Other Would you ever switch to Android?

[trevpimp]

I’ve recently become an iPhone owner after 8 years of being a Samsung girl. My first iPhone was the 5 - have had multiple issues with it, from the moment I first unboxed it after having preordered it (home button didn’t work right out of the box), then later on, battery issues - would drain drastically and die once it reached 10%, and screen issues lol I guess I was just unlucky with that phone. When my upgrade was up (back when phones were subsidized), I got the Galaxy S5 and have stuck with Samsung since. I went from the S5, to the S7 Edge, to S8 Plus, to Note8, and my last Android was the Note9. I got my 11 Pro Max this past April and I am in love.

It’s safe to say that I will be sticking with Apple in the long run. I just love their interface more and how smooth everything is. Out of all my Samsungs, the Note 9 was the best one I’ve owned. This girl is full on Apple now!

Hey thats good you experienced a previous time with Android I would definitely understand how you would feel with the change going with 11 Pro Max. I love mine as well.

Samsung is great for handheld devices. Its just based on how the customers feel about their line of products. I know Samsungs would be good for a change if I ever decided to plan for one.

Even though the Samsung S7 Edge intimidated me for a bit haha

 

[vanylapep]

No.

There's something "bad quality" with Android's home screen. It doesn't look "sharp". iOS's home screen just looks more sleek. It feels like Apple's LCD is more "beautiful" if you know what I mean.

If you look at the same app on iOS vs Android, they always look better on iOS.

I've switched from iPhone 4 to Galaxy S4 but went back to iPhone 5s. Now I'm still using an iPhone an iPhone 5s and it feels better that Galaxy S10 Plus.

 

[Robsdc]

Only if I had no other option. I am slightly more likely than that to get an android in addition to my iPhone if perhaps my employer required it or didn't support iPhones for BYOD It’s not a religious war for me, just a strong preference because I’m already “all in” on Mac, iPad, Apple Watch.

 

[rambo47]

Once the wife and kids went iPhone it became the path of least resistance for me. And as a lifelong Mac user it was a no-brainer. I've used Windows Mobile, Android, and Symbian, but my all time favorite remains BlackBerry 7. I'd still be using a BlackBerry now if it didn't run BB10 or Android. Unfortunately nobody supports them anymore so all the cool things I liked about BlackBerry are things of the past. Kinda like me.

 

[thefourthpope]

With the exception of my kindle paperwhite, a Fitbit that I dumped for Apple Watch s5 after 5 months, and a couple of kindle fires I won as door prizes, I haven’t owned a non-Apple device since the first iPhone came out—and I’ve never owned a non-Apple computer.

I’m too baked into the ecosystem to change now. tbh I can barely tolerate using the windows machine in my classroom.

The privacy and (comparable to other companies) environmental and social ethos are valued bonuses that keep me from even caring to try and break out of the delightfully walled garden.
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Software wise iPhones are great and so is user experience but hardware features they are still behind and likely will for a while

Ive heard many variants of thus lately. It just reifies my attitude. I’m more concerned with the former than the latter. Would have gladly kept my iPhone 8 if T-Mobile hadn’t been so desperate to hand me an 11.

 

[PhillyGuy72]

I did pick up a used Note 9 from my friend back in Jan. real cheap. Wanted a spare phone, but I also looked into it and kind of liked the features that iPhone doesn't have. My current XS Max is my go to phone 99.999% of the time, the Note 9 is used to fly my drone, MP3 player, 4K video recorder, playing with night photo mode (also side loaded Google - Pixel Cam which is perhaps slightly better than the Samsung stock camera app). Extra space is of course a huge benefit, I have a a memory card in this jacking the space way up. Just an extra gadget I guess.

This Android has a few benefits iPhone doesn't - total customization without jail breaking, the little S Pen thing can work as a remote camera toggle. The scribble to text is very cool - and I know thats coming to iOS 14. This Note 9 is the last Samsung to have a headphone jack...so I can still used my decent wired headphones with this. (Bixby...well that's totally useless and horrific, LOL)

iPhone XS Max / iOS has benefits Android doesn't. Oh...as for software updates on these Androids? Forget it...it's pretty rare!
But for me, I just like iOS too much - the iPhone interface and always have since 2007.

Would I skip iPhone 12 and get a new Android in the future?? No.
I'm (im)patiently waiting for the 12 Pro Max right now.

 

[alexhardaker]

You misunderstand the problem. I suggest you watch some videos by Shoshana Zuboff.

I’m currently reading The age of surveillance capitalism.

