A little back story.
I switched to Android after the iPhone 6 plus. Since then I've been buying Galaxy Notes year after year. This year no new Galaxy Note, so I had to purchase the S22 Ultra. Purchased that at launch earlier this year. About a month ago the finger print coating started to wear off in a certain spot on the screen. Also the lag when extensively using the camera really annoyed me. And it got hot easily with camera use. I use my camera daily as I sell full time on ebay.
Last month I opened a ticket with samsung repair, after about a week they sent it back and did nothing with it. Didn't even replace the screen. Called and got another ticket opened for a repair. Again, I got an email saying the phone is being returned with no repair. I was pretty angry at this point. So I called and they said it's not being returned but it's being transferred to another department and I'll have a replacement sent to me. A week goes by and I call again and now I'm told by a rep that I'm scheduled to get a refund. First I'm hearing about a refund. I honestly think they lost my device. So they're paying me out 1400. Cool. I traded in my Note 20 ultra to get the S22 Ultra and I got $1000 instant trade credit. So getting $1400 back, not going to argue that.
This lead me to think about what device I wanted to buy. I don't want to get the S22 Ultra again because I just wasn't happy with it. Felt rushed. Felt bleh for being Samsungs big flagship. I didn't want a fold 4 because I don't want to have to white glove the phone with the scare of getting a spec of dust on that soft inside screen and scratching it up.
What about me going back to an iPhone!? I had them in the past. I still use apple products. Have an old Macbook Pro and an old iMAC. So I'm not anti apple by any means. Have no idea what hardware version they're on or anything. So I look and perfect timing. The iPhone 14 is about to launch. And the Pro Max seems to be a great fit.
Must haves.... 120hz screen. After going 120hz I cannot go back. I just cant. The pro seems to have that now. I need a camera that just works and a must is having a 1x1 aspect ratio for my ebay pictures. I think the iPhone is capable of that. I'll just have to get used to getting back into the iOS groove. Seems like they added a lot of other things too like multi-tasking, notifications, etc.
One thing I'm not sure of is how do I migrate all my text messages from my android device to the new iPhone. Is this something that can be done through set-up or do I have to do this with software?
Another question is my call logs. I like to transfer all of my call logs over. Is that also doable at set-up or does that need to be done with an app after the fact?
I'm going to miss my s-pen very, very much. I'm also going to miss my samsung notes app but I'll just have to get used to apple notes I guess.
I'm worried about the display. I'm used to the samsung displays which are fantastic and very very bright. But hoping the apple display is going to be good.
Kind of excited to make the jump though. Feels like a fresh start again. If anyone has any must have applications please throw recommendations my way. Always like tinkering with stuff.
Oh! Any good case recommendations and a screen protector? Any other accessories?
I switched to Android after the iPhone 6 plus. Since then I've been buying Galaxy Notes year after year. This year no new Galaxy Note, so I had to purchase the S22 Ultra. Purchased that at launch earlier this year. About a month ago the finger print coating started to wear off in a certain spot on the screen. Also the lag when extensively using the camera really annoyed me. And it got hot easily with camera use. I use my camera daily as I sell full time on ebay.
Last month I opened a ticket with samsung repair, after about a week they sent it back and did nothing with it. Didn't even replace the screen. Called and got another ticket opened for a repair. Again, I got an email saying the phone is being returned with no repair. I was pretty angry at this point. So I called and they said it's not being returned but it's being transferred to another department and I'll have a replacement sent to me. A week goes by and I call again and now I'm told by a rep that I'm scheduled to get a refund. First I'm hearing about a refund. I honestly think they lost my device. So they're paying me out 1400. Cool. I traded in my Note 20 ultra to get the S22 Ultra and I got $1000 instant trade credit. So getting $1400 back, not going to argue that.
This lead me to think about what device I wanted to buy. I don't want to get the S22 Ultra again because I just wasn't happy with it. Felt rushed. Felt bleh for being Samsungs big flagship. I didn't want a fold 4 because I don't want to have to white glove the phone with the scare of getting a spec of dust on that soft inside screen and scratching it up.
What about me going back to an iPhone!? I had them in the past. I still use apple products. Have an old Macbook Pro and an old iMAC. So I'm not anti apple by any means. Have no idea what hardware version they're on or anything. So I look and perfect timing. The iPhone 14 is about to launch. And the Pro Max seems to be a great fit.
Must haves.... 120hz screen. After going 120hz I cannot go back. I just cant. The pro seems to have that now. I need a camera that just works and a must is having a 1x1 aspect ratio for my ebay pictures. I think the iPhone is capable of that. I'll just have to get used to getting back into the iOS groove. Seems like they added a lot of other things too like multi-tasking, notifications, etc.
One thing I'm not sure of is how do I migrate all my text messages from my android device to the new iPhone. Is this something that can be done through set-up or do I have to do this with software?
Another question is my call logs. I like to transfer all of my call logs over. Is that also doable at set-up or does that need to be done with an app after the fact?
I'm going to miss my s-pen very, very much. I'm also going to miss my samsung notes app but I'll just have to get used to apple notes I guess.
I'm worried about the display. I'm used to the samsung displays which are fantastic and very very bright. But hoping the apple display is going to be good.
Kind of excited to make the jump though. Feels like a fresh start again. If anyone has any must have applications please throw recommendations my way. Always like tinkering with stuff.
Oh! Any good case recommendations and a screen protector? Any other accessories?
