It's hard for me to say considering that I have been through three different smartphones already this year; even when I said that I wasn't going to switch anymore. And I still have the itch to take my iPhone 5S back because I'm still within my 14-day return window and I'm itching to try the new M8 or S5. But I can say, that I never leave iOS because there is anything wrong with it. Actually, I usually come back to iOS because I find something wrong with other platforms. I just sold my Chromebook to reconnect with my iPad Air because I was having issues and I just sold my Nexus 5 (again) to come back to my iPhone 5S. For me, iOS works well. Other platforms are on par or close to iOS when it comes to apps and ecosystem. Some Android manufacturers have been able to produce some really good hardware that competes with Apple. But where I start to see separation is in the overall experience. Matching hardware with software. Feature set - which general opinion seems to indicate that Android is more feature rich, which I believe in some ways this is true. But I question sometimes if the software features of Android or the hardware features of Android hardware manufacturers actually make things easier, more convenient, and/or more productive. Last November, I bought the Note 3 which I thought was a powerhouse device. And I really enjoyed using the s-pen. It provided an experience that isn't comparable in other smartphones. But I can say that just because it had an abundant feature set, huge screen, and S-pen did it make the device more convenient or productive. It took me longer to write on the screen with the S-pen than it does thumb typing a message. Taking notes was cool, I got a lot of comments about the S-pen, but again, it is easier to thumb type a message. Multi-window was a great feature, but to half the screen to try to do multiple tasks kind of defeats the purpose of having a huge screen. The device has a powerful CPU, but because the software is bogged down by Samsung's skin, its not as snappy as the iPhone, which again, defeats the purpose of having such a powerful device. I'm not just picking on the Note 3. I really did think it was a great device and perhaps the best Android device on the market along with the Nexus 5 that I had. The one thing I liked about the Nexus 5 was the ability to tap and pay. But for anyone who has used this feature, they can tell you, it takes decidedly more time to use your phone to pay than it would be to use your debit card. Again, great functionality, but not more convenient than the traditional method of purchasing items at the store. I actually was able to find a solution that was the best of both worlds. One of the sporadic benefits (I say sporadic because tap and pay isn't available everywhere) is that, in theory, you wouldn't need to carry your debit and credit cards; just your phone. Well, I actually found a solution that offers the best of both worlds. I have a leather pouch for my iPhone 5S that has credit card slots on the posterior. My debit card (which I used exclusively with Google Wallet before) actually has tap and pay functionality (through NFC). I carry my phone in this pouch and I have my cards in the slots so I don't need to carry anything extra. When there is a tap and pay option at the register, I just take my phone, still in the case and tap and pay. It is literally the same action. So in summation, from my personal experience with a multitude of devices over a multitude of platforms, Apple seems to do a better job of not bogging down its software with features that really don't have a positive impact. They provide second to none design. And performance is fast, smooth, and efficient. That's why I love my iPhone and iPad.
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