Originally Posted by
laura1fresitas I am (or "almost" was I should say) an IPhone user and have been for over 3 years. I am done with them!
I am looking into switching to Android. I am looking for Android phone suggestions based on the following criteria:
-Good battery life (minimum 10 hrs)
-Phone needs to have a good camera/video recording
-Good display
-Easy to handle/use , considering I am switching from an Iphone
-I will be using the phone mainly for emails, social media, and as a camera/video camera.
I DO HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME!!!
My top 3 picks are : HTC 1, LG G2 and Nexus 5. HELP!!! 85% of people I know have iPhone and the 15 % left use Samsung, which I do not like.
I have a Galaxy S4 from work and I do not like the way the phone handles at all!
HELP!
THANK YOU
Originally Posted by
the_tech_eater I think you should post this at AndroidCentral. But you'll hate android! The experience you have on your S4, is the same experience you'll have on all android phones. You'll regret switching!
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So, do you know laura1fresitas personally the_tech_eater? Otherwise, you can think she'll hate Android, but won't know for sure. I think a lot of the problems with the S4, which I have right next to my Mac that I'm typing this on, next to my 5C, is TouchWiz garbage. If I couldn't root to remove the TouchWiz stuff, I would at the very least install something like ActionLauncher. I never liked TouchWiz. The experiences you have had with any Samsung device don't have to translate to a non-Samsung. I've heard great things about the Nexus line, looking at replacing the S4 with an N5 today actually, as it can do Sprint's Spark.
"Easy to handle/use , considering I am switching from an iPhone" - This is something *no one* can say for you. *I* personally don't find Android harder than iOS at all. I really find iOS a bit harder because I have to think the way Apple does for how to do things, and Android lets me do things in different ways. Now, a Nexus has no extra garbage on it, nor would a Google Play Edition S4 or Google Play Edition HTC One. They're 100% Android. I'd say if you can get to a store, and play with a Nexus, you'll be better able to make a choice. If by "social networking" you mean you're a Facebook junkie, there is Facebook Home. Which basically makes your phone 90% Facebook/Instagram, and 10% others (doesn't hide Email just puts FB up front). I wouldn't know how well it works as I haven't had a Facebook since 2011.
Use whichever you want. Just the "ease of use" is all up to you.
Edit: Don't mean this negatively the_tech_eater just that comment bugged me as an S4 is really different from vanilla Android, and (assuming female) she may hate Android, and she may love it, we don't know until she tries both.