 

[1rottenapple]

I tired it for 1-2 weeks 2x in the past. I just can’t get used to the OS. I just prefer iOS. Both android and iOS are both great it’s just a preference. Same as windows 10 vs MacOS.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

No. I don't trust Google. That said, I'd probably jump ship if there was a viable alternative.

 

[Seoras]

I've got a Nexus 5 sitting on my desk here that I bought, 2nd hand, for development work.
I ported one of my Apps to Android and needed something to test it on.
I haven't ported any more apps to Android because, frankly, its a waste of time.
No one likes to work for next to nothing and some of the reviews (& language used) were x-rated.
I have the identical app on iOS and on Android and the iOS App makes up to $500 a month.
The Android App made me just less than $30 last month. $60 on a good month.
Not helped last month by Google Play unexpectedly terminating my account for no reason, and then a week later, re-instating it after I appealed. I kept asking Google "why?" and I was told "Can't tell you, just read the rules".
OK, so I have a developers perspective of Android, but why would I want to use a system that feels like an after thought by Google?
It's blatantly obvious to me, as a developer, that Google sees Android only as a platform for its browser and email apps so that they don't need to pay someone else Billions of $'s each year for having it as default search engine.
It really doesn't give a "poop" about its App Store and 3rd party apps.
I could go on about privacy and the advantages of a walled garden (Microsoft never learned and left security to 3rd parties who's software crippled the best of machines) but I see others have covered this.
My wife broke her iPhone and I gave her the Nexus. She hated it and is now happily back on a new iPhone.
Android? Never.

 

[malkovich87]

No. In my carrier's case, they built their service around the use of a patented method of blending WiFi and cell service. That method that requires an app. For that app to work, it needs the underlying OS to provide access to certain APIs. For a long time iOS did not. That said, times are changing. Either the carrier found a way to rework their app or iOS eventually introduced the needed APIs, because the carrier is doing a limited beta program with certain iPhone models now. I still don't have plans to switch in the near future, but it's nice to know I'll probably have the option if I decide to do so down the road.

gotcha, thanks
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The final straw has been some controversial donations Apple has made. I don't expect a tech company to take a political stance on my behalf thank you

Then you definitely shouldn‘t consider a Samsung phone. The company has been heavily involved in Korea‘s politics and has been at the center of several high-level corruption schemes. They were found guilty of trying to directly influence the government. And not just in Korea, but also in other countries (like India). Compared to that, Apple‘s donations are absolutely small fry.

 

[Expos of 1969]

There is a reason Apple is pushing privacy so hard, it wants to be seen as something completely different than companies like Google and Facebook.

"seen" is certainly the correct word.

 

[max2]

No because I am too heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem. Though if I had to I would. It wouldn't be easy though.

 

[tsubikiddo]

Yes I have, cannot always afford a new iPhone and needed a back-up phone just in case my iPhone 6s dies, it's a sub-optimal experience, but had to make do with that
It's not so bad for everyday normal task, normal calls and messages

 

[Ulenspiegel]

The probability is low.

 

[Tsepz]

Yes I would switch back to Android if an OEM could get the ecosystem, software optimization and updates correct the way Apple has.

I still love the diversity of Android phones as well as their customizability, and the whole “PC in your pocket” approach some of them have.

However I found that often times in Android there is a constant battle between Google and the OEMs taking place right on your phone, on top of that some apps are not properly optimized on Android and so don’t take advantage of the hardware available it’s very evident in apps like Instagram and Snapchat, this to me is truly frustrating when someone shoots a video on a powerful bit of hardware like a S20 Ultra then it ends up being a blocky mess on a Insta Story

Also the fact that an iPhone with a 3900mAh battery has better battery life than Androids with 4000-5000mAh batteries is just unreal. The 11 Pro Max has given me the most incredible battery life I have ever had in a smartphone, it shocks me everyday that I can go to bed with up to 60% of battery remaining on some days.

Over and above what I wrote above, I did get bored with Android and wanted to experience iOS on an iPhone as I have always had iPads, and the experience on iPhone + Apple Watch + iPad + MBA, was unrivaled.

I will never not keep Android in consideration, things can change very quickly in technology, I remember a time where it seemed like Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, BlackBerry and Samsung would always be the mainstays of Mobile, how things have changed in a decade is shocking, where only 1 of those companies is still running a successful mobile business.

 

[Crypto0790]

Never say never ... JB

 

[The Game 161]

Yes I would switch back to Android if an OEM could get the ecosystem, software optimization and updates correct the way Apple has.

I still love the diversity of Android phones as well as their customizability, and the whole “PC in your pocket” approach some of them have.

