.
The iPhone seemed more like a toaster... It's made to do a few specific things, but you can't use it for something else, it will always be a toaster...
So I went to Android... Ok, the early ones needed some work, but by 2012 Android had blown past the iPhone in both hardware and software... Choices of any carrier, less dropped calls, tons of features and hardware options that Apple still hasn't offered, and the OS was maturing much more rapidly...
I felt like Apple knows that they have a core of cult-like followers that will shell out top dollar for anything with an Apple logo on it, even if it is barely different than the product that they already own... Apple seemed more like a lifestyle brand...like what Harley Davidson is to the motorcycle world... They cater to people that put image and status over quality and performance, etc...
And each generation, the gap widened. Android phones now are so far ahead of anything Apple has on the table. Nicer screens, better cameras, expansion, better battery life, IR blasters, HDMI ports, the ability to access from any USB port like a thumb drive, etc... The QHD Super AMOLED screens blow the Retina out of the water.
And the Android OS has a huge advantage over iOS. iOS has added some pull down menus and notifications, but overall it isn't much different than it was in 2007. It's a desktop with icons laying all about that you can thumb through and launch one at a time...
The ability to have more than one app actually running and on the screen at the same time... so have a word processor open or email, while watching a YouTube video... At the same time. Seeing things as they happen, rather than launching apps one at a time... Its so much easier to get things done on Android for power users.
With iOS, no interactive UI and desktop with true multitasking and real-time widgets displaying data that matters to you... The experience on my Note 4 is light years ahead of the iPhone 6... It knows when it is in my pocket as opposed to being on the desk or table, so it doesn't lock when it is in my pocket. It knows if I am in my car, so it unlocks there as well.
Google Now is the tool that Siri should have been. It is faster and actually works. Siri is a joke for the most part. A cool gimick to amuse your friends, but when you want a tool that WORKS, you use Google Now.
Apple Maps? LOL It's a joke. Every time someone gets lost on the way to my house, I tell them to turn off Apple Maps and use Google Maps and so far I have never been wrong. I can tell what phone they have by how many dropped calls they get or whether they get lost on the way here. haha
So I assumed that the same applied to the tablet world. I had an original Nexus 7, decent tablet, but then moved to a nice Dell Venue 11 Pro... Fast, great screen, ran full Windows... But even with the Win 8.1 update, the OS just never felt at home as a touch screen OS... nor as a mouse based one... it is in the middle and not great at either, to be honest...
So I decided to go back to Android... did the research, and was deciding between the Galaxy S Tab 8.4 and the NVidia Shield tablet... Samsung has the better screen, but NVidia has a monster processor in it made for gaming...
I went with the Shield, and while fast and amazing for $300... front facing stereo speakers, HDMI port, 1080p screen, up to 128GB expansion via MicroSD, console mode to turn it into a console video center, built in stylus...
The experience just wasn't as nice as my Note 4... It was very obvious that while Android rules the roost in the phone world... their tablets are hit or miss and nowhere near as far along as their phones.
So I returned it and got an iPad Mini 2 Retina. And I am very happy with it.
I think that Apple is still 2 years behind Android in the phone area, but they still have the edge in the tablet area.
It does lack features... no MicroSD... no HDMI... Speakers on bottom instead of front... The iPad uses the same 4:3 aspect ratio as a 1950's television... Still relies on iTunes(which sucks), and no real ability to use it as a portable USB drive...
But the build quality is top notch, it is simple, elegant, and it works very well. I think that for a general purpose tablet, Apple has the better product, for now at least.
I got the 32GB version, which obviously limits what I can do with it, but it will suffice. I think that I made the right choice going back to Apple for my tablet needs.
Having it next to my Note 4, it does draw a stark contrast in just how dated iOS is(even with the update to 8.3), but it does work well enough. I do miss having widgets, as they are very useful. But I have my phone for that.
As a general media consumption platform, the iPad is a fantastic product.