Okay, I know I am asking the iMore fanbase, but I am wondering what y'all think. My contract is ending soon and I am thinking about switching to the 5S. I've owned several Android phones/tablets over the years and I am pretty much use Google's cloud services for anything. I wouldn't mind switching over to iCloud though, but I do think I would still have some things in Google's cloud. I like how iOS 7 looks, plus iPhone's great design is hard to match (right next to the HTC One). I do love Android, but iPhone's look appealing to me because it really seems like everything just works. Moto X though is stock Android, more customizable (hardware and software), and keeps the smaller form factor. So...what do y'all think?
Kudos for at least recognizing you're on a biased board
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I think you've pretty much already covered the main bullet points with each. I'll just throw in my two cents.
I've been on both sides of the fence. Had an iPhone 3G, then a Galaxy S2+ASUS TF300 tablet, then back to an iPhone 5+iPad 4.
To be completely honest, the whole 'more customization' aspect of phone ownership gets old after a while. "I can put a theme on my phone to make the app icons look different". Whoop dee do. Not to mention that yes, you can create more toggle button widgets on your home screen to turn GPS/mobile data/etc on and off to save battery, but that's because you HAVE to mess around with toggles to get decent battery life vs. having a phone where that crap isn't needed. That being said, there is something nice about selecting default apps to handle certain duties, however I find the stock iOS apps to work better than 95% of the Android choices out there.
You can be a heavy Google services user and get along with an iPhone just fine. All of Google's apps and services are on iOS and their apps communicate well with each other, even in iOS's silo'd approach to app permissions. I currently have a toe in both Google services and iCloud and am getting along just fine.
I have nothing bad to say about the Moto X. I find the technology in the phone to be pretty intriguing, especially the ability for full hands free voice commands and the active notification display. If I was still an Android fan, that would probably be the phone of choice for me.
If you care about cameras, the 5S is much better than the Moto X. It isn't even close in this regards.
Since you have a Mac, the iPhone will sync seamlessly with it.
While both perform well, the 5S will definitely be more future proof with the A7 processor. Not to mention that Apple's customer service is leagues better than any other phone maker if you have a problem with it.
The app selection is still better on iOS. Can you believe there is still no Chipotle ordering app on Android? What the heck? Also, most new apps tend to arrive on iOS first, and Android later. There are a few exceptions, but they are exceptions to the rule...not the rule.
I think it just comes down to what OS you like most. Having been on both sides, I've found that iOS just works overall better than Android. You don't have the granular level of control and customization you have with Android, but then again you don't really need it because it works so well out of the box. Not to mention that Android will never be as smooth as iOS. It's getting 'closer', but it will always lag behind.