I am a current android user that is looking to give apple a try can any of the former android users tell me the pros and cons of switching? And have you ever thought about going back?
Welcome aboard. Your in the right decision process.
I was a hardcore Android guy. I owned just about all of them on Verizon. But that was the issue there. All of them. When it comes to Apple, it's 1. The iPhone.
I always bashed Apple. Saying its weak and has no comparison to Android. But as if learned to Root and install different OS's on Androids, after awhile it got expensive since I caught myself buying the next great one after maybe 2 months of owning the previous one. It always seemed like a new one came out every month.
One day a few months ago, I finally decided to give Apple a shot and see what the fuss is about. I got the IPhone 4. Then eventually, the 4S. And now I own the 5. I noticed right when I switched to apple, I became unemployed and was going through a tough time for a little bit. But it was long enough to ease my addiction and buy another phone. I had some of the most time with the 4S. And it was long enough to leave me not feeling like I needed to have another droid. The iPhone just works. Battery life, quality of the hardware, smoooth non glitchy system, quality of just about everything else and professionalism. I found myself feeling like I'm not carrying a toy. And I've lowered my addiction of trying to want to customize everything since there isn't much to do so. And I'm satisfied with it. Not sure why but I am. All of the main apps I used for Android, are on iOS. And actually they work and appear better. No hick ups. No reboots from jittery performance. No extremely hot battery or owning 3 batteries to keep swapping out. It just works and gets the job done. And with the new iPhone 5, it's quicker and offers LTE. And being on Verizon, I'm getting my data plan worth when I'm on it.
Androids always got boring after sometime of constantly tweaking everything from custom developers offerings. I enjoyed it, but was never really satisfied. I can say that I am now. And even the Maps Navigation app works well and fine for me. I would say give it a shot. Spend some time with one and decide. They both have there pros and cons but I know for sure that I own a quality product with money well spent.
There is still no way to easily swap files in iOS (assuming you are referring to manipulating files via a filebrowser app like in Android).I'm to considering the iPhone 5 but what holds me back is this, on my android phone I can swap files and folders around anytime I need to. Take a picture and move it to any particular folder I want. I can change widgets on any screen I can add or delete them as I wish. Change home screens around anyway I like them. Google maps is awesome has street views 3d views and its quick and accurate.
So with all that has apple opened up enough to allow these parts of the android echo system I do enjoy and will miss if I do make the switch?
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There are far too many other threads covering this EXACT question and discussion to have another one...search the forum and you will get your answers. These posts, for the most part, typically end up with people bashing each other for whatever reason, so it's always best to keep them at a minimum...no offense.
I say buy the best product for you...
I currently have the iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy S3. I switch between my two devices often. But I have to say the iPhone 4S simply works, period. Yes with the S3 I can make a lot of customizations, but after a while enough is enough. Just saying