However I found that often times in Android there is a constant battle between Google and the OEMs taking place right on your phone, on top of that some apps are not properly optimized on Android and so don’t take advantage of the hardware available it’s very evident in apps like Instagram and Snapchat, this to me is truly frustrating when someone shoots a video on a powerful bit of hardware like a S20 Ultra then it ends up being a blocky mess on a Insta Story

Also the fact that an iPhone with a 3900mAh battery has better battery life than Androids with 4000-5000mAh batteries is just unreal. The 11 Pro Max has given me the most incredible battery life I have ever had in a smartphone, it shocks me everyday that I can go to bed with up to 60% of battery remaining on some days.

Over and above what I wrote above, I did get bored with Android and wanted to experience iOS on an iPhone as I have always had iPads, and the experience on iPhone + Apple Watch + iPad + MBA, was unrivaled.

I will never not keep Android in consideration, things can change very quickly in technology, I remember a time where it seemed like Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, BlackBerry and Samsung would always be the mainstays of Mobile, how things have changed in a decade is shocking, where only 1 of those companies is still running a successful mobile business.

I would say chip sets is an issue on android certainly with samsung devices. The flagship Samsung phones in US will get a better SD chip than us in the UK on exynos. I know this is said to change next year but a note 20 ultra will have a below par exynos chip and for over 1k it is disapointing.

I plan on getting the note ultra but i don’t think i could use android as my daily driver due to too many things working better on the iphone for example iMessage/ecosystem/app suppporg/customer support/ Apple Watch and iPad being miles ahead of the comp.

 

[ya3coub]

Been total apple freak since 2006 had almost everyother Iphone and mac.

But yes I would for the support the android have all around and compatibility I will still use an Iphone as a main phone but considering trying an Android as a second phone

 

[snipr125]

I would say chip sets is an issue on android certainly with samsung devices. The flagship Samsung phones in US will get a better SD chip than us in the UK on exynos. I know this is said to change next year but a note 20 ultra will have a below par exynos chip and for over 1k it is disapointing.

I plan on getting the note ultra but i don’t think i could use android as my daily driver due to too many things working better on the iphone for example iMessage/ecosystem/app suppporg/customer support/ Apple Watch and iPad being miles ahead of the comp.

Samsung should be sued in regards to selling the s20 with the far superior snapdragon SoC in some countries, and then gimping it with the crappy exynos chip in other places like Europe. They are essentially 2 different products. The fact that they kept the snapdragon variant in their home market in S Korea says it all really.

 

[Weisswurstsepp]

I have an iPhone 8 as well as an Android phone (Ulefone Armor 7E). There's no doubt that iOS is a better platform, and then there are Android's issues re security and privacy.

However, I'd be lying if I said that iPhone hardware is particularly great. Yes, Apple's SOC is the most powerful smart phone processor out there, but the rest is actually pretty meh. Every new iPhone since the iPhone 7 has been a glass sandwich which needs one of these ugly cases to survive even modest stress. The batteries come with skimpy capacities which barely make it through the day, and the screens are low resolution. At least Apple now offers the ability to use two SIMs (of which one is an eSIM, but still).

That Ulefone on the other hand was less than $250, it has a great high res screen, a decent camera (64MP), and offers a rugged housing which can take a beating without having to hide the phone in some ugly case. The Helios P90 SOC isn't the fastest but plenty fast enough for most tasks, and together with the 5500mAh battery makes the phone last between 4 to 7 days between charges.

It doesn't mean I'd move to Android as my primary phone, but I can't help feeling some kind of stupid for paying the ever increasing prices for Apple's mediocre hardware.

 

[el beisbol]

I was Android for years (first Droid through Pixel XL) but I’ll never go back. Switched almost begrudgingly after my Pixel didn’t hold up over time since I had gotten an iPP. I was surprised how much I enjoy the iPhone. Love the iPhone build quality, iOS, stability, camera, app options, etc.

 

[BeatCrazy]

No.

iOS does everything I want/need, and has done fine for 10 years straight, for me. It’s not like Apple is suddenly gonna get “worse” for either hardware or software, where Android would suddenly become more appealing.

And I probably have $$ thousands invested in apps, media, etc. All works relatively perfect. Certainly not worth any headache to switch over.

 

[tranceking26]

No, I’m happy and more than satisfied with my iPhone and other Apple products.

That said, it will still be kinda interesting to see what androids do, e.g. that flip 5G phone, going forward.

 

[Devyn89]

I like Android phones, my friends have them and I’ll play around on their phone sometimes but honestly after a few minutes there are just so many little things on iOS that I prefer (or at least I’m used to).

That said privacy and security keep me on iPhone (says the guy with a Facebook...)