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You've considered Android but stayed with iPhone -- why?
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Really? I thought Android enabled quick reply to notifications (in the notification shade, at least) long ago...?
What I don't get is how lockscreen notifications work on Android (they didn't exist back when I used it). Seems they don't "clear" when you unlock the screen (each notification remains on the lockscreen until you've manually cleared it) -- and you can't choose which apps deliver lockscreen notifications, it's all or nothing?
Android sure does have actionable notifications. Actually it's new notification scheme arrived well before iOS too. That being said I'm switching for other reasons and honestly know I'm giving up some functionality for simplicity and consistency
I actually just returned the Note 5 and went back to using the 6 Plus. For me its not even the fact of having a MacBook but more the fact of disabling features on Android just to preserve battery life. iOS just works out the box and that's what I need these days. Me being the person that buys the phones outright, I hate to spend close to $1000 on a device to have to still tweak it to work correctly.
The S6, G4, and Note 5 have surpassed the iPhone 6 in camera quality.
Android has had actionable notifications for a while. From the lockscreen or notification shade you can expand notifications to see more detail, quick reply, delete, archive, etc.
This has got to be a joke, surely your not serious. Have you had your head in the sand?
Edit: Have you used an android phone?
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The Moto X isn't sounding too lustworthy, now that the reviews are coming in.
Will be interesting to see how the new Nexus(es) look, and the pricing... but I don't think any of these phones will likely be swaying me from paying the ol' Apple Tax.
Will be interesting to see how the new Nexus(es) look, and the pricing... but I don't think any of these phones will likely be swaying me from paying the ol' Apple Tax.
I suspect I'll be going with the 6S, though I had really been interested in the Moto X Pure.
From the Engadget review, the Pure looks like a very solid phone, especially given its price. However, I think I'd rather have a hopefully discounted 6 Plus or, though a smaller phone, a 6 than the Pure. The Pure is cheaper, but I would have to give up the ease of interrelatedness among my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro, not to mention giving up some with the camera and a little speed. The review said that the battery life of the Pure is mediocre. I wonder if that is comparable to the 6 or 6S.
But don't you find it difficult to work around the great firewall of China with an iDevice? Or do you not even bother?
Seems like an Android device is quite locked down since you can't get google services however an Android device is a lot easier to manipulate.
Not really. I haven't really had any major issues with connecting to the App Store but I guess it's made easier with a VPN.
This is opposite of the fact that when I had my Note 2 and tried to download apps like Plants vs Zombies (the first one) or Angry Birds, they wouldn't even show up in Google Play. When I went to the store online, it would show a message saying "Not available for your China Galaxy Note II" so I had to side load the vast majority of the apps I used on it. Not worth the hassle.
I use both and enjoy the experience. The days of Apple having a big advantage are over. They've never been closer, yet Android does have the advantage, depending on the handset, to use memory cards. Then there's the full file system that's a huge advantage for those of us who need and use it. Now that the Android OS is truly excellent I'm finding that my iPhone 6 Plus has good company. 
Had a galaxy s3 then got a iPhone 4s and never turned back. Android is fill with nice features but iOS has a better foundation with very good app quality.
I'm actually on a Nexus, having left Apple eco system a couple months ago. I did it because I wanted to join Project Fi. Which is great BTW.
Once I got out of the eco system, mostly Imessage, its been a good experience. I do look forward to new ios devices and see if they are enough to pull me from Project Fi at this point.
I never liked heavy roms over Android. If I use Android it MUST BE as close to stock as possible. Else, I run away.
Once I got out of the eco system, mostly Imessage, its been a good experience. I do look forward to new ios devices and see if they are enough to pull me from Project Fi at this point.
I never liked heavy roms over Android. If I use Android it MUST BE as close to stock as possible. Else, I run away.
I made the switch to the S6 Edge a few days ago. I am really impressed with this phone. I can honestly say that I have not missed a single thing about the iPhone and am really pleased with the advantages like speed, ram, picture quality and the screen is amazing compared to the iPhone, no eye fatigue whatsoever.
I'm also loving the wireless charging and the ability to do a quick text response from my vehicle as iPhones never let you do that.
I'm also loving the wireless charging and the ability to do a quick text response from my vehicle as iPhones never let you do that.
I used have non cellular iOS devices (3 ipods & 1 ipad mini) and android as the main mobile.
I did use the top in the line android devices every alternate years (HTC One series). My main problem was I needed a bit larger device yet easily pocketable and I had a conception the openness of the android was a high requirement to live freely.
