c_hack
Well-known member
I have primarily iOS devices but always keep and Android device around for comparison. The past few months I've used the 2nd Gen Nexus 7. In comparison I am seriously disappointed with Android:
- Much slower screen response. Why oh why is a quad core Nexus flagship still stuttering when trying to scroll web pages?
- Much slower gaming. I play some of the same games on an iPad Air and the Nexus. The Nexus is PAINFULLY slower. You may not realize it until you compare.
- Malware. The android OS is unprotected and very susceptible to malware given how open it is for 3rd party apps to do almost anything with the device.
- A large fraction of the apps I want to get say they are not compatible with my device on the App store. Still big problems with fragmentation.
- Cheap construction compared to Apple devices.
- Poor android resale. I resold an iPhone 4s and a Galaxy Nexus on ebay at the same time. Same gen phones dame out at the same time. The 4S got me $200, the Samsung $80.
- Android OS has always been unstable. Its getting better, but my Nexus still randomly reboots about once a day. Its a well documented problem on androidcentral.com
- The awesome way iOS devices talk to each other, especially with Continuity in iOS8 and Yosemite. Google has nothing that works nearly as well.
And the best for last:
I am Apple's customer. They make devices to make me happy and secure.
Advertisers are Google's customers. They make devices to make advertisers happy. My happiness and security is secondary to them (at best)
- Much slower screen response. Why oh why is a quad core Nexus flagship still stuttering when trying to scroll web pages?
- Much slower gaming. I play some of the same games on an iPad Air and the Nexus. The Nexus is PAINFULLY slower. You may not realize it until you compare.
- Malware. The android OS is unprotected and very susceptible to malware given how open it is for 3rd party apps to do almost anything with the device.
- A large fraction of the apps I want to get say they are not compatible with my device on the App store. Still big problems with fragmentation.
- Cheap construction compared to Apple devices.
- Poor android resale. I resold an iPhone 4s and a Galaxy Nexus on ebay at the same time. Same gen phones dame out at the same time. The 4S got me $200, the Samsung $80.
- Android OS has always been unstable. Its getting better, but my Nexus still randomly reboots about once a day. Its a well documented problem on androidcentral.com
- The awesome way iOS devices talk to each other, especially with Continuity in iOS8 and Yosemite. Google has nothing that works nearly as well.
And the best for last:
I am Apple's customer. They make devices to make me happy and secure.
Advertisers are Google's customers. They make devices to make advertisers happy. My happiness and security is secondary to them (at best)