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Why you chose the iPhone over the competition?

Because microsoft is still dragging their feet with WP8.

As soon as they can pick up though, i will have no issues buying a lumia and using it alongside my windows machine and windows tablet.

Android, meh. Use it all the time because the phones suck me in. Always come back to iOS lol. Also using a back up lumia 800 and love it though.

iOS or WP are the only mobile OS which can keep me hooked. Although i am genuinely interested in BB10. Go Canada!

I would have got the 5 but i sold my GS3 and got another iPhone 4. Still get the 10 hour battery life while browsing and everything is smooth sailing. Tells you quite a lot about that 2 year old phone if i sold a super phone for it.

Waiting for either i5 prices to go down or BB10 to interest me or the WP8 event to see if MS really has made something nice.
 
Have been a Mac supporter since the mid 80s. My kids were weaned on Mac/Apple since the late 80s. The iPhone was just another natural transition since July of 2007.
 
It's always been iTunes.

Organizing my Library, Video Playlist, Syncing, access to my (protected) Purchases.

It's what always brought me back, why I keep buying the iPhone (3GS, 4, 4S and 5).
 
I chose the iPhone 5 over the competition because it is the most popular phone. Popular phones usually garner more support. Also the built material and the overall aesthetic of the iphone is so much more compact and comfortable to grip than any other phone I tried on.

The display is just amazing with 326 ppi and 4 inches is just perfect for the average consumer. Not too big and not too small.


iOS also have a better App market from what I have heard.

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sentinelsx said:
Because microsoft is still dragging their feet with WP8.

As soon as they can pick up though, i will have no issues buying a lumia and using it alongside my windows machine and windows tablet.

Android, meh. Use it all the time because the phones suck me in. Always come back to iOS lol. Also using a back up lumia 800 and love it though.

iOS or WP are the only mobile OS which can keep me hooked. Although i am genuinely interested in BB10. Go Canada!

I would have got the 5 but i sold my GS3 and got another iPhone 4. Still get the 10 hour battery life while browsing and everything is smooth sailing. Tells you quite a lot about that 2 year old phone if i sold a super phone for it.

Waiting for either i5 prices to go down or BB10 to interest me or the WP8 event to see if MS really has made something nice.
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So you went to the iPhone 4 primarily on aspect of better battery life? 0.0
 
Bankaimadness said:
I chose the iPhone 5 over the competition because it is the most popular phone. Popular phones usually garner more support. Also the built material and the overall aesthetic of the iphone is so much more compact and comfortable to grip than any other phone I tried on.

The display is just amazing with 326 ppi and 4 inches is just perfect for the average consumer. Not too big and not too small.


iOS also have a better App market from what I have heard.

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So you went to the iPhone 4 primarily on aspect of better battery life? 0.0
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Because i bought it for $180 unlocked.

Compared to $900 unlocked for i5, i saved a fortune, and can use that money in the future.

For facebook, music, browsing, videos, notes, documents, and puzzle games, i had no complaints with i4 ever.

I did not get the 4S because of its notoriously bad battery life. Plus it is more than twice the price still.
 
Because it was a combination iPod and phone. Yeah, that's all I wanted back in the day. I honestly didn't care anything about all the Internet doo-hickeys. Yes, this was when the FIRST iPhone came out. I think the App Store changed the functionality of the Internet connectivity from "neat" to "oh wow, that's a lot of useful stuff you can do."
 
I'm always curious to try the latest Android devices, mainly to see how they stack up. After selling my 4s in preparation for launch day delivery of my 5, I bought a HTC One X on Craigslist on the cheap to tinker with for the week. I'll share my thoughts in two categories, software (OS and apps) and hardware.

Software-
OS: Android has always felt "clunky" to me. I realize there's all kinds of launchers and skins, but none have the fluidity of IOS. I do appreciate the dropdown menu in Android, and wish Apple would implement something similar to Cydia's SBS settings. Apple also has a better track record with making updates available for most of their devices. Every time Android has a new update, you're at the mercy of your device manufacturer or carrier, and they often exclude devices released within the same year.
Apps/downloads: Sure, the App Store has the most items, but I have to give the edge to the Play Store here. Why? More diversity, and less restrictive. I also appreciate the flexibility of Android in terms of allowing file management. I know Apple has always been protective of its ecosystem, but I feel like I have to jump through hoops to get certain types of media on my iPhone. Again, a simple jailbreak fixes this (iFile). Speaking of which...
Jailbreak, root/bootloader ease and benefits: once available, iPhone jailbreaks are super easy and VERY beneficial. A jailbreak solves 99% of my annoyances in IOS. Maybe I'm just not as experienced in rooting Android devices, but some of the process is frustrating and annoying. Then you get into the ROM's. If you don't read carefully, it's easy to flash the wrong ROM and brick your device. I've bricked 3 Android devices (2 HTC, 1 Motorola); I've owned every iPhone and never bricked any.

Hardware-
Build quality - Apple wins. Period. HTC and Nokia have some great looking phones, and Motorola is making a comeback with kevlar, but Samsung phones look and feel cheap.
Specs: Android phone makers tend to experiment more, which I respect. The original Moto Atrix had some great ideas with the fingerprint scanner and lapdock, but poor follow-through. Android users love to boast about their RAM, number of processor cores/core speed and screen resolution, but Apple focuses on the whole product working - software and hardware (a core Apple value dating back to their early machines). Speaking of screen resolution, I've yet to see a screen that looks better than the "retina" display. Lastly, screen size... I'm tired of these monster screens. I was searching for a high-end Android phone with a screen size of 4" or less tonight, found NONE. Why? I like the iPhone 5 4" screen, but had no issues with the 3.5.

There you have it, my long-winded thoughts.
 
  • easy to learn
  • simple interface without a bunch of buttons & options on screen/face of the phone
  • no need for task killing/maintenance
  • everything is integrated, uniform design across all apps
  • sharp, uniquely designed hardware not made from cheap material
 
Because the Galaxy S3 was too large, I did not like the htc phones out right now, I do not like the motorola droids (used a droid x and did not like it) and my old android htc was falling apart. I like android as an operating system and still have and use one (I need two phones and now use two cell phones). I miss a couple of android widget features on my iphone 5. I like the iphone 5 - but it is not, for my purposes, an improvement over android phones except in hardware - I hope longterm. Android and ios are about equal to me.
 
I like to add this to my list but being able to control my blu-ray player and xbox 360 with my cell phone is a plus. I tried to get the blu-ray app to work on the SG3 and it wouldn't work. MS never updated the xbox live app on android to control the xbox 360. Apps will get tons of features on ios since they don't have to configure their app for 1000 different android devices. I still remember the feeling when I left from android and downloaded some of the same apps I had onto my iphone. It was a night and day difference in the looks and features.
 
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