But somehow I had realized that I had always spent more time on the android to disable and install stuff to make it more usuable.
-> I needed more battery, so I rooted and underclocked
-> I needed better memory, so I kept running task cleaner
-> I love playing simple games, yet didn't play them in fear of depleting battery.
-> I needed more control over the freely running background apps, so I kept installing more bloats.
Believe me I had thought if you are a geek you should own an android (But its just the opposite), I will rather use the time in more productive work. And I just realized what I am trying hard to do, was make my android be like an iphone
Last year once Apple released the iPhone 6 Plus, my screen estate requirement was highly satisfied. I fully switched over.
Honestly speaking even today when I suggest a phone, I tend to suggest iphone based on the users budget. Its a phone, you should use it.. not just keep tweaking it.
I did use the top in the line android devices every alternate years (HTC One series). My main problem was I needed a bit larger device yet easily pocketable and I had a conception the openness of the android was a high requirement to live freely.
But somehow I had realized that I had always spent more time on the android to disable and install stuff to make it more usuable.
-> I needed more battery, so I rooted and underclocked
-> I needed better memory, so I kept running task cleaner
-> I love playing simple games, yet didn't play them in fear of depleting battery.
-> I needed more control over the freely running background apps, so I kept installing more bloats.
Believe me I had thought if you are a geek you should own an android (But its just the opposite), I will rather use the time in more productive work. And I just realized what I am trying hard to do, was make my android be like an iphone
Last year once Apple released the iPhone 6 Plus, my screen estate requirement was highly satisfied. I fully switched over.
Honestly speaking even today when I suggest a phone, I tend to suggest iphone based on the users budget. Its a phone, you should use it.. not just keep tweaking it.
Made an iOS App that gained crazy media attraction.
Got an Android phone (HTC M8s) for porting the app.
It wasn't my first droid, but it was such a ****** phone that I gave up development on android
(even with a working prototype). Android just doesen't match my ethics/style and I don't do it only for the money.
I seriously think a samsung phone would be a better choice than the HTC M8s (fail-phone).
The best time with android was a HTC Desire HD with cyanogenmod.
Ergo: Dont do everything for the cash.
Got an Android phone (HTC M8s) for porting the app.
It wasn't my first droid, but it was such a ****** phone that I gave up development on android
(even with a working prototype). Android just doesen't match my ethics/style and I don't do it only for the money.
I seriously think a samsung phone would be a better choice than the HTC M8s (fail-phone).
The best time with android was a HTC Desire HD with cyanogenmod.
Ergo: Dont do everything for the cash.
iOS for sure. I used an S5 for work and the experience was terrible. I've had recent frustrations with Apple, but they make it so hard to escape their products once you're in the ecosystem (even purchasing media through iTunes). So I suppose you could add ecosystem to that list. If I could get iOS to function well on another device I could consider a switch.
The camera I'll give you but FaceTime and iMessage are very valuable to some people. I don't heavily rely on them but hangouts does not come close to iMessage/FaceTime.
The camera is also much simpler on the iPhone.
The last android cameras I used extensively were those on the note 4 and S5. I feel that the camera on my iPhone 6 plus is better over all simply because it's more consistent in all light settings. The S5 and note 4 produces stunning shots outdoors but I often had to take multiple shots to get one excellent one. The iPhone usually gives me a great shot on the first attempt. I can take it on vacation with me and be confident that I'm going to get good shots. Also the battery life on my 6 plus is much better than the note 4 or S5. I can spend hours upon hours taking pictures on my 6 plus and not worry about my battery life on the S5/ note 4 I'd have to pop in another battery after a few hours of extensive photo taking. I went out with my fiancé for New Year last year. He took his note 4 and I took my 6 plus. Both phones were at 100 % when we left the house. At the end of the night/ next morning I had 40 % left on my battery. He had drained both the original and replacement battery and was out of juice. We were using social networking a lot and taking a lot of pics and videos.
Android phones have all the bells and whistles but the iPhone is just more reliable and is better at the things that really matter to me.
You are comparing the iPhone 6 to the 5 or 4 series of Samsung. I agree with your assessments, I had an S5 at one time but you need to see the S6, it is a refined device.
The camera is just as simple as the iPhone, is extremely fast to shoot and those issues you had before are now gone and far surpass the iPhone in image quality. There are shots that I could never make on the iPhone that the S6 does. I am no pro but when I have to take 5 or so pictures to get the light focus to work for an acceptable picture the S6 does in 1 and looks amazing. The S6 camera will still be better than the iPhone coming out soon.
The battery seems good too. It's still a new device to me so I am binging, just like when we get new iPhones but it has not been a concern while binging.
I am no fan boy one way or the other but if you are going to drop a bunch of cash on a new device, you owe it to yourself to know what else is available because you just might like it better.
The camera is just as simple as the iPhone, is extremely fast to shoot and those issues you had before are now gone and far surpass the iPhone in image quality. There are shots that I could never make on the iPhone that the S6 does. I am no pro but when I have to take 5 or so pictures to get the light focus to work for an acceptable picture the S6 does in 1 and looks amazing. The S6 camera will still be better than the iPhone coming out soon.
The battery seems good too. It's still a new device to me so I am binging, just like when we get new iPhones but it has not been a concern while binging.
I am no fan boy one way or the other but if you are going to drop a bunch of cash on a new device, you owe it to yourself to know what else is available because you just might like it better.
Having tried out the camera on the S6 myself I concur the camera is very good. There are a lot more options and some see that as a plus and some a minus. With it being said though, the camera on the iPhone 6 is very good too. There is very little to argue over and you won't go wrong with either camera IMO.
There is more to a phone than the camera though, and it's about the whole package and what works for the individual. The one major pull of iOS for me at the moment is iCloud photo sharing. Android devices can view but not contribute as far as I am aware and I need that connection as its used daily in my family.
There is more to a phone than the camera though, and it's about the whole package and what works for the individual. The one major pull of iOS for me at the moment is iCloud photo sharing. Android devices can view but not contribute as far as I am aware and I need that connection as its used daily in my family.
With mobile devices being limited to small lens sizes and restrictions on apertures capable for them, the cameras on cell phones are hitting a ceiling. The results are going mostly subjective depending on the conditions for shooting. That being said, Both the Galaxy series and iPhone series have great cameras, most people of course giving the edge to the galaxy series just due to MP size... Not like I would really consider printing a cell phone pic anyway which is what MP is going to impact most.
As far as devices, I carry one of each. Galaxy for work and iPhone for personal. I wish Apple would give iPhones a user accessible storage system. Outside of that, the handoff / continuity system with my iPhone/iPad/Macbook/Apple Tv will keep me with Apple for a personal device as I am tired of changing all the time. iCloud/Itunes backups and restores still trump Android something fierce (with understandable reasoning on the Android side), and to me that's important. I set other people's phones up 40 hours a week, so I really don't want to do mine any more.
The vanity of customization of Android has worn off for me over the last 6 ish years since the HTC Evo original launch (forget exactly when it launched). I just need something to work for what I use the phone for, and the iPhone fits the bill.
Everyone will have different needs, and for my work needs my Galaxy works fine, esp on the exchange email system for work. But personal use i'll be with iPhones for quite some time.
As far as devices, I carry one of each. Galaxy for work and iPhone for personal. I wish Apple would give iPhones a user accessible storage system. Outside of that, the handoff / continuity system with my iPhone/iPad/Macbook/Apple Tv will keep me with Apple for a personal device as I am tired of changing all the time. iCloud/Itunes backups and restores still trump Android something fierce (with understandable reasoning on the Android side), and to me that's important. I set other people's phones up 40 hours a week, so I really don't want to do mine any more.
The vanity of customization of Android has worn off for me over the last 6 ish years since the HTC Evo original launch (forget exactly when it launched). I just need something to work for what I use the phone for, and the iPhone fits the bill.
Everyone will have different needs, and for my work needs my Galaxy works fine, esp on the exchange email system for work. But personal use i'll be with iPhones for quite some time.
Do you mean contribute as in edit the photos? If so then that is possible with Drive.
Probably, contribute as in add photos to shared iCloud album.
Contribute as in add photos to the photo stream I mean. Drive? Is that an add on for Android or are you referring to Google Drive? I have google drive but it doesn't work in the same way as photo stream. Sure you can add photos in a shared folder but you can't 'like' photos that I have seen and join in in conversations etc. photo stream allows this and it's like a private little social network between close family and it syncs beautifully with my iPhone, iPad and our MacBooks.
I use google drive for saving off photos and storing documents etc. my brother in law has a Note 4 and although he views the photo stream through a short cut, he can't add photos to it which is a shame. He's the only family member with an android device though so he's the odd one out